Records Management is the practice of identifying, classifying, archiving, preserving, and sometimes destroying records. There is an International Standard on records management, ISO 15489: 2001. This defines records management as, "The field of management responsible for the efficient and systematic control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposition of records, including the processes for capturing and maintaining evidence of and information about business activities and transactions in the form of records".
This penetrating survey report clarifies how organizations are leveraging document management practices, such as records management and document imaging, to help meet the current economic challenges and gain a competitive edge in the eventual recovery. Download Now
The long migration to electronic health records (EHRs) in the U.S. is set to speed up with the funding authorized by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. But what are the specific risks when clinicians can’t access electronic health records? How far-reaching are the consequences when EHR data is lost, or its integrity is compromised? This paper looks at the mission-critical role of EHR systems, and introduces availability solutions that build in uptime protection to ensure the continuity of operation that both caregivers and patients can depend on. Download Now
IDC has found a direct correlation between effective document management and improved business performance. Yet recent research reveals that half of organizations rate their document process management processes as ineffective. This best-practices paper gives you insight into how you can reduce costs, increase productivity, mitigate risk and enhance business performance through the strategic outsourcing of document lifecycle management. Download Now
Effective records management has never been more crucial to meeting corporate governance, risk management and operational mandates. Yet half of enterprises lack a fully implemented records management program. Download this white paper to learn how strategic outsourcing can help you mitigate risks, apply best practices, meet compliance mandates and improve overall records management ROI. Download Now
Many healthcare providers have gone through several challenging years of organizing their electronic records systems. And during that time, consumer-driven healthcare has gained momentum. This executive brief explains how an IBM WebSphere Portal software–based solution can provide a flexible and valuable long-term solution compared to other options, with personalized user experiences that help deliver agile, security-rich access to relevant information. Download Now
As check electronification progresses, image exchange capability is becoming a business imperative for financial institutions of all sizes to remain competitive. It is evident that this is the direction in which the industry is moving.
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In the market for a CRM? This white paper outlines the general benefits and drawbacks of hosted vs. on-premise CRMs and lists the basic features to look for in your hosted solution. With an up-to-date overview of the CRM market and a rundown of the general costs of various CRMs today, you'll be prepared to start looking for your new solution immediately. Download Now
This paper details the processes by which ProofMark tags electronic records with a self-validating cryptographic seal that acts as a "tamper indicator" based on a true and provable time-reference datum. With this it is able to provide instantaneous and irrefutable proof of authenticity, no matter where the data resides or who has controlled it. Download Now
The healthcare industry has benefited from the breakneck pace of digitization - spanning everything from payments to patient records to X-ray film - but it has also been increasingly exposed to greater risk. Efforts to increase healthcare provider productivity via increased digitization and system interconnectivity have to be counterbalanced against the growing concerns for patient privacy and a backdrop of increasing liability. Download Now
This white paper defines the life cycle of an electronically signed record and describes the requirements for handwritten signature-equivalence throughout its retention period.
Get this free white paper to read why mass casualty and other public health emergencies create a demand for information within hospitals, between hospitals, between hospitals and local incident command centers, and between local, statewide and multi-state incident command centers and agencies. Download Now
Sensitive documents, files and intellectual property are extracted from a central repository such as a database, records management system, or document management system to complete daily tasks, however, extracting this information can lead to a security breach. Avalere provides the tools you need to control the proliferation of sensitive information throughout your organization. Download Now
This paper considers the use of email archives for compliance. It will also review how archives are trusted and look at what has to be done to ensure that integrity is maintained throughout the chain of events that take place within an email archive environment. Download Now
The latest release of Backup Exec allows you to eliminate backup windows and recover individual Exchange messages, folders, and mailboxes - without mailbox backups. Learn more about how Symantec Backup Exec™ 11d for Windows® Servers provides continuous, cost-effective, and high-performance disk-to-disk-to-tape backup and recovery for Windows server data. Download Now
Learn how web services integration enabled Priority Solutions’ clients and vendors to access documents in the SpringCM repository via the company’s self-service Web portal. Download Now
A New York based psychiatric hospital maintains a record system to manage basic data entry and patient information. However, the organization did not have a central source for patient records, accompanying doctors’ notes, x-rays or other relevant information. Download this case study and learn how they overcame this challenge. Download Now
Software analysis, documentation, migration, upgrades or replacements are daunting and risky endeavors because they are primarily manual and time-consuming. EvolveWare’s S2T Technology provides a solution to these problems with tools that automate the process up to 90%, thus reducing the time and cost of such initiatives by as much as 40-60%. Download Now
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On behalf of CHEMCENTRAL, SpringCM manages more than 1.2 million documents — growing by more than 50,000 new documents each month — such as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), Certificates of Analysis (CoA), product updates, proofs of delivery, price letters, and invoices. Download Now
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This white paper will outline the components of the Banking Data Warehouse (BDW) and how they assist financial institutions to address the data modeling and data consolidation issues relating to the Basel II Capital Accord.