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White Papers

Our existing and potential clients are constantly seeking to educate themselves about latest trends and Compliance related regulations in the Information and Records Management related issues. GRM is glad to help you by  providing White Papers concerning some of the industry’s important issues.

Paper Vs. Digital Records by Steve Mackes

The migration of records and other information away from paper, toward paperless environments, has been going on since the advent of the computer. As information increasingly flows to, lives on and is created through electronic media, many have declared paper passé. But by all indications, the predictions of paper’s demise are greatly exaggerated. You have only to look at the stack of it on someone’s desk or count a department’s numerous filing cabinets to realize that paper is not only still here, but flourishing. Call it what you will—necessary evil, inconvenience, archaic information platform—paper, according to an estimate by Coopers & Lybrand, is expanding at the extraordinary rate of 22% per year.

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Potential Cure for what Ails Healthcare by Steve Mackes

What with the huge legislative battle in 2010 over reform of the healthcare industry andthe continuing attempts to repeal or cripple the law that was passed, one has to ask: What really ails healthcare in this country? In the heat of the battle that continues to rage,fingers of blame have been pointed in many different directions. Depending on who is pointing, the guilty parties can range from bloated bureaucracies and wasteful/ fraudulent providers to greedy insurance companies and a fundamentally sick society.

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Managing Paper While Going Paperless by Wendy Gittleson

Most businesses know that the most effective way to manage records is to transform them into Digital Records. Yet the reality is that paper is going nowhere. In fact, it’s increasing. Coopers & Lybrand estimates that there are 4 trillion paper documents in the US and that number is growing at an astounding 22% per year.  

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Shredding, a Key to Security and Compliance by Wendy Gittleson

An efficient, secure and legally compliant records management program starts were it ends, with an efficient and legally compliant retention and destruction program. Proper destruction of records is the key component in keeping a company safe from corporate espionage, data theft, identity theft, hackers, and data breaching.

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The Blended Solution: Integrating Digital and Hard Copy Document Management by Bruce Zeuli

Integrated document management is not limited to one storage or conversion methodology, but is a blended solution tailored to the short and long term requirements of each customer’s business.

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Security in the Digital Age by Wendy Gittleson

The digital revolution is underway, and businesses of all types and sizes are seeing the advantage of converting their paper document management program into a Digital Document Management Program.

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Information Protection in a Down Economy by Charlie Sodano, Founder eOrganizedworld

Improvement in the way information is managed in a down economy can help reduce cost and improve the efficiency of storing and retrieving critical information.

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Understanding HIPAA, Compliance and Implications by Wendy Gittleson

Compliance with HIPAA Regulations necessitates that medical records management solutions have a multi-tiered approach to help a medical practice become compliant and remain compliant throughout the life of a record.

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