The Impact of The Coronavirus on The Healthcare Industry: How ACDI & PaperCut Are Solving Your Unique Needs.

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The Impact of The Coronavirus on The Healthcare Industry: How ACDI & PaperCut Are Solving Your Unique Needs.

The economic impact of the pandemic is undeniable. Much of the current focus in Healthcare is rightly on the current and future challenges of COVID-19. But beyond the current crisis, healthcare technology is already seeing significant changes that promise to become permanent realities from the sudden boom in telemedicine, regulatory shifts impacting healthcare billing, and the use of location data to track the disease. 

All humans are living in extraordinary and unprecedented times. And in these moments, Healthcare Technology Professionals need access to the best practices and strategies available. ACDI delivers services and support to many healthcare facilities already using PaperCut MF and is always looking for new and innovative ways to be better than yesterday. We want to help you recover from the disruption caused by COVID-19, and because of that, we are focused on giving a voice to innovative ideas within our teams. We are offering the highest quality advice and enabling the most compelling shared experiences possible throughout all ACDI. We know that this current crisis will accelerate the digital transformation, and the months ahead will be a challenge for everyone. Never has there been a more important time to unite and share stories. 

Healthcare has become the benchmark of how we approach navigating today’s difficult waters and prepare for the emerging new normal. These regulatory changes inevitably represent a significant shift in how healthcare will be delivered beyond 2020. From how facilities offer electronic record-keeping applications to screen COVID-19 patients, to the way they monitor symptom checklists. The top priorities are accessibility, accountability, cost savings, and security tracking for healthcare workers to receive and examine the data results. 

Health tech leaders globally are giving their insights into the COVID-19 crisis. The conversation is about the long-term implications for hospitals, clinicians, startups, patients, and health technology. It’s a well-known issue that 71% of physicians say that EHR systems contribute significantly to the issues within the processes, according to a 2018 survey from Stanford Medicine and Harris Poll. With increased challenges comes greater responsibility, ACDI understands how to help you circumvent those challenges. 

ACDI delivers the security needed to support the advancements that are sure to come out of the crisis and the software to keep costs low. The healthcare industry will be hit hard at the end of the crisis. A silver lining is that the focus going forward will confidently head in a fully mobile/remote direction. We want to see doctors use smartphones for patients just like they do in their everyday lives. That means handling messaging, reminders, and note-taking on a device in a secure way that’s connected to the health record. PaperCut’s high level of security features will become imperative for these facilities. The doctor, as the consumer, security, and managing tools that make tasks such as messaging and collaborating safer, will be essential. 

All technologies companies understand the need for an accessible, accountable, and secure platform. We understand the significance of helping all the facilities in the healthcare systems share data in the cloud. The COVID-19 crisis represents that actual test. ACDI has a framework that can help ensure user tracking tools, which will not only aid in cost recovery but also help departments be more accountable and secure!

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PaperCut and etherFAX Streamline Healthcare Document Exchange

While the healthcare world is no stranger to groundbreaking new solutions and technologies, there are still some aspects of day-to-day operations where healthcare professionals rely on the same tried and tested methods, most notably with document exchange. According to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, 89 percent of medical offices and 70 percent of healthcare organizations still rely on fax machines and phone lines to transfer and retrieve patient records or order prescriptions. Additionally, 75 percent of all medical communication is still transmitted by fax. That’s why ACDI was proud to introduce an expansion of the PaperCut Scan to Fax application to include etherFAX connection capabilities.

Maintaining Data Security with PaperCut

Recognizing the need to protect confidential patient data and information, PaperCut MF’s security provides peace of mind for healthcare professionals around the world. Physical measures protect documents throughout their entire lifecycle, and end-to-end encryption keeps data as breach-proof as possible.

Ensuring complete visibility into who’s printing what and when to maintain HIPAA compliance, PaperCut MF allows users to add digital signatures, audit logs, and print job logs to maintain complete visibility on who’s printing what. The last thing a hospital or clinic needs is patient information ending up in the wrong hands, and secure print release makes sure that fear never becomes a reality by requiring authentication before printing any document.

Printing isn’t the only form of document exchange present in healthcare facilities, and PaperCut MF provides the same level of security for scanning. The Admin web interface allows for specific configuration on a variety of features, including scan actions, OCR settings, default scan settings, cloud destination options, and shared folder settings. Most notably for healthcare professionals, PaperCut also allows users to scan to fax with connectors such as etherFAX.

