Going paperless will save your organization a great deal of time, money and space. Creating a paperless office, however, isn't as simple as copying your paperwork to a digital format. In addition to having a document management system to handle it all, you need to understand what types of digital documents you should be using. Although every company's needs will differ, you should keep the following factors in mind when determining what types of digital documents your office needs:

This millennium, technology has advanced fast. Advancements have been so fast, in fact, that myths about the latest, greatest technologies persist in people's minds before they have even had a chance to interact with the technology. One such example is digital document management. Document management software (DMS) provides a myriad of commonly known benefits, but some are held back from using it by myths like the following:

A popular trend among businesses of all types is to go paperless. By going paperless, companies expect to operate more efficiently and save some money. But how much is your paperless office really helping your company? Fortunately, you don't have to guess at this. Here is how you can measure the impact of going paperless:

Digital technology has dramatically altered how we manage our data. Instead of dealing with more paperwork than a single person is strong enough to carry, we are able to store millions of documents on a device smaller than a human hand. Instead of shipping copies of paperwork via mail or courier, we can deliver a communication in seconds via a slew of online file sharing options. From sharing documents faster to storing them more effectively, digital technology has provided us with many data management upgrades.

To keep up with the rest of the world, your business needs to be able to operate at light speed. To this end, you have already invested in several digital solutions to streamline your daily operations. One of the most beneficial moves that you have made has been to convert your paper documents to digital files. To further enhance your document's accessibility, you are likely thinking about sharing your documents online via a third-party cloud sharing/collaboration tool such as DropBox or Google Docs. Doing this, however, would be a big mistake. Here are the reasons why:

Keeping up with your members' needs is the most important function of your organization. With countless membership records to deal with for everything ranging from new member registration to new member accolades, you should always be seeking to find better ways to manage your records. Here is how you can start enhancing your membership record management capabilities right now:

Managing your students' academic records – both before and after they graduate – is a critical function of your educational institution. Because it is so important, you should always be taking steps to enhance the student record management process. One step that you should be taking right now is investing in digital student records. Here are the reasons why:

A paperless office improves document security, saves money and makes your team much more efficient. These facts are quickly becoming common knowledge. But what other benefits can you reap from getting rid of your office's paper documents in exchange for digital files? Let's take a look at some of the unexpected benefits that a paperless office will provide:

The most valuable asset that your company owns is its brand, because this determines whether or not people will believe in your organization's capabilities and product value to buy what you are selling – regardless of how good your products and services are. A key factor in developing your brand is your customers' personal experience with your company. There are many ways to improve the customer service experience (personnel training, faster service, etc.). However, one way to improve customer service that you may not have considered is with better records management.

To ensure total patient safety, streamlined oversight and the highest quality of care, Canada's government has certain medical records retention requirements that you must follow. As with any government regulations, completely learning these requirements can be a convoluted process. To help your medical organization to get on track with the federal government's medical records retention requirements ASAP, we are going to break down what you need to know about them.