ACDI Success Spotlight: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

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What happens when you have uncontrolled printing in an organization with over 10,000 employees and 2,700 students? For UAMS, the result was skyrocketing print costs and an abundance of wasted paper. UAMS, being both in the healthcare and education industries, required a multi-faceted print management solution to meet their specific needs.

UAMS’ IT team was tasked with bringing a diverse range of devices, users, and locations under one effective system. Key initiatives included compliance with HIPAA and other regulatory laws, providing access to key reports, and having the ability to audit usage with ease.

Enter PaperCut MF. UAMS’ office equipment provider guided the school through implementing the solution and integrating it with their existing badge system. By utilizing PaperCut MF’s detailed reporting features, administrators now had the tools to automatically gather data and see where print volumes were concentrated. Having the capability to identify large volumes opened up new avenues for alternative workflow solutions. IT administrators were able to enact policies to promote sensible usage while users were encouraged to print securely at cost-efficient devices.

See how Arkansas’ largest public employer, gained control of employee and guest printing while saving $3,000,000 since installing PaperCut MF. 

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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.

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