In the highly regulated healthcare industry, the liability to ensure protected health information (PHI) is paramount. The role of safeguarding this crucial data cannot be understated for clinical staff members, medical office managers, health information management (HIM) directors, and more. Alongside electronic storage systems that house digital medical records, medical records shredding plays a vital…
Healthcare interoperability is the ability of different healthcare systems and organizations to communicate and exchange data. HIM directors face many challenges in achieving interoperability, but there are also many solutions available. In this post, we’ll discuss the challenges and solutions to achieving healthcare interoperability. Why is interoperability critical in healthcare? The theme of interoperability is…
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most organizations probably felt they had adequate disaster recovery and business continuity plans to withstand large-scale disasters. What they didn’t anticipate was a global shift to remote workers almost overnight, followed by a wave of disruption in the supply chain and a sudden inability to access critical business information. As a…
Every company needs to maintain an agile process infrastructure, especially departments like HR that affect the company’s profits. Manual HR workflow management is time-intensive and inefficient. 80% of business leaders experience issues because their internal systems and applications do not function in unison. The lack of integration between these systems and applications causes difficulties for…
The global pandemic brought about significant changes to various aspects of our daily lives, including our work arrangements. However, most office settings—be they virtual, hybrid, or in-office—have not been able to adapt their business processes accordingly. One area in this new normal that has proven to be challenging for most organizations is the accounts payable…
All organizations, no matter their size, need a good business continuity plan (BCP). This plan helps protect their business from unexpected interruptions. It also ensures they are ready to handle a crisis. This article will explore why a business continuity plan is important. It will also explain how businesses can create and maintain an effective…
In the current era of digital transformation, reinventing your company and staying ahead of the competition can be an uphill climb. To succeed, businesses must persistently navigate a landscape of ever-changing regulations, evolving technologies, shifting talent requirements, and dynamic customer demands. Avoiding digitization entirely is no longer a feasible strategy. For businesses and their leaders…