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There are currently over 1.8 million miles of oil and gas pipelines in North America. The pipeline operators, midstream, and gas transmission operators, along with the government, have a desire to improve the safety of these valuable energy assets. In July 2020, The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) rolled out new rules covering pipeline safety, including a portion of the Mega Rule that focuses on the safety of gas transmission pipelines and another rule that addresses the safety of hazardous liquid pipelines.
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Many organizations want the benefits of effective information management but struggle with applying specific policies and processes to their storage systems. Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) from SAP enables organizations to implement their information management vision across applications, databases, operating systems, and hardware platforms. The ILM platform uses five distinct stages to manage the data and information lifecycle.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed organizations of all sizes and within every industry to virtual companies overnight. As a result, many organizations have been forced to accept that resources do not have to be located in the same office to be productive. Employees are now more aware of how their company prioritizes their health and safety and are looking to work for an organization that makes this a priority.
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A surgical preference card contains the list of instruments, equipment, and supplies that a surgeon needs to efficiently perform a particular procedure safely. The preference card is the surgeon’s personalized “recipe” for that procedure, customized to their needs.
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In today’s world we have advancements in reusable rockets make returning to the moon a reality, more electric cars on the highways with improved lithium batteries designs, new financial technologies that allow for simple banking activities from anywhere and medical therapies to improve our lives daily. Yet as we near 2021, hospitals still overwhelmingly rely on manually processing paper from patients, doctors, and insurance companies. While the types of documents that need to be addressed in this paper channel is large, prior authorizations, referrals, healthcare assessment forms, and explanation of benefits are the most common document types that arrive in paper form.
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HOUSTON, TX, October 8, 2020 — Alitek is proud to be a technology partner with Mercy Ships as the charity reveals construction of the world’s largest NGO hospital ship, the Global Mercy, which they plan to sail to Africa in late 2021. Mercy Ships, a faith-based global organization powered by charitable donors and volunteers, has been providing world-class surgical care to those in need for more than 40 years, free of charge.
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Power generation, distribution, and grid management companies have invested significant resources into gathering real-time data with sensor technology. With some estimates indicating that power grids may be less than 50% efficient, organizations are seeking to improve operational efficiency by leveraging big data. However, despite an increase in data collection, most efforts have not led to significant operation improvements in device and grid management. In fact, many companies are using less than 10% of this data because of the overwhelming volume of sensor data that is collected.
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Healthcare organizations are experiencing difficult economic and operational challenges. The business processes in place today were implemented at a time with less data volume, business complexity, and financial pressure on the organization. In today’s competitive environment, business processes need to be evaluated continually and adapted to meet organizations goals.
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Minimizing aircraft downtime, attaining real-time maintenance scheduling and repair, and reducing overall aircraft operating costs is one of the competitive drivers for aircraft owners and operators. In the current economic environment, improvements to these non-operational activities can make a significant impact to the bottom line for an airline. Today, Aircraft Health Monitoring Systems (AHMS) use real-time data captured through various sensors integrated on aircraft parts to enhance reliability and safety of the aircraft. AHMS can optimize MRO costs by replacing time-intensive and invasive maintenance work with non-invasive inspections, and testing that report on the aircrafts’ condition and minimize aircraft downtime.
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In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, companies are looking for tools that hold the promise of cutting costs and boosting revenue. This trend is especially apparent in the healthcare sector, where revenue is directly related to process efficiency in areas ranging from prior authorizations, to enrollment, to referrals, to pharmacy management. In this article we will examine some of the technologies, like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and Intelligent Capture, that Alitek is leveraging to make healthcare companies more agile and profitable in 2020 and beyond.
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