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First HIPAA Violator Heads to Jail
May 28th, 2010
The first jail sentence for a HIPAA violation has just been handed down. Huping Zhou was a researcher at the UCLA School of Medicine — he is also a licensed surgeon in China. After being told in 2003 that he was about to be fired for performance issues, he accessed patient records over the course(read more)
Color, Black and White, or Both?
May 27th, 2010
Some document scanning projects cannot be narrowed down to one specification or the other. For instance, if you’re trying to decide whether to have us scan your documents in color or black and white, you might find that there are some documents that need to be scanned in color while others need to be scanned(read more)
Could criminal records linger on photocopiers?
May 26th, 2010
The answer is a resounding “Yes.” Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown says it was the IT department of the Buffalo PD that is to blame for not completely scrubbing data off of the copy machines that the CBS News Investigative Unit bought in a New Jersey warehouse. This example shows us that information is everywhere, and(read more)
Hospitals facing Facebook privacy issues
May 25th, 2010
A possible breach of patient privacy is being investigated by Tri-City Medical Center, and the popular social networking site Facebook could have been at the center of the violation. While exact details are few and verification is slight, rumors suggested that 26 Tri-City employees had been reprimanded for participating in discussions that related to patients(read more)
Content Chaos
May 24th, 2010
AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management) has produced a State of the ECM Industry 2010 report, which indicates that there is still chaos and disorganization in the management of content within enterprises. However, there has also been much improvement over last year, and many companies and organizations are seeing the benefit of Enterprise Content(read more)
Flying J and Kodak
May 21st, 2010
Kodak’s Scanners will improve the scanning and processing effectiveness of 100 billing services kiosks at Flying J Truck Stops across North America. The Scan & Go Express kiosks quickly digitize bills, proofs of delivery and other related forms for immediate use in the billing process. At present, Flying J customers are scanning upwards of 25,000(read more)
METRO creates new records management policy
May 20th, 2010
The METRO board of directors has decided to create a new records management policy as it faces a lawsuit over document shredding. The board Tuesday passed a resolution which calls for the creation of an active and continuing record management program by a records management officer. The law requires METRO to retain all documents in(read more)
Parole Records Destroyed
May 19th, 2010
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday ordered California corrections officials to keep sex offenders’ parole records indefinitely after he learned the files of a man now charged with killing a 17-year-old girl had been destroyed. The process of destroying documents after they have been scanned should be handled with extreme caution and oversight. After sufficient checks(read more)
Save Money on Document Scanning
May 17th, 2010
If you’ve been looking into a document imaging project, you may have found that scanning thousands of boxes of documents to electronic format would be quite expensive. While the goal of moving all of your old files to a new, more efficient medium is definitely desirable, the price may not be manageable at the time.(read more)
Going Paperless
May 13th, 2010
Before you focus your attention the details of your paperless office, you should consider exactly what going paperless means to you. Define your goals early on to determine what is feasible and practical. This article from The Connected Lawyer points out that “paperless” doesn’t always mean “completely without paper.” E-BizDocs will hold a series of(read more)