Weekend Document Imaging Notes

- TIFF format works better with OCR than PDF? According to Sam Schrage, president of AnyDoc, maker of document capture software, “It’s really about applying the least common denominator. With TIFF files, you have a better idea of what you are getting. The only variation is going to be the layout. With electronic files, you have to worry about different formats, versions of formats, and even things like macros.”

- Another healthcare data breach. The University of Kentucky is notifying 2,207 people that their personal information including Social Security numbers was on a laptop computer that was stolen.

- Federal regulators now estimate that nearly 4.8 million individuals have potentially had their personal information exposed due to the 138 breaches reported so far.

- A study by Frost & Sullivan predicts that revenue for the U.S. ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) market will double from $1.3 billion in 2009 to an estimated $.26 billion in 2012.

- The Drummond Group announced that it has received approval by the feds to offer certification services to healthcare customers for their EHR systems. Pricing starts at:
o Remote testing of EHR = $19,500
o Onsite testing = $23,500 plus travel
o (the other firm who is allowed to certify is CCHIT)

- Epic announced it won an EHR contract from Maine Medical Center, to replace their Eclipsys system.

- Cerner announced it won an EHR contract from Naples Community Hospital.

- The Detroit Medical Center claims that its new EHR system from Cerner will save the hospital $5 million per year. The system cost the hospital $50 million to implement.

- The CFO of Danbury Health System of Connecticut was arrested and charged with cutting checks totaling $140,000 to an EHR software company he ran out of his house.

- Aon Consulting is notifying 22,000 State of Delaware retirees that it inadvertently included their Social Security numbers in a request for proposal that it prepared to the state.

- Survey results from Imprivata about healthcare customers readiness for HIPAA rules:
o 76% claim a data security breach is their greatest security concern
o 38% report that they can not track inappropriate document access
o 76% report that top budget priority is buying an EHR system
o What type of authentication will you deploy to meet HIPAA?
 83% = passwords
 37% = biometrics
 35% = proximity ID cards
o 90% believe that use of passwords slows down patient care from doctors
o 48% are still not sure if their existing EHR qualifies for fed gov reimbursements (under ARRA/HITECH act)
o 46% believe the biggest challenge for complying with fed rules is educating employees
o 47% are not sure if they are subject to any state laws regarding data security
o 97% state that new fed rules drive their purchasing decisions

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Canon imageCLASS MF9280Cdn and MF9220Cdn "Spec Review"

Canon launched two new A4 desktop color laser MFPs, the imageCLASS MF9280Cdn and MF9220Cdn featuring:
o Copy/scan/fax/print standard
o Auto duplex standard
o 50 sheet document feeder
o Comes standard with 250 sheet paper drawer and 100 sheet stack bypass
o Optional 500 sheet paper drawer
o 22ppm color or b/w top speed
o 4 tandem OPC drum design
o 3.5” full color LCD display (not touch screen)
 Easy Scroll Wheel to help select features on the display
o Built-in print controller
 Actual maker unknown
 USB port
 Can print from or scan to a USB thumb drive
 Scan to email with LDAP
 MF9220 offers PCL print driver only
 MF9280 has PCL and PostScript print drivers
 Apparently no XPS print driver available

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