Posts by SSBRM Staff
Macy’s Parade Confetti: Shredded Confidential Documents
Over the holiday some of you may have heard about shredded police documents raining down on Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. WPIX reported that the shredded documents, being used as confetti, contained Social Security Numbers, Dates of Birth, banking information and other highly confidential information. Some of the documents identified Nassau County Police detectives by…
Read MoreAre you complying with the Red Flag Rules?
Security breaches can happen to any business, and when they do, they can take years to overcome. In an effort to protect businesses and consumers from a security breach, the Federal Trade Commission implemented a set of regulations, known as the “Red Flag Rules.” These rules force businesses to be proactive in preventing security breaches…
Read MoreTape Backups, Key For Data Storage
For all businesses, information backups are necessary to ensure the business can recover from catastrophes such as hurricanes, fires, floods or a hardware failure. If businesses don’t have critical data backed up, even a minor situation can turn into a disaster. Tape backups remain a key for backing up and archiving data. Tape backups provide…
Read MoreTop Ten Records Management Tasks That Should Be On Your To-Do List
Is your records management task list growing on a daily basis? Need to know what you should focus on? Consider the follow ten tasks and you will be able to focus on the key areas and not wasting time reinventing the wheel with your records management tasks. Identify activities for each program area (Human…
Read More5 Benefits of Shifting to Electronic Medical Records
For decades, providers and clinicians have documented everything from the patient encounter on paper and charts; so it’s no surprise most medical offices are bulging with files. With the adoption of electronic medical record systems (EMR), practices and healthcare facilities are now struggling with how to handle and convert thousands of paper records. Organizing, preparing,…
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