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For a long time, the trend in Records and Information Management was to store records in a separate system, more commonly known as an electronic document and records management system, or eDRMS. Some Records and Information Managers went a step further and encouraged users to make the eDRMS their central place of work.

Eight years into a state-wide rollout of an electronic Medical Record (eMR), a comprehensive assessment of Queensland Health’s digital maturity has found that it suffers from a lack of data integration and also that disconnected systems and devices are interrupting workflow and increasing time for staff to complete tasks. It also found a lack of digitisation and reliance on manual data collection and extraction.

New Zealand’s Hutt Valley District Health Board (HVDHB) has been severely criticised for inadequate processes to manage information that led to the death of a man being treated for an injury while on holiday.

Many organisations are facing challenges in setting metadata and applying properties to content stored in SharePoint. At Prometix we experienced this issue recently when delivering a large document management rollout project.

Simon Froude has been announced as the new Director-General of the National Archives of Australia (National Archives). Five new members have also been appointed to the National Archives of Australia Advisory Council.

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