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With the introduction of the personal computer in the 1970s, it was predicted that our society would be paper free by the 21st century. In fact, offices have reduced paper consumption by 20% since then, but the US population has also increased by 40%. All that to say, as our digital world has grown, hard…

Certain months of the year are given unique designations to help bring awareness to an important issue. For instance, October was designated Cybersecurity Awareness Month by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2004. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), part of DHS, has designated this year’s campaign theme to be, “See Yourself in Cyber,”…

When we hear about a data breach, it’s always the “other” company. We think it will never happen to ours until it does. No company anticipates a data breach occurring. It comes as an unfortunate surprise, and all you can do is take preventative action. Two important factors to eliminate the risk of serious damage…

Best Questions Help Find the Best Provider The purpose of asking the right questions in advance is to save time, headaches, and money later by not assuming you were getting a service that wasn’t being offered. You require a unique set of services, but there are other services you don’t require and don’t want to…

The Dreaded “A” Word “Audit.” How does that word make you feel when you read or hear it? Some picture it as people coming into your office and digging through your records to find out what you did wrong and ruin your life. In the late 1800s, during a trial, Lord Justice Henry Charles Lopes…

Here’s a little story about me. My small, cramped office was set up so that most of the current business files were within arm’s length and could be quickly retrieved as needed. Because the office lacked space, I had to keep an abundance of less used files off-site, so I just rented a cheap self-storage…

Dot to Dot The art of stippling was first created in 1510 during the Renaissance period. Stippling is the use of multiple dots of monochrome or tones of black and white to create an image. We’ve come a long way and in this era of electronic imaging, the use of a combination of dots is…

It’s been almost 60 years since Bob Dylan presented the world with the song, The Times They Are a-Changin’, and ever since, times have continued to change. In fact, a song critic said that the song was obsolete by the very changes that it predicted and was politically out of date as soon as it…

Moving from paper files to digital–or a hybrid of both–in your health care practice has so many benefits. Switching from paper to digital charts frees up so much space and allows for a smoother workflow than working with paper. Digital charts allow you to limit your contribution to landfill paper waste. Paper is getting more…

Would you believe that working with a document scanning company is more cost-effective than attempting to scan an abundance of documents in-house? What you overlook are all the hidden expenses that are eating away at your bottom-line revenue. Take the following test and see why in-house scanning might not be working in your business’ favor.…