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China power problems close factories
- Reuters News Service reports that several key Apple and Tesla suppliers have halted production at some of their Chinese facilities to comply with country’s tighter energy consumption policies
- Foxconn, aka Hon Hai Precision, owner of Sharp, said it suspended production at its facilities in Kunshan, China in direct response to city’s policy of stopping electricity supply for industrial use
- CNN reported that “power cuts that reduce factory output could deliver a one-two punch that may knock China’s fragile recovery off course, while spelling further trouble for global supply chains that are already struggling to cope”
Supply chain issues continue
- Article published in Daily Mail newspaper
- Reporting that cargo ships anchored off New York and Los Angeles now face a delay of 4 weeks to berth and unload
- Also reports that freight trains in Chicago area are backed up 25 miles
Fujifilm to compete with Xerox in Europe/SA
- Nikkei Asia newspaper is reporting that Fujifilm will be selling its MFPs, PPS and printers in Europe and South America
- This will put it in direct competition with Xerox, which relabels Fujifilm’s products
- Fujifilm will continue to supply Xerox with equipment until 2024 under current agreement
- Unknown when Fujifilm will enter the S.
Canon launches new wide format printers
- Now shipping the imagePROGRAF GP-2000, GP-4000, GP-200 and GP-300 wide format color inkjet printers
- Widths of 24”, 44”, 24” and 36” respectively
- Supports vivid neon colors
- Radiant Infusion technology
- Pantone Calibrated license for Pantone Pastels and Neons Guide Coated
- GP-2000 and GP-4000 models offer 10 colors of ink
- GP-200 and GP-300 models offer 5 colors of ink
Canon wins production print contract
- Award from Marshfield Clinic Health System, headquartered in Marshfield, Wisconsin
- Installed new varioPRINT i300 production color inkjet system
- will be used to produce brochures, letters, booklets and marketing materials
HP wins production print contract
- Award from Prime Rate, a commercial printer in the country of Hungary
- Installed a PageWide Web Press T240D production color inkjet system
- Will be used for book publishing
HP publishes results of security survey
- 39% of office workers were unsure of their existing data security policies
- 36% had been given training on how to protect their home network
- 54% were more worried about company deadlines than exposing business to a data breach
- 48% thought security policies are a hindrance
- 37% say security policies are too restrictive
- 48% said security measures result in a lot of wasted time
- 31% have tried to circumvent security
- 83% of IT teams believe that working from home is a “ticking time bomb” for breach
- 80% said IT security is a “thankless task”
HP launches two new inkjet MFPs
- Now offering the Smart Tank 7300 and Smart Tank 7000 models
- MSRPs of $499 and $399 respectively
- Use refillable ink bottles instead of replacement cartridges
- Color ink bottles hold 70 milliliters for $14.99 each, rated at 8,000 pages based on 5% coverage per page
- Black ink bottle holds 135 milliliters for $16.99 each, rated at 6,000 pages based on 5% coverage per page
- Print, copy and scan features standard
- 7300 model has document feeder holds up to 35 originals
- Auto duplex
- Security features standard include virus and malware protection
- Built-in print controller
- WiFi and USB
- 7300 model also has 10/100/1000BaseT port
Kofax hires new executive
- Announced that Adam Field is new SVP of Technology Strategy and Experience
- Will drive innovation and optimize Kofax customer experiences
- Reports to Chris Huff, Chief Strategy Officer
- (Konica Minolta offers Kofax’s ControlSuite solutions for document capture and print management)
Sharp launches 2 new production printers
- Sharp is owned by Foxconn, aka Hon Hai Precision of Taiwan
- Now shipping the MX-M1206 and MX-M1056 production b/w laser systems
- Top speeds of 120ppm and 105ppm respectively
- 4” color LCD touchscreen on an armature
- Document feeder holds up to 300 originals
- Top scan speed of 120opm or 240ipm
- Scans both sides of original at same time
- Scan to OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Box and Google Drive
- OCR standard (MS Office and searchable PDFs)
– 1200x1200dpi
- 2 second first copy out time
- Maximum of 13,500 sheet paper supply with options
- Triple air feed paper handling option
- Handles up to cover stock (300gsm)
- Optional 500 sheet bypass
- Finishing options include:
- GBC SmartPunch plus
- 100 sheet stapling
- Booklet making (up to 80 page booklets) with optional trimmer
- Hole punch kit
- Curl correction unit
- Multi folding unit
- Plockmatic booklet maker (up to 120 pages)
- Cover inserter
- Built-in print controller
- 4GHz processor
- 6GB RAM
- 1 terabyte hard drive with data encryption and data overwrite
- Optional MX-FR66U data security kit for certified security features
- Synappx Go compatible (downloadable apps to panel)
