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On April 15, 2010, the public was provided a news commentary on CBS News by Armen Keteyian, which expressed the security of sensitive information still being left on the HHD of Print and Copy devices. American Business Machines would like to take the opportunity to provide comfort to our clients and ease to their uncertainties, as we here at ABM have taken measures to address such concerns.
Your Data is as important as your business; that is why we have developed several procedures of preventive maintenance to secure the info embedded on your office equipment hard drive.
Replacement of a HDD as a result of Failure:
• ABM will replace the HDD and relinquish the old HDD to a key contact at the customers’ location. This service is included as part of your maintenance agreement with ABM. If you do not have a maintenance agreement with ABM, we can perform this service on a charge basis.
Existing Equipment
• Both existing and new placements can utilize our data-security product DOSS and COSS/encryption, data is secured with no user intervention for a fee.
Equipment Transfer of Ownership
• ABM can relinquish the HDD to a key contact at your site for the cost of the HDD, and labor, cost is dependent on model of equipment.
Immediate Response to Inquiries
• ABM has developed a Toll-free Hotline 1-877-314-0391, to provide any addition information or answer any questions our clients may have.
For any questions please contact Rafael Hernandez at rhernandez@abmtexas.com or call 1-877-314-0391 and start your Data contingency options with our Hotline specialist today.
- What you need to know about Electronic Medical Records ( August 25, 2010)
An electronic medical record is usually a computerized legal medical record created in an organization that delivers care, such as a hospital and doctor's surgery. Electronic medical records tend to be a part of a local stand-alone health information system that allows storage, retrieval and manipulation of records. Paper-based records require a significant amount of storage space compared to digital records. In the US, most states require physical records be held for a minimum of seven years. The costs of storage media, such as paper and film, per unit of information differ dramatically from that of electronic storage media. When paper records are stored in different locations, collating them to a single location for review by a health care provider is time consuming and complicated, whereas the process can be simplified with electronic records. This is particularly true in the case of person-centred records, which are impractical to maintain if not electronic (thus difficult to centralise or federate). When paper-based records are required in multiple locations, copying, faxing, and transporting costs are significant compared to duplication and transfer of digital records..
One study estimates electronic medical records improve efficiency by 6% per year, and the monthly cost of an EMR is offset by the cost of only a few unnecessary tests or admissions. Jerome Groopman disputed these results, publicly asking "how such dramatic claims of cost-saving and quality improvement could be true". Handwritten paper medical records can be associated with poor legibility, which can contribute to medical errors. Pre-printed forms, the standardization of abbreviations, and standards for penmanship were encouraged to improve reliability of paper medical records. Electronic records help with the standardization of forms, terminology and abbreviations, and data input. Digitization of forms facilitates the collection of data for epidemiology and clinical studieS. In contrast, EMRs can be continuously updated. The ability to exchange records between different EMR systems ("interoperability") would facilitate the co-ordination of healthcare delivery in non-affiliated healthcare facilities. In addition, data from an electronic system can be used anonymously for statistical reporting in matters such as quality improvement, resource management and public health communicable disease surveillance. Even though EMR systems with computerized provider order entry (CPOE) have existed for more than 30 years, fewer than 10 percent of hospitals as of 2006 have a fully integrated system. In the United States, 38.4% of office-based physicians reported using fully or partially electronic medical record systems (EMR) in 2008. However, the same study found that only 20.4% of all physicians reported using a system described as minimally functional and including the following features: orders for prescriptions, orders for tests, viewing laboratory or imaging results, and clinical notes.
- The Business Case for Managed Print Services and Variations Thereof: Solutions to the Corporate Junk Drawer (May 24, 2010)
Over the past several years small organizations have compiled dozens, medium-sized organizations hundreds, and large organizations thousands of printers, copiers, multifunctional devices, faxes and scanners to produce documents. These same organizations have contracted with courier services to distribute documents and invested in software applications to help manage them. Many also outsource document production and even destruction. As of 2006, Hewlett Packard has placed over 100 million laser printers in North America. Copier manufactures have installed over eight million copiers and multifunctional devices. Even with the surge of attaching documents to e-mail for distribution, faxing documents is still very popular. Two years ago FedEx bought Kinko's™. What does this marriage tell us about the connection between document production and distribution? They are a perfect match. At the time of this writing FedEx® stock is $116 per share reflecting a bullish outlook on corporate America's appetite for outsourcing document production and distribution. Even with the massive investments and dependence on document technology and related services, the print space in most organizations can be likened to corporate America's junk drawer. Just like the junk drawers in our homes, print spaces are rarely managed effectively and even less rarely cleaned out and reorganized.(Read More)
- Epson Stylus Pro Wide Format Now Available from Savin (April 27, 2010)
The Epson Stylus Pro 9700 incorporates the latest achievements in high-performance ink jet printing. By combining the extreme precision of a MicroPiezo TFP™ print head, with the extraordinary performance of UltraChrome® Vivid Magenta Ink, the newest generation of Epson Stylus Pro printers represent a level of printing technology unprecedented within the Engineering Scientific and Display Signage markets.(Read More)
- Going, Going, Green (April 15, 2010)
It is no longer enough to just focus on corpoate efficiency companies today have a social responsibility to conduct business in anenvironmentally friendly manner. ABM is pleased to announce "Paperless Billing." ABM's valued customers will recieve electronic bills effective Dec. 31, 2009. Customers can still request paper billing for a low monthly fee of $9.95. |
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