Melinda Powelson

An Office Move Is the Perfect Time to Shred

Every business stores a tremendous amount of official company records and documents. More boxes are continually being added to the storage room. Corporate financial records are usually well maintained by the accounting department but what about all the ot... Read >

How to Start a Document Scanning Project

The reasons to migrate to paperless are easy to appreciate. Electronic records are easier to store and find. They can be shared remotely, reduce document storage costs, have increased security, are easy to back up, easy to manage and destroyed as needed. ... Read >

Tape Rotation Schemes for Disaster Recovery

The most basic type of disaster recovery is to copy all of your data to magnetic media and store it in an offsite storage location. In the event of a disaster to the server or the entire building the data will be secure in an offsite location. The data ca... Read >

Why Doctors Are Reluctant to Embrace Electronic Medical Records

Small doctor's offices across America are accustomed to doing business in a certain way. When a patient checks in, the administrative staff pulls out a file folder containing a medical history, a record of doctor's visits, test results, and physician's sc... Read >

Save Money on Tax Preparation by Avoiding these Accountant Pet Peeves

Its tax time again across America and for most people that means taking time to round up the receipts, W2 forms, and mortgage documents necessary to file with the IRS. It's estimated that more than half of the filers use an accountant or CPA to prepare th... Read >

10 Best Reasons for Document Scanning

The days of storing paper records are quickly coming to an end. The process has taken many years but more and more companies are using document scanning to convert paper records to digital. If your company is a hold out here are 10 reasons to get scanning... Read >

What is Document Redaction?

Governments and companies have been scanning documents into electronic formats for years. This makes the information easier to store and use. The problem is that some of the information on the documents can be shared while other information needs to be ke... Read >

Five Tips for Information Security during Layoffs

A laid off employee is a tremendous threat to the information of a business. Before any pink slips are handed out make sure your information, both paper and electronic, is secure. The news is getting more positive for the economy and it looks like the U.S... Read >

Green Up Your Office and Save Money

Business owners are always looking to reduce waste. When coupled with a green initiative, employees are much more willing to be a part of the solution. Here are some simple steps to save some money. Going green is not just the latest trend. Smart busi... Read >

7 Things to Keep Your Summer Productive

It's mid-August and many business executives are out of the office sipping lemonade by the poolside or hitting the greens to improve their swing. This quiet period before Labor Day is the perfect time to catch up on all the tasks that will make your busin... Read >

Denver Day Trip to Grand Lake for Families

The joy of living in Denver or just visiting is the wealth of summer activities. One great day trip is one to Grand Lake. You'll be visiting the headwaters of the Colorado River and will experience the thrills and beauty of a high mountain lake surrounded... Read >

Getting Started with Red Flag Rule Compliance

On August 1st, 2009 the FACTA Red Flag Rule goes into effect. If you're the average small business owner you haven't even heard about the Red Flag Rule. You might also think it only applies to financial institutions. However, these new regulations affect ... Read >

The Guide to Choosing the Right EHR

With nearly $19 billion of incentives for medical practices to convert to electronic records included in President Obama's economic stimulus plan, it might be the right time to select an Electronic Health Record system EHR software solution, also ca... Read >

Guide to HIPAA Changes in the Stimulus Package

It is old news that President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, popularly known as the Stimulus Package, into law last month. What hasn't made the news are the dramatic changes the law makes to HIPAAs (Health Insurance Portability a... Read >

Prevent Low Tech Hacking with On Site Shredding

Every business generates and must maintain sensitive information. It can be trade secrets like research and development, customer lists, vendor lists or accounting records. It is also sensitive personal information about your employees and if you offer cr... Read >