Utilizing the etherFAX Secure Exchange Network

etherFAX is a secure data transmission solution that leverages hybrid cloud fax services for fast, reliable, and cost-effective fax communications. With more than six million connected endpoints, the etherFAX Secure Exchange Network (SEN) is the world’s largest fax network, supporting every major fax server, application, and fax-enabled device. Systems within the etherFAX ecosystem can communicate directly with each other without the use of telephony, while the SEN is capable of sending color, high-resolution, documents, and fully encrypted payloads with no change in the user experience.

In the pursuit of seamless data exchange, faxing remains a steadfast ally in the healthcare industry and its reliability and security make it a trusted means of data transmission. Intelligent Document Capture lies at the core of etherFAX’s capabilities, ensuring that even handwritten or printed text in faxed documents can be automatically converted into machine-readable data, enhancing efficiency and accuracy in healthcare workflows.

With innovative solutions from PaperCut and etherFAX, the ACDI team is committed to providing a secure environment for healthcare professionals to exchange, extract, and integrate data. It’s our mission to empower organizations to enhance productivity and increase value with real, tangible benefits. The future of healthcare document exchange is here, and it’s powered by PaperCut, etherFAX, and ACDI.

ACDI Announces PaperCut Scan to Fax Expansion with etherFAX
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ACDI Announces PaperCut Scan to Fax Expansion with etherFAX

ACDI Announces PaperCut Scan to Fax Expansion with etherFAX

BENTON, Ark. — Access Control Devices, Inc. (ACDI), a world-class service and solutions provider, is pleased to announce an expansion of the PaperCut Scan to Fax application to include etherFAX connection capabilities.

etherFAX is a secure data transmission solution that leverages hybrid cloud fax services for fast, reliable, and cost-effective fax communications. This expansion will allow ACDI’s PaperCut users to utilize the etherFAX cloud and secure document exchange network to securely send business-critical documents and high-resolution digital content.

“Our team is steadfast in our commitment to provide solutions that drive efficiency and productivity for organizations everywhere, and we’re excited to announce the addition of etherFAX to our PaperCut offering. We are always searching for ways to add value for our resellers, and this addition will provide a new enhancement to their integrated scanning experience.”

David Brown, Senior Product Manager, ACDI Tweet

Founded in 2009, etherFAX provides an intelligent, software-defined network and suite of applications to facilitate the exchange of business-critical documents and information. Its patented technology is widely utilized across a broad range of industries.

“Integrating etherFAX with PaperCut through ACDI offers a transformative solution for businesses aiming to streamline their document transmission processes. etherFAX's secure, cloud-based network ensures fast, reliable, and cost-effective document exchange, perfectly complementing PaperCut's industry-leading secure print management. This partnership not only enhances operational efficiency and productivity but also delivers a seamless and secure document exchange experience for customers using fax across various industries. By leveraging etherFAX's advanced technology, PaperCut users can now enjoy an enriched scanning and faxing experience, reinforcing our commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction."

Ben Manning, Senior Product Director, etherFAX Tweet

PaperCut is an industry leader in secure print management software that saves time and works across all platforms, including multi-server and multi-operating system environments. Its Scan to Fax feature allows users to scan any document and send it by fax through a quick, seamless, and intuitive process.

ACDI has been a PaperCut authorized solution center for more than 10 years, delivering a complete package of services, including sales and technical support, training, compatible hardware, and remote and onsite installations. As the largest distributor of PaperCut print management software worldwide, the ACDI team is committed to providing industry-leading solutions to streamline business processes across all industries.

About ACDI

Since 1994, office equipment suppliers have trusted Access Control Devices, Inc. (ACDI) to provide industry-leading capture, print management, electric vehicle (EV) charging, and cost-recovery solutions to streamline office technology and the document lifecycle. From hardware payment solutions, proximity card readers, and EV charging stations to digital workflow automation, fleet management, and analytics software, ACDI’s extensive portfolio pairs seamlessly with its industry-leading project coordination, installation, marketing, and sales expertise. These solutions drive efficiency and productivity for thousands of organizations across education, healthcare, government, and beyond through global channel distribution and development partnerships with the most prominent copier and printer manufacturers. For more information, visit www.acd-inc.com.