Many reporters rely on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to request and receive access to information from the federal government. One reporter recently wrote about his experience requesting information from the State Department. After a long wait and finally getting a response, he learned that there is a backlog of requests because “the office…
Patients of a large healthcare provider were recently shocked to find out their medical records were thrown in a dumpster instead of being shredded. Confidential information such as social security numbers and patient names were not secure and private information was easily accessible to anyone walking by the dumpster. The healthcare provider had mandated that…
Working with a document scanning company that has received its SOC 2 Type 2 Report helps ensure the confidentiality and security of your documents while in their facility. A SOC 2 Type 2 Report also ensures your documents are available to you while in process, and while being stored digitally at the document scanning facility…
It’s important to consider a variety of factors when selecting a document scanning company to outsource your scanning projects. A low-cost document scanning quote can be extremely tempting, but what exactly does that quote cover? Often times, a low-cost scanning quote means you’ll be surprised later with hidden fees if you want the job done right….
As you think about next year, how many filing cabinets do you want taking up valuable office space? How much staff time do you want wasted searching for documents? How many documents do you want misfiled or lost? If you’d like the answer to be “much less” or “none,” then you’ll want to consider having…
Your documents contain critical information that must be kept confidential to ensure the trust of your employees, customers and vendors as well as satisfying legal requirements like HIPAA. But when your documents are scanned and processed by a document scanning company that has received its SOC 2 Type 2 Report, confidentiality is one less thing…
Worrying about the security of your documents can keep you up at night. But when you work with a document scanning company that has received its SOC 2 Type 2 Report, or is in the process of an audit, you won’t need to count sheep. A SOC 2 Type 2 Report indicates that a document…
Document scanning is the first step for cutting costs and improving process efficiency but is useless if you cannot find the scanned files afterwards. How can you ensure that your employees can reliably locate critical documents and information quickly and easily after scanning? In a word: indexing. What Is Indexing? Indexing scanned documents involves capturing…
In all of our years of scanning, one of the most difficult types of paper to scan that we’ve encountered is onionskin—a thin, almost translucent form of cotton that looks and feels a bit like the skin of an onion. Because of its lightweight yet surprisingly durable construction, onionskin was commonly used in the past…
It’s tempting to consider using the document scanning company that offers the lowest price per page or per box. But can the lowest price be too good to be true? Though price is always important, it is only one component of the entire cost. What’s in a Price There are several important steps to the…