Is Anybody Listening To Records Managers?

More Electronic Records Require More Records ManagementWith so many businesses in the Okanagan and around the world attempting to adopt electronic document and record management systems (EDRMS), the challenges to overcome are not only technical.  According to a recent survey of organizations big and small, the major perceived challenges seem to come from end users resistant to change.

IDM, Image & Data Manager, sums up the results of the survey for us here.  While electronic email management is on the rise, as are efforts to track copies of controlled documents, the standard operating procedure for other document types remains: print it and file it. 

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Saskatchewan Doctor Faces Charges For Losing Patient Records

Medical Records Found In A DumpsterCTV and other sources report that a Saskatchewan doctor is facing charges for failing to safeguard patient medical records in his possession.

Saskatchewan's information and privacy commissioner is recommending that a Regina doctor be prosecuted after thousands of patient files and other sensitive documents were found in a recycling bin at a shopping mall earlier this year.

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Okanagan Valley Entrepreneurs Society Announces Roundtable

Okanagan Entrepreneurs Can Attend The OVES RoundtableThe Okanagan Valley Entrepreneurs Association (OVES) has announced a roundtable for valley entrepreneurs, to be held at the Okanagan Grand Hotel in Kelowna on September 6, 2011.

According to the Vernon Morningstar,

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GARP - The Principle of Integrity

Reliability and Accuracy Maintain Recordkeeping IntegrityThe Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles continue with Integrity.  ARMA’s guidelines, found in the download section of this website, state:  “A recordkeeping program shall be constructed so the records and information generated or managed by or for the organization have a reasonable and suitable guarantee of authenticity and reliability.”

In this case, integrity is the ability to prove that records are authentic and unaltered. 

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Six Secrets of Effective Meetings

Meetings: the necessary evil! Here's a short video from business consultant Alan Matthews, outlining six ways to your business' meetings more productive and enjoyable. Yes, enjoyable!