A More Litigious 2009

This article, which was posted on British website Out-Law.com, spends a lot of time on the merits of an effective document management program for your business. Why is that so important in 2009? Well, the author makes a pretty good point.

"Recessions have a habit of triggering litigation. For example, corporate failures upset loan repayments and insolvencies spark competing claims among creditors. But other lawsuits are caused simply by a change of heart: cash is more valuable when business is bad. In prosperous times it was easier to ignore transgressors or make problems disappear by writing a cheque."

One of the main suggestions for dealing with a "more litigious 2009," is preparing for difficulties in the first place. A document management program - and in particular a comprehensive EDM system - are the simplest way to guarantee that all of your ducks are in a row. If someone like GRM is employed to keep tabs on your transactions, files and online data, when a lawsuit hits you there won't be a huge gap before finding vindicating information. Follow the link for the complete article.

Challenging But Beneficial

According to a brief article running on OneStopClick.com today, employing an electronic document management program for your business is initially challenging, but well worth the additional effort. There's certainly a learning curve involved, but if you work with a well-established company like GRM and our new EDM division, you will always have an expert available to problem shoot your initial issues.

From the article:

"According to office equipment supplier Ricoh Americas Corporation, tracking and tracing critical documents effectively is vital for many industries, such as construction, health care, legal, insurance and manufacturing. Executive vice president at the firm Hede Nonaka said: "Effectively managing document work flow can be a significant challenge for organisations due to the unique requirements of each business process."

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Electronic Medical Records Management

There's a new article hosted on LoHud.com about the evolution, uses and practicality of electronic document management for medical facilities. Sparked on by recent news that President-Elect Obama hopes to re-organize the countries medical records into a more streamlined, digital-database, this author examines what that might mean, how it might go and how the idea has evolved so far. GRM has handled electronic and hard-copy document management programs for hospitals and medical facilities for years, and it's always interesting to hear what people in the area have to say about it.

From the article:

"Data-based medicine and electronic records-keeping are not new concepts. President George W. Bush insisted in his January 2004 State of the Union address that "by computerizing health records, we can avoid dangerous medical mistakes, reduce costs and improve care.'' His goal: Ensure that "most Americans have electronic health records within the next 10 years.'' The effort has had only modest success. The nonprofit Commonwealth Fund issued a report in July that found 98 percent of doctors in the Netherlands and 89 percent in Great Britain use EMR - compared with 28 percent of U.S. physicians. Early last month, slightly better use was reported: Just under 39 percent of U.S. doctors use electronic medical records, the National Center for Health Statistics found; yet only 4 percent of 2,000 doctors questioned said their systems were fully functional."

E Waste

Are you aware of the amount of "E-Waste" that's been accumulating since the advent of computer technology? There's been a lot in the news recently on the relevant and somewhat hard-to-believe statistics surrounding the subject.

- 235 million Electronic Units have accumulated in storage over the past 20 years

- Approx. 40 million computers became obsolete in 2007

- The majority of computers that are "recycled" are actually outsourced to other nations.

GRM currently provides a definitive hard drive destruction process that will both get rid of your Drives and ensure that the sensitive data within will never fall into the wrong hands. Follow the link above to learn more about the practice on our website.