FANC goes paperless with ScansAmerica.
Family and Nursing Care stationed out of Silver Springs, Maryland has been in operation since 1968. For over 55 years they have provided in-home care for the sick and elderly. Within this span, they have also collected a multitude of files on their patients. Making the decision to go paperless is hard for medical groups.
Protect your organization this hurricane season by reading the Ultimate Guide to Business Continuity Planning.
June 1st marked the beginning of the 2014 hurricane season. The threat of natural disaster is more pertinent than ever – is your business prepared? Now that Hurricane Arthur has passed through, be sure your organization will not be effected by any other natural disasters.
Capital Women’s Care decides to clean out more space for business.
Since 1998, Capital Women’s Care has continued to grow exponentially. CWC has spread throughout the Maryland, Northern Virginia and DC District with over 30 locations; making it the largest private OB/GYN practice in the Mid-Atlantic region. The group consists of more than 100 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician’s, assistants certified nurses, midwives and a lot of paper!
The Chesapeake Police Department has decided to go green after years of backlog from documents.
Recently, the Chesapeake Police Department adopted Laserfiche software to help manage the vast amount of records and documents being stored at its’ headquarters. These documents included: arrest records, investigation files, training records and microfiche cards. With the help of the department’s Central Records Supervisor, Cena Taylor, they dumped their inadequate original version of document management.
As of April 1st of this year, the state of Virginia now officially recognizes Records and Information Management Month.
Records and Information Management (RIM) has continually been celebrated internationally throughout the month of April to promote professions in the RIM field and to acknowledge the impact it has on business. The purpose of recognizing April as Records and Information Management Month is to emphasize the value and importance of organizing and maintaining records that allow any organization to manage more efficiently and effectively.
Accidents and disasters happen all the time and can strike at any moment. What happens when a valuable historic or legal document is devoured in a fire or a flood?
Accidents and disasters happen all the time and can strike at any moment. What happens when a valuable historic or legal document is devoured in a fire or a flood? Like the files stored in the Library of Alexandria, they’ll be lost forever. These types of documents cannot be replaced.
Cloud Data Storage has become immensely popular among business in the last couple of years.
Cloud Data Storage has become immensely popular among business in the last couple of years. It allows companies to upload and store data securely in a remote location that can be accessed through any internet-enabled device. A basic example of Cloud data storage is your e-mail account. Another example of a popular file and photo storage repository is Dropbox. With both, the contents are stored in an off-site location and can be retrieved from any location with the Internet. In all, it is a reliable, flexible and convenient means of storing data, but how can it benefit you?
A long-time client of UnityECM and ScansAmerica, the City of Alexandria jumps back on board with a large special scanning project.
A long-time client of UnityECM and ScansAmerica, the City of Alexandria jumps back on board with a large special scanning project. Nearly five years ago, Alexandria put its trust in Laserfiche to help manage the city’s document and content management needs.
In accordance to HIPPA’s standards, as a “covered entity,” ScansAmerica is required to protect the privacy and security of any medical document or personal health information.
Prior to 1996, the security for most patient health care information warily rested in the hands of the health care facilities. In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted to assure that patients’ private health information remained properly protected and secure among other health care professionals. As a scanning service we fall under the “covered entities” section of the bill, meaning that we must also comply with HIPAA standards to assist our customers in accordance with the act.
Sounds scary!
I agree, but think about this: less than 44 years ago the first man landed on the moon. Imagine being strapped to that tube of highly flammable fuel! Twenty seven years ago Dr. Joel Cooper performed the first successful double lung transplant and in 2011 there were an estimated 6 billion worldwide cell phone users. I can remember when they had to be mounted in a car. Now more kids own phones than bicycles! That last assertion is my personal non-scientifical research…