Healthcare:
In healthcare, ECM is the adhesive that stitches together all of the ancillary systems and unstructured data. It can add to the electronic medical record information such as narratives from doctors or clinics still using paper as well as ancillary documents like handwritten personal medication lists and advanced directives. It is being used by some facilities to manage electronic records like digital photos taken for clinical purposes.
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Encase lethal bird flu research behind ECM security
Researchers are debating whether research on how to make deadly avian flu should be publicly shared. One, particularly one who thinks about ECM, whether content man agent technology might serve all interests, protecting the information from terrorists while opening it to scientists.
by Brett Chalmers
February 16, 2012 | Read Full Story
Embracing electronic signatures - myths, benefits and tips
The legal foundation for using electronic signatures was laid more than a decade ago. Organizations who use electronic signatures in their processes find it makes them more efficient and provides better service to clients.
by Deanna Ferrante
January 27, 2012 | Read Full Story
Don't Put Your Software in a Box
From tracking plagiarism to tracking deliveries, there are more ways to use your software investments than you might think.
by Emily Perkins
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ECM's role in achieving one patient, one record
While some electronic medical record systems capture an impressive amount of data, healthcare providers realize significant amounts of critical data remain stranded outside the reach of the EMR. Healthcare organizations are learning a quality enterprise content management system can integrate that unstructured data into the EMR so they can achieve their goal of one patient, one record. by Meghan DeMarse
September 14, 2011 | Read Full Story
Categories: Digital Asset Management, Document Management, ECM, Records Management, Healthcare
A records and information management guide to social media
The nature of the federal government means it has had to get ahead of how to manage information created through social media. Some of its research and documentation provides a good start for organizations needing to define records, create policies and consider how to manage risk. Here are nine sources to help you get your social media management plans in order. by Chris Hohman
August 18, 2011 | Read Full Story
SharePoint is for collaboration, ECM is for everything else
Is Microsoft SharePoint a true ECM solution? SharePoint is a powerful tool for collaboration and project management but lacks the structure and controls for sophisticated content management. Organizations that need to do high-volume work quickly, need a full feature ECM system that can easily integrate with SharePoint. by Margaret Horan
August 04, 2011 | Read Full Story
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DIY ECM expansion
It is not for everyone, but a do-it-yourself enterprise expansion of software can mean a greater return on investment. Those who have done it, say you must select the right product in the first place if you are to succeed. by Jennifer Overstreet
May 18, 2011 | Read Full Story
Categories: Return on Investment, ECM, Business Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, State & Local
An early adopter zeros in on meaningful use
A small rural Missouri health system is Stage 7 HIMSS certified and expects to soon complete the first phase of meaningful use. Using enterprise content management to fill the gaps, it has had an EMR and been paperless for years. Its innovative CIO Denni McColm turned to exchanging information with patients through Google Health to achieve interoperability because no other area providers were that far along. by Eric Palmer
March 22, 2011 | Read Full Story
Categories: Document Management, Healthcare
Using ECM in a hospital so that everyone can focus on patients
Clinicians need to return to the bedside. The pharmacist desires legible orders and easy medication order entry. The list goes on and enterprise content management is an easy to master tool that will pay for itself time and again as it is scaled up across a healthcare facility to help workers focus on the work that drew them to healthcare. by Daria Byrne
February 07, 2011 | Read Full Story
Information Governance: Who is watching over your information?
For organizations, and records managers, it is no longer enough to think just about business records. With the explosion in information, and litigation, they need to think in terms of information governance. by Chris Hohman
January 24, 2011 | Read Full Story
Healthcare accreditation readiness at a moment's notice
An unannounced visit from The Joint Commission means a healthcare provider must be able to produce key documentation upon request. With an enterprise content management system integrated with its EMR, a provider can quickly access everything from staff credentials to equipment maintenance reports. by Daria Byrne
August 19, 2010 | Read Full Story
Behind the scenes at IHE Connectathon
Achieving certification that a software product will integrate seamlessly with other healthcare systems can be a grueling process involving hours of work, analytical problem solving, and facing down software challenges and natural disasters. by James Hanke
July 09, 2010 | Read Full Story
Categories: IT Architecture, Records Management, Healthcare
Running fast and hard on a large-scale ECM
When your enterprise content management system must process 5 million documents a month, and up to 200,000 a day, it needs to be built on a scale most organizations can't imagine. Pharmacy services provider Omnicare has a multi-threaded C++ server architecture and eight quad core processors, giving instant refresh times even with 1,600 concurrent users. by Phil White
May 12, 2010 | Read Full Story
Categories: Management, Deployment, ECM, IT Architecture, Healthcare
Technology that keeps nurses bedside
Nurses want to focus on patient care, not tracking down essential records that aren't in the EMR. Healthcare providers using enterprise content management can give nurses access to what they need, when they need it. by Daria Byrne
April 20, 2010 | Read Full Story
Categories: Document Management, Healthcare
This software can even keep a file room floor from caving in
Enterprise content management software can save organizations money, make them more efficient and enhance their business processes. It also can keep the floors from caving in. by Jennifer Overstreet
January 15, 2010 | Read Full Story
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Creating a lifeline to soldiers' medical records
Being able to provide medical records over the Internet in battlefield situations has helped the Army National Guard take care of its troops. The system helps soldiers better manage their own care when they return. by Phil White
November 01, 2009 | Read Full Story
Categories: Deployment, Document Imaging, ECM, Records Management, Workflow, Human Resources, Federal, Healthcare, State & Local
ECM in healthcare, it fills the voids in EMRs
Even hospitals with an electronic medical record system have paper and electronic data they need to get a handle on. Health information management professionals are taking note. by Jared Blankenship
November 01, 2009 | Read Full Story
Categories: Digital Asset Management, ECM, Healthcare
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