When Datascan started to scan documents for GPs in Ireland over 12 years ago it was a new venture for the more progressive practices. The early adopters were seen as innovative and trail blazers. These days having a paperless practice has become more common due to the many benefits it brings. Best Practice All organisations… Read more »
Document Management News
End of Year Clean Up
We might all be in holiday mode by now as we are winding down for Christmas. Hopefully you are looking back on the year and congratulating yourself on some great achievements. Before we start a new year (in fact a new decade) we could be using these days to do a bit of an end… Read more »
5 Great Things about Collaborative Working
A group of people working together, pooling their knowledge and skills to complete a task. Working as a team but in a more fluid way that promotes innovation. That is what collaborative working is all about and it’s a real buzz term now. There are lots of positive reasons behind the concept, here are the… Read more »
Scanning Sensitive Documents
We have read the shocking stories about random files and documents being discovered by members of the public. The personal files being found in a park by a dog walker, the briefcase containing legal files left on a train, health records found on the side of a dual carriageway, medical records found on an Irish… Read more »
The Digital Workplace
According to a recent article in the Irish Independent our economy has now become digital and Ireland ranks sixth in Europe for digitisation. Ireland is also now ranked number one in Europe for the number of SMEs selling online, for e-commerce turnover and for the percentage of SMEs selling online across borders. Digitisation Both private… Read more »
Keep it client focused when it comes to documents
While at a recent training event the organiser proudly handed us a copy of each of the presentations on the way out. I watched as everybody was weighed down with reams of paper, trying to stuff them into bags or under arms as they exited the building. I wondered how long they would last until… Read more »
Do I have to scan all my old documents?
You have made the wise decision to go digital in your office. Well done, we know it will ultimately bring so many benefits to your business. Now you might be scratching your head wondering ‘where will I start?’ Should I scan every document? Looking around at shelves of files and boxes of paper would certainly… Read more »
Tips for Picking the Best Document Management Company
While the actual price of a service will be of great importance when selecting a supplier, there are many other factors to consider. The cost of picking the wrong company to manage your documents can be very high. Choosing the wrong partner could cost you in ways such as loss of time or in extreme… Read more »
How can a small business go paperless?
Welcome to the digital world, where data is stored in the cloud and our office desk can be anywhere in the world. This new way of working has so many benefits and can be easier to achieve than you may think. The good news is that it’s not just for multi-national organisations, paperless is… Read more »
The Top 5 Trends in Document Management
We gather information in the form of documents in our day to day transactions throughout our organisation. Information on purchases, sales, reports and invoices to name but a few. All of this information is critical to the running of a business but it is how we manage these documents that seems to change as technology… Read more »