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Topic: Get Organized

Clean Desk Policy to Beat Business Spies

Clean Desk Policy to Beat Business Spies

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Aug. 28, 2017 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. You’ve studied up on malware and hackers. Maybe you’ve beefed up the IT department and designed a fierce cybersecurity program with firewalls and multiple backups. Perhaps you’ve even educated your team, warning them about opening unfamiliar […]

New Year, New Corodata Website

Thanks to your input, we’ve updated the Corodata website. We think you’ll love the new, modern look as much as we do. Check out the new, easy-to-use features, mobile-friendly design, and more. 1. Live Chat. Questions? Need help navigating the Corodata website? Have a specific issue that needs to be addressed? No problem. With just […]

Are you in control of your business files? (Take this Quiz to find out)

Just because you have control doesn’t mean you’re in control. Ask yourself these six questions to find out if your’re in total control of your important business records and files.
Taking Control of Your Business Files

Taking Control of Your Business Files

Did you pass the quiz? If you answered “yes” to all six quiz questions, then you’re in total control of your files, your business, and your risk exposure. Well done—keep it up! Fewer than six “yes” answers? Then it’s time to review your records management practices. Whether they need a few tweaks or a total […]
Organizational Tools for Records Managers (& Everyone Else)

Organizational Tools for Records Managers (& Everyone Else)

Whether your job is keeping tabs on every file and folder, or you are a fan of a tightly organized ship, here are Corodata’s picks for what well-run businesses need for proper records management. First, the basics These are the fundamental requirements for order and keeping clutter to a minimum.

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10 Must-Ask Questions For Healthcare

Hurricane Katrina changed the thinking of many medical offices and healthcare facility’s about Record Storage needs. According to the American Health Information Management Association, there are certain medical Record Storage issues that healthcare organizations should take into account to secure paper-based and digital data records:

How to use box storage for a clean slate at work

For most people, a new year means getting organized at home and trying to adopt a new routine for their own betterment. But, more often than not, maintaining a spick-and-span workspace and managing files falls wayside to these personal priorities, and it really shouldn’t. Why, you ask? Just think about it: a clean workspace and […]
Eight Easy Steps to a More Organized Desk

Eight Easy Steps to a More Organized Desk

Consider the current statistics: The use of office paper has tripled since the birth of the computer. The average office employee spends 1.5 hours a day (6 weeks per year) looking for misplaced things. Then there is the 21% of Americans who have missed vital work deadlines due to clutter. Nearly half say that disorganization […]

Give Your Files a High 5

A Records Management Veteran’s Approach to Getting and Staying Organized. (Part 2) Adopt these 5 ideas to really use your documents—not just store them. In last month’s newsletter, Do it like Dewey, we looked at the Dewey Decimal System as an example of an effective records management system (possibly the most effective in the world). […]