Document & Records Management

My hospital sent me a medical records release form as a PDF file. They told me that I was to print it, fill it, sign it, scan it and return it to the medical records department, in that order. In 2018, to be receiving the form via email (i.e., electronically), yet being asked to print it? Frustrating.

A year after the publication of ISO 32000-2 (PDF 2.0), software utilizing the latest iteration of the PDF specification is beginning to emerge.

Since the period for opting out of My Health Record began on July 16, experts in health, privacy and IT have raised concerns about the security and privacy protections of the system, and the legislation governing its operation.

The National Rural Health Alliance welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthen the privacy provisions of My Health Record – Australia’s online health summary system.

IDM recently sat down with Leonel Da Costa, Managing Director Asia Pacific Region, Kodak Alaris, Alaris Division, to learn about changes at the information management solutions vendor.

​Regulatory compliance is a huge concern for companies in many industries, but the cost of failing in compliance efforts can be an even higher concern. Penalties, fines, loss of business, loss of client confidence, and even outright theft of confidential financial information can quickly add up and take a heavy toll on your business.

Dataram Memory (“Dataram”), an independent technology solutions provider for enterprise and data centre environments, has announced the launch of QBKEY, a portable biometric security device that helps users encrypt their data – allowing them to securely save it anywhere, anytime.

PegaWorld 2018 Conference in the Las Vegas has been variously billed as the world’s largest intelligent automation event.  ‎Carl Hillier‎, ABBYY Product Group Head, was one of the plethora of innovators and business leaders in attendance. He shares his impressions.

SME accounting software firm Xero  has made its largest ever acquisition, picking up Canada’s Hubdoc, a data capture solution that helps accountants, bookkeepers, and small businesses to streamline administrative tasks such as financial document collection and data entry.

Records management and business process outsourcer ZircoDATA has completed its fifth and sixth acquisitions respectively with Integrated Records Management based in Kewdale, WA, on 14 June 2018 and the Records & Information Management (RIM) division of National Storage Brisbane on 29 June 2018.

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