All White Papers and Briefs

• Strategies for effective Healthcare Information Lifecycle Management
  

  There is ample evidence that healthcare organizations are burdened with a deluge of data and it’s only getting worse over time. Whether it’s provider-generated observational data coming through EHRs, or medical imaging and telemetry data, or patient-generated consumer device and genetic data, the traditional methods for managing health information do not scale.
• A Practical Guide to Records Management in the Digital Era
  

  As organizations of all sizes transition to digital management of all of their records — paper and electronic — they are addressing a wide range of challenges that can slow their progress, particularly if they don’t engage the right tools, technologies, expertise and partners.
• How to Begin Addressing the Paper-to-Digital Challenge
  

  Records management is inexorably transitioning to a more digital environment. Decision-makers are well aware that the staggering growth of digital content will continue unabated, and the only way to achieve regulatory and e-discovery compliance is through an enterprisewide information management solution that goes beyond storing electronic records.
• Three Different Reasons to Outsource Your Records Management
  

  Recent research by Iron Mountain shows that 94% of organizations intend to apply more budget and resources to their information management programs. While that is an impressive statement of desire, many stop there and are confused as to how to get to the next stage - actually implementing any, let alone all, of any potential improvements. A massive 72% lack a strategic, multi-year plan for records and information management – so how can an organization actually deliver against their information management strategy?
• The E-discovery Ostrich
  

  E-discovery is a term that almost everyone is now familiar with - several high profile court cases over the past 4-5 years have made sure of that. When an e-discovery mandate hits an organization it could have as little as 6 weeks to comply - 6 weeks to discover, hold and extract potentially tens of thousands of documents and files, and 6 weeks of highly stressful project management at best, thinly veiled chaos at worst. So do you start to plan for e-discovery now – or put your head in the sand and try and ignore it?
• Seven Steps to Information Management Utopia
  

  Records and information management are terms that resonate with senior executives worldwide - indeed 94% of organizations intend to allocate more budgets to these areas this coming year. But look closer and you’ll find that despite wanting to do more in these areas, most organizations just don’t know where to start.
• Operational and Strategic Benefits in Automating Accounts Payable
  

  Optimizing Accounts Payable (AP) processes and eliminating manual invoice processing tasks empowers finance managers to achieve bottom line savings – and derive strategic benefits vital to remaining competitive. The operational benefits are cost reductions and faster, more transparent, easier to audit AP processes. Strategic benefits include better spend control, enhanced early payment flexibility, and overall improved cash management.
• The Cost of Too Much Information
  

  This IDC Government Insights White Paper discusses the challenges government faces in dealing with the enormous growth of information and the impact it has on government employees. It explores the potential advantages of using an information management provider to help manage, store, access, protect, and recover government records and information, both physical and digital. PDF ONLY
• The Prescription for a Painless EMR Transition
  

  The EMR transition is full of unknown, unexpected variables — many of which make it harder and harder to understand and maintain HIPAA compliance.
• Identifying and Matching Your Needs to a Fulfillment Provider
  

  Choosing a fulfillment partner is more than picking a vendor with a flashy website or a slick marketing pitch. Picking a fulfillment partner, as with any third-party vendor, means matching your needs to their core capabilities. While it may seem like a “no brainer” to identify your own fulfillment needs and then evaluate vendors based on those needs, it’s often more challenging than people realize.Choosing a fulfillment partner is more than picking a vendor with a flashy website or a slick marketing pitch. Picking a fulfillment partner, as with any third-party vendor, means matching your needs to their core capabilities. While it may seem like a “no brainer” to identify your own fulfillment needs and then evaluate vendors based on those needs, it’s often more challenging than people realize.