Electronic Medical Records vs. Electronic Health Records

Blog, Uncategorized / By / April 23, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

Most healthcare providers have heard about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  An important component of the ARRA comes from the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.  This component of HITECH provides incentives to encourage information technology across the healthcare industry.  Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems and Electronic Health Records …

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Strange Label Printer Sightings from the Field

Blog, Uncategorized / By / April 18, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

Submitted by John James; guest blogger Over the past few months, I have had occasion to visit my local car dealership service center several times. Auto shop waiting rooms not being the most interesting environments on my list, I would wander the floor and check out the newest vehicles and chat casually with the office …

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Use Digital Signage to Motivate Your Warehouse Team!

Blog, Uncategorized / By / April 13, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

The last time you were in the airport, you probably took advantage of the flight status monitors to check whether your flight was on time and whether you were at the right gate.  Through these monitors, real time information is displayed and used to keep the flow of passengers going to the right locations and …

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Use Barcode Scanning to Speed Up Tax Preparation Today!

Blog, Uncategorized / By / April 10, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

Did you know barcode scanning can speed up tax preparations for both individuals and companies?  In November 2010, the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) announced that it was adding bar codes to W-2 forms.  Then, in November 2011, the IRS also published a set of bar code specifications for the K-1 forms for individual returns (1041s) …

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Burr, How Does Cold Storage Impact Business?

Blog, Uncategorized / By / April 4, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

Let me begin by sharing how cold environments could effect technology. Think about it; materials like plastic on keyboards or rubber gaskets can become brittle, liquid crystal displays can freeze, touch screens can malfunction as ice develops between the screen and the front bezel. In addition, connectors may shrink and loosen and mounting brackets on …

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“We’ve Never Seen That Before…” and Other Tech Support Answers

Blog, Uncategorized / By / March 27, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

Life is grand.  Your data center is running on all cylinders.  People are using the computer system as it was designed.  You have your feet up on your desk listening to your Bee Gees 8-track tape.  Then, out of the blue, you get beckoned to come down to the warehouse because “something just isn’t right.”  …

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Industrial PCs Make the PCB & PCBA Testing Process Smoother

Blog, Uncategorized / By / March 19, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

During my time in Industrial Computing, I have found that Industrial PCs are the most suitable solution for a number of projects involving rugged environments, including testing Print Circuit Boards (PCB) and Print Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA). Industrial PCs have an abundance of filtered cooling fans.  These fans provide optimized and streamlined airflow and allow …

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Asset Management vs. Inventory Management

Blog, Uncategorized / By / March 5, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

Is your company considering implementing an Asset Management System? Or maybe you are thinking about an Inventory Management System? What’s the difference, you ask? Well, Merriam-Webster defines an asset as an owned item of value.  In contrast, it defines inventory as the quantity of materials on hand.  Why does this difference matter?  If your company …

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Is RFID for Logistics Still Alive?

Blog, Uncategorized / By / February 28, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

After years of hearing about RFID and the Walmart and U.S. Department of Defense mandates, I was curious to find out if RFID technology had delivered on its promises.  Has RFID transformed the supply chain and eliminated out-of-stock issues? According to a recent DC Velocity study of warehousing and distribution clients about their use of …

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We can do that! As told by an IT bit-head…..

Blog, Uncategorized / By / February 21, 2012 / 4 minutes of reading

How many times have you tried to get your IT department to (A) answer a question, (B) respond to an RFP process review, (C) develop an application, or (D) just not get in the way?  Now, I know that I just ticked off a bunch of bit-heads, but these characteristics do not apply to all …

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