In a buyer’s market, the smallest of processing hiccups can cause a lender to lose a potential borrower, which is why lenders place a premium on developing new digital delivery strategies.

There are so many new ways to use technology, not only to provide general tools for business and productivity, but also in very specific ways. Directing apps to a particular market ensures that products to make each of us more successful are there.

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E-BizDocs’ own Howard Gross and Cabinet NG recently held an informative session at ITEX 2012. The Hybrid Document Management session revealed how traditional client/server implementations and web based hosted/browser document management solutions are finding common ground to deliver the best of both worlds.  Attendees discovered what makes a hybrid so attractive from the performance and practical standpoint. Howard also discussed why local organizations are using a hybrid approach that best fits their needs.

ImageSource magazine covered the event in their May 2012 issue.

For this Flatbed Friday, we asked the mothers of EBizDocs to lend a hand. Take a look at the hi-resolution images of the hands of the mothers here at EBizDocs.

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Powerful patient management software is being utilized to make all of the data more flexible and useful, and Kodak document scanners are helping to bring newly-generated paper into the system.

Becky Sparrow, Riverside Surgery’s IT manager, says of the Kodak i2400:

Our existing scanner was slow and end-of-life and needed replacing. Having seen the Kodak i2400 scanner at the national Docman user group, we were impressed by its speed, feature set and potential to save us time and money, with Kodak’s free three year warranty guaranteeing service over time.

She goes on to note that speed was not the only contributing factor in choosing the scanner to assist in the care of 13,500 patients. The Perfect Page technology developed by Kodak and included on its scanners automatically adjusts color, brightness, smooths wrinkles and minimizes tears and imperfections—and that’s only a few of the improvements made at scan time.

The Kodak i2400 rotates pages so everything is the right way up, as well as automatically scanning colour pages. Previously we had to photo copy colour documents to improve quality – and then scan them – which was hugely time wasting.

Whether it’s a large-scale rollout like this one, or our story of bringing two Kodak i2600 document scanners into the office at an oral surgeon’s office, it’s clear: Kodak provides a solution that passes in medical testing.

Read the whole story below or learn more about the Kodak i2000 series:

Kodak’s i2000 series document scanners

Read the full story on Kodak’s website

Recently, I submitted my application to both SHRM and CRHRA, the best national and regional associations for Human Resources managers.

What sparked my interest was the fact that 4 months ago we were a small company with only 42 employees. We had a couple of upcoming projects that would increase our workforce, thus a need for more human resource involvement. I wanted to make sure we were on the right track as we grew, because with growth comes changes with some local and federal laws. We wanted to make sure we here at EBizDocs were out in front of the curve making sure the employees had an advocate.

It is my hope that we as a company can continue to grow, and that we can move to the next level and keep the employee involvement we have. As owner of EBizDocs, Howard Gross has always believed in his people and always wanted to make a difference that would set us apart from the others—gaining a better body of knowledge in this area would help us maintain that difference.

Being a member, you should be involved in the HR area, which I have for the last 5 years, reviewing resumes, interviewing, hiring, terminations, reviews, write-ups, scheduling, training, scanning of personal files, orientations, medical benefits, proper retention of records, labor laws, time and attendance, as well as payroll.  It is my hope to achieve a better and broader knowledge in the HR field and to achieve a PHR certificate along the way. I can’t help but feel by taking this direction it will only help make us a better company.

I look forward to attending the various seminars as well as the training itself.

So, the question is: What keeps you busiest?

If the answer has anything to do with managing your documents, the opportunity we’re talking about is there.

Document scanners are fast

If you took a moment to imagine a scanner on your desk to digitize your paper and the first thing you saw was a large box with a lid, you’re probably thinking of a flatbed scanner. These are great for scanning oversize or delicate documents (as well as a large variety of objects), but are poorly suited for batch scanning. Picking up that lid and placing document after document will get old quick.

Scanners today have evolved to more sophisticated machines. Kodak’s family of document scanners have varieties, all the way from desktop scanners that take up about the same footprint as a telephone and can scan up to 70 pages per minute, up to production scanners that can blast through 170 pages per minute. You can easily scan paper on a day-forward basis or tackle the project of digitizing your entire file room.

Check out this case study to read about one
customer’s revelation about how fast scanners are.

Of course, having your documents in digital format sets you up for the next step:

Document Management Software cuts the waste

Wasted time. Wasted payroll. Wasted effort that can be spent developing new products, serving customers, generating new leads, and focusing on whatever it is that your business does best.

See how Hoffman Car Wash cut down on their
waste by using a Document Management System (PDF)

Take a moment to consider how long you spend on the phone with office workers trying to track down a document. Think about how many steps you take to and from the filing cabinet. And tally up the overall time that is spent managing (locating, pulling, working, distributing, and refiling) your paper documents.

When you subtract the mere moments it will take to perform the same actions in a well-planned digital format, the remainder is a lot of waste.

Conclusion

Running a profitable business doesn’t always mean you have to run yourself ragged in a constant state of busy. Improve the processes you use and the busyness will diminish, even as the business grows.

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Image from Mark Gallagher

When I went to college—way back in the 70s—the dormitory bragging rights usually went to the person with either the best SLR 35mm camera or the best stereo component system.  On my floor, this guy named Jeff claimed to be No. 1 in both categories.  Let’s just say he had no monopoly on humility, which made it all the tougher to sit through his little show and tell of his gear.

Being a musician, I finally decided to endure the necessary pain to have him show me this stereo.  After hearing about the Pickering cartridge, the Harmon Kardon receiver, and the Koss headphones, he began pointing out the excellence of the nine pound platter on his Gerrard turntable.

I couldn’t take any more.

I said, “Hold it Jeff, do you really think anyone can actually hear the difference a nine pound platter makes in the final sound?”

He replied, “No.  But when you combine it with the Pickering cartridge, the Harmon Kardon receiver and the Koss headphones, it all adds up to excellent sound.”

Hmmm.

I get it.  The excellence we all desire to have associated with our brand is rarely the result of any single effort or component.  It’s the net effect of all the little things we can control, but may consider a pain—punctuality, manners and respect, even grooming.  Put it all together and you may be able to claim some bragging rights of your own.

Our Employee of the Month for April began with us last year. It did not take long for this employee to complete their training and learn the EBizDocs ways. Not only was this person a quick learner and an excellent employee, always asking the right questions, this employee also developed an excellent working relationship with both her team members as well as management. What set this person apart from the others was her eagerness to jump in where ever needed to accomplish the various short term jobs and her willingness to learn new and different methods that we here at Ebizdocs do. This employee has also offered on several occasions to work extra hours to try and help the company hit its weekly goals and always doing it with a smile. She has also carried that eagerness and attitude over into answering the phones as well.

Our Employee of the month is Ashley.