- Security features standard include Firmware Attack Prevention, Self Recovery and Application Whitelisting
- Adobe embedded print engine technology
- PCL and PS print drivers standard
- 10/100/1000BaseT & USB ports
- Optional EFI Fiery print server with 7GHz processor and 8GB RAM
Sharp’s parent buys auto plant
- Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision of Taiwan, is owner of Sharp
- Announced that it will be acquiring Lordstown Motors ’s plant in Ohio
- Lordstown Motors acquired the plant from General Motors in 2019, which was originally opened in 1966
- Plan is to use plant to manufacture electric vehicles
Ricoh to launch new A4 b/w MFP
- Soon to ship M320F, an A4 b/w laser desktop MFP
- Also to launch the P311 a new single function b/w A4 laser printer
- Both are 34ppm top speed
Ricoh signs new contract for service
- (Ricoh has been offering its direct branch service organization for hire to support other non-print related technologies)
- Announced contract with Coghlin Companies, headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts
- Coghlin is a product development and contract manufacturing services provider
- Includes industrial robotics, medical devices, additive manufacturing,
- “leverage the global Ricoh service delivery infrastructure to support their offerings”
- Will include end user training, remote services, ongoing maintenance and onsite break/fix
Lexmark launches new solution
- Lexmark is a division of Ninestar of China
- Now offering the new Lexmark Optra IoT Platform
- Enables customers to connect data from their devices with data from their other systems, such as their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems and CRM (customer relation management) systems
- Enables predictive service, flagging issues before they occur
- Maximize device lifecycles based on device sensor information
- Monitor devices through their lifecycle
- Obtains performance and sensor data from Lexmark printers and MFPs
- Reporting dashboards and business process templates
- Lexmark has a team of dedicated consultants to assist in implementation
Hyland offers new features for OnBase ECM
- Integration with com
- Integration with Adobe Sign Expanded
- Intelligent automation capabilities within Nuxeo Insights
- Hyland Epic Hyperdrive allows ability to view, scan and sign deficiencies for unstructured content within Epic EHR workflows
- Intelligent MedRecords Validated automatically classifies patient documents and send them to HIM (health information management) experts using machine learning
PaperCut new feature for Sharp & Ricoh
- PaperCut announced that its Hive product now offers “Quick Scan” feature for Ricoh and Sharp MFPs
- Customizable for specific users
- Scan to cloud storage
Dealership has new ownership
- Chelsey Bode announced she is new owner of Pearson-Kelly Technology, headquartered in Springfield, Missouri
- Has been the primary partner in charge of day-to-day operations since 2011
- Previous owner was Mike Kelly, who is Chelsey’ father
New remote meter read solution
- Always Reporting Data of Fairfield, New Jersey, announced it has launched AR Data
- Enables copiers and printers to always report meters
- Is a stick-on relay box which mounts on back or any brand of copier or printer
- Web interface to register dealer’s managed print service software
- Available from Ingram Micro distributor
- MSRP of $99.99
Postal mail volume down
- Data published by the United States Postal Service
- First class mail volume down from 9 billion in 2019 to 52.6 billion in 2020
- Marketing mail volume down from 7 billion to 64.1 billion
College students prefer printed textbooks
- Survey results published by Direct Textbook
- 62% of college students in U.S. surveyed said they prefer studying with printed textbooks versus electronic versions
- Claim print is easier to read than on screen
- 25% admit to printing pages from electronic textbooks
- 70% of those that choose electronic books say their top reason for choosing is that they believe it is better for environment
Commercial printers employment up
- Data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
- All employment up 4% year over year
- Production positions up 4%
- Publishing positions up 3%
- Graphic design up 4%
- Direct mail advertising up 7%
- US total labor force participation rate is still low at 61.7%
Most company PCs don’t meet requirement?
- Lansweeper Inc. published results of survey which scanned 30 million devices in 60,000 different organizations
- 55% of PC workstations being used in US companies surveyed can NOT be upgraded to new Microsoft Windows 11 due to minimum hardware requirements
- (great opportunity for offering AllCovered managed IT services)
- Windows 11 launch in scheduled for 10/5/2021
- Support for Windows 10 ends on 10/2025
- Requirements include:
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB data storage
- UEFI secure boot
- DirectX 12 graphics card
- TPM (trusted platform module) 2.0
Digitalization hurts employee productivity?
