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"The scanning project is perfect! We have been able to post the information
electronically for our boards and committees to access quickly and easily. It has saved us so much time!" Deanna Flanagan
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2,373,124 pounds of paper
That's what JFE shred in the past 12 months.
That's 1,187 TONS, and the saving of: 28,477 trees
8.3-million gallons of fresh water
4.75-million KWh hours of electricity
71,220 pounds of air pollutants
3,798 cubic yards of space in landfills
And every scrap of JFE shredded paper was recycled into paper products made by Americans for use by Americans.
JFE Free Shred Day
Friday, July 23, 10:00am to 3:00pm
518 SE Adams, downtown |
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Meet the Staff | |  Jennie Selders
A singer, a baker and a candlestick maker, Jennie Selders was one of the first JFE customers to use RSWeb. Customer? She worked for Fiserv for 15 years, and when the office moved to Kansas City, Jennie did not.
"Fiserv stores boxes at JFE, and it was imperative to enter the correct data of the box contents into the software," she explained. "RSWeb is terrific; I could place orders and update file information from my office desk."
As JFE Administrative Assistant, Jennie is responsible for assisting customers by phone or in person at our office, purchasing supplies and posting customer payments. "I love the peace of mind we offer our customers," she said. "Our security measures and AAA NAID certification enable our customers to have faith that we will take care of and protect their confidential information whether we are storing it, scanning it, or shredding it."
Jennie is a very organized person. "I think in Excel format," she shrugged. A life long Topeka resident, she enjoys spending time with her family (especially nephew Ian) and friends, and says she feels just as comfortable in front of a computer or a video game.
The Jayhawk File Express staff depends on her bright smile and infectious giggle. "I generally keep the staff on their toes!" she smiled. |
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Funding for Health IT | | Grants for Electronic Health Records
In early June, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $83.9 million in grants to help networks of health centers adopt electronic health records (EHR) and other health information technology (HIT) systems.
The funds are part of the $2 billion allotted to HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to expand health care services to low-income and uninsured individuals through its health center program. "We need health information technology to bring our health care system into the 21st century," said Sebelius. "This essential technology improves the quality of care we all receive and helps make care more efficient."
Forty-five grants will support new and enhanced EHR implementation projects as well as HIT innovation projects. Funds will allow grantees to use EHR technology to improve health care quality, efficiency, and patient safety. Eligible professionals practicing within health centers who are able to demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology may be eligible for incentive payments provided under Medicaid and Medicare. |
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An Office of Federal Identity Protection in the Federal Trade Commission will be a result of the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act passing in Congress. Penalties will increase for those who commit the crime and will make it unlawful for organizations to conceal a security breach involving personal data. |
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White Paper Available | | Controlling E-Health Info
 This white paper examines issues regarding whether, to what extent, and how individuals should have the ability to exercise control over their health information in an electronic health information exchange environment. It looks at existing approaches and details policy options, considerations, and analysis. This white paper will serve as input to, and be reviewed by, the HIT Policy Committee's Privacy and Security Workgroup as it prepares to make recommendations related to consumer consent in an electronic health information exchange environment. The white paper is the first in a series of privacy and security reports developed by George Washington University under contract with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. Click here to select. |
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Paper Records Protection, part 5 | | Have an Emergency Plan
Larger organizations with sufficient resources should appoint a risk manager who is responsible for protecting the records storage site. In addition to overseeing the life safety systems; fire prevention, inspection, and property surveys; and the proper operation and maintenance of the fire protection equipment, the risk manager should also develop and implement an emergency plan. This plan should include an annual exercise involving both management and staff, and lessons learned from the exercise should be used to update the plan.
Jayhawk File Express can help you with paper and electronic record protection, and assist during Disaster Recovery exercises. Contact Betty Barker for details. |
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Social Sites and Privacy
 There are 300-million Facebook users.
People spend 8-billion minutes on Facebook each day.There are 30-million Twitter accounts.
There are 125-million MySpace accounts.
How safe is your privacy when you're being social?
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Al Franken (D-MN), and Mark Begich (D-AK) urged Facebook to fix its private policy to block users' personal information from being accessed by third parties without the users' consent. The senators sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging the company to revisit its decision, made in late April, to provide select third-party websites with personal information that users previously had the ability to keep private.
The senators said the recent changes by Facebook fundamentally alter the relationship between users and the social networking site. Previously, users had the ability to determine what information they wished to share publicly and what information they wanted to keep private. In their letter, the senators urged Facebook to adjust its policy so users' information stays private by default and can be shared with third parties only if the user opts in.
In late May, Zuckerberg announced: "Today we're starting to roll out some changes that will make all of these controls a lot simpler. We've focused on three things: a single control for your content, more powerful controls for your basic information and an easy control to turn off all applications." |
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