- Research published by Cornell University of Ithaca, NY and Qatalog
- 45% claim it makes them less productive when they constantly glance between email inboxes, tools, documents, and more onscreen
- 43% say it is exhausting to constantly switch between tools
- Spend an average of 36 minutes daily switching between tools
- Average of 10 minutes spent to get back in to good workflow after they have entered a new app
- Spend 59 minutes each day on average looking for information hidden within folders on different applications
- Have to interrupt at least 2 coworkers up to 5 times per day to get assistance in locating information
- 54% say adding apps to improve workflow actually makes it harder to find data they need
CYBERSECURITY & HEALTHCARE VERTICAL NEWS
Feds to provide $1 billion for HC to spend
- The Department of Health & Human Services announced that it has allocated nearly $1 billion in funding
- 1,292 healthcare facilities across the U.S. will receive these funds which include spending on “equipment”
- Link to see which facilities are getting the funds, and how much:
New person in charge of HIPAA enforcement
- President Biden appointed Lisa Pino as new Director of the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Health & Human Services
- Previously worked in the Department of Homeland Security for President Obama
Cerner has new CEO and policy change
- David Feinberg, MD, MBA takes the helm as president and CEO of Cerner.
- Predecessor Brent Shafer ends his 3 years and eight months with CERN shares down 6% versus the Nasdaq’s 101%
- extended its return-to-office date from 8/1/2021 to January 10, 2022
Epic wins EHR contract
- Award from Walmart Health
- Will be implemented in 4 of the Walmart Health Centers in Florida
MEDITECH wins EHR contract
- Award from Unity Health of Searcy, Arkansas
- Will implement MEDITECH Expanse
Access wins solution contract
- Award from Star Valley Health of Wyoming
- Installed Access eForms eSignature Platform solution
- Claims that solution will reduce printing of 750,000 pages per year
Healthcare fraud in the news
- The U.S. Justice Department announced it has charged 6 physical therapists in New York and 2 acupuncturists
- Allegedly involved in a $20 million fraud scheme for billing Medicare for services not actually rendered
HIPAA & Cybersecurity Updates
- Springhill Medical Center of Mobile, Alabama is being sued by a mother who alleges that her baby died as a result of hospital’s negligence that allowed ransomware to shut down
- Schneck Medical Center of Seymour, Indiana notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware
- Horizon House of Philadelphia, PA notified 35,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware
- Hospital boards are “pouring money” into cybersecurity due to the rise of ransomware attacks, according to article in Healthcare IT News magazine
- (more opportunity to resell HIPAA services from AllCovered Healthcare)
- Allen Independent School District of Texas notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after ransomware
- Paxton Media Group of Kentucky was hit by a lawsuit claiming the company was negligent after info on 20,000 employees was exposed after
- Safeway stores in Washington D.C. notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after COVID-19 vaccine paper records were
- Zimperium zLabs reports that the GriftHorse Trojan has stolen info from 10 million users of Android-based smartphones and
- Researchers at universities in England are warning of a major security vulnerabilities in the
Apply Pay platform.
- Neiman Marcus department stores, headquartered in Dallas, TX, notified 4.6 million customers that their info was exposed after cybersecurity
- McAllen Surgical Specialty Center of Texas notified 29,227 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware
- ZDNet magazine publishes result of survey of healthcare IT security professionals:
- 36% say ransomware attacks increase complications for patients following medical procedures
- 70% saw delays in procedures and test results
- 70% of patients had longer stay at hospital
- 20% say attack lead to increase in deaths
- Mercy Grace Private Practice of Gilbert, AZ notified 4,500 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing
- Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center of California notified 12,921 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing
- Healthpointe Medical Group of La Mirada, CA notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware
- The Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation of West Sacramento, CA notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware
- The Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio in Blue Ash, OH notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing
- Golden Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas, NV notified an unknown number of customers that their info was exposed after malware
- United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley in California notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware
- Carmel Clay School District of Indiana notified 15,817 students that their info was exposed after email phishing
- Greenville County Public School District of Emporia, Virginia notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after ransomware
- The Epilepsy Foundation of Texas notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing
- Pottawatomie County officials in Kansas notified an unknown number of citizens that their info was exposed after recent ransomware attack. Officials admitted to paying the ransom.
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