An acceptable use policy (AUP) is a document stipulating constraints and practices that a user must agree to for access to a corporate network, the internet or other resources. Many businesses and educational institutions require employees or students to sign an AUP before being granted a network ID.
From an information technology (IT) perspective, an AUP states what a user can and cannot do when using computers and computing resources. This applies whether the organization provides the device or it is a personal device that the user provides.
One of the benefits of an AUP is that it spells out acceptable and unacceptable employee behavior and actions. AUPs also provide a company with a legal mechanism to compel compliance, and they describe penalties for noncompliance.
Internet service providers (ISPs) usually require new customers to sign an AUP. It may be part of a service level agreement (SLA) between the ISP and customer.
The following are nine stipulations that might be included in an ISP’s acceptable use policy:
A disclaimer is often included in an AUP absolving the organization from responsibility for a data breach, malware or other issue. Statements about when a person is in violation of this policy and when law enforcement might be called in could also be included.
The following are examples of areas where an acceptable use policy could be helpful:
Signing an acceptable use policy may be required as part of an employment contract. It often happens during the employee onboarding process or as needed with existing employees.
However, employees must be reminded periodically of their responsibility to understand and adhere to the rules spelled out in the AUP. Some best practices that help employees comply with these policies include the following:
BYOD acceptable use policies are becoming common. Find out more about BYOD policy enforcement and creation.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PandaDoc, the leading all-in-one document workflow automation platform, today announced that with the PandaDoc Connector by QuickBooks app, PandaDoc now integrates with QuickBooks Online Advanced, Intuit’s leading financial management platform for mid-sized businesses.
The PandaDoc Connector by QuickBooks app lets QuickBooks Online Advanced (QBOAV) customers create custom templates for specific business needs, merge contracts capability with eSignature and track document status—all from within the QuickBooks platform. Customers will be able to customize vendor and customer-facing documents and save time with automated document creation. Through this integration, growing businesses will be able to leverage the combined power of PandaDoc and QuickBooks to create, track, and sign business critical documents easily and efficiently.
“Our integration with PandaDoc is another step towards delivering solutions that fit the specific needs of mid-sized businesses with ease and efficiency,” said Kelly Vincent, QuickBooks Vice President of Mid-Market Small Business at Intuit. “The flexibility of PandaDoc, coupled with the goodness of QuickBooks Online Advanced, enables our platform to become the single source of truth for document management.”
The PandaDoc Connector by QuickBooks app allows QuickBooks Online Advanced customers to:
“The powerful combination of PandaDoc and QuickBooks technology lets customers connect their QuickBooks Online Advanced invoices to beautiful customer-facing documents,” said Nate Gilmore, CRO, PandaDoc. “Businesses today seek to maximize their time and automate everyday business tasks. Getting business documents e-signed and automating data collection, invoicing, and payments is a great time saver.”
For more information, visit PandaDoc Connector by QuickBooks
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Since its founding in 2013, PandaDoc has been on a mission to empower growing businesses to thrive by taking the work out of document workflows. PandaDoc provides an all-in-one document workflow automation platform with eSignature capabilities. PandaDoc helps fast-scaling teams accelerate the ability to create, manage and sign digital documents, including proposals, quotes and contracts and more. More than 35,000 customers are using PandaDoc to improve document workflow, insights and speed while providing an amazing experience for the end users. PandaDoc is backed by leading venture firms and corporate investors, including OMERS Growth Equity, G-Squared, Altos Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners, One Peak Partners, M12 (Microsoft), and HubSpot. PandaDoc is proudly a remote-first global company.
The alliance automates insurance document data extraction and delivers intelligence dashboards, equipping risk managers with deeper program visibility
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Riskonnect, the leader in integrated risk management (IRM) solutions, today announced a new partnership with LineSlip Solutions, the leader in insurance technology for extracting and managing insurance program data. LineSlip’s AI technology is now integrated directly into Riskonnect’s Risk Management Information System (RMIS) solution, enabling customers to significantly streamline and automate insurance program management.
LineSlip reads, extracts, and organizes key policy information without manual keying. Insurance program data is ingested into Riskonnect automatically, allowing customers to take a strategic approach to insurance management and get even more value out of the Riskonnect platform.
“Insurance program management is a critical component of an organization’s risk operations, but it is often riddled with burdensome manual work and paper-based processes,” said Kathryn Carlson, senior vice president of product management at Riskonnect. “Our partnership with LineSlip addresses this pain point with the automatic ingestion of insurance program data into the Riskonnect platform. Our customers now have access to critical insurance intelligence in real time and at their fingertips, enabling strategic insurance program management.”
LineSlip converts key insurance program documents into data-rich insurance intelligence dashboards. Risk managers gain one-click access to a 30,000-foot view of their program information, including coverages, rates, premiums, carrier details, and more. The automatic extraction of insurance document data eliminates tedious, paper-based processes, which streamlines program management and delivers faster reporting, clearer stakeholder communication, fewer errors, and more capacity for risk managers to take on strategic leadership initiatives.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Riskonnect and provide more organizations with easy access to their insurance program data,” said Leo Bernstein, CEO of LineSlip Solutions. “Risk professionals are earning a seat at the table and are increasingly looked upon to help guide their organizations. The ability to quickly tap into insurance intelligence and make informed and confident decisions is critical to this strategic leadership. Our alliance with Riskonnect enables this level of visibility and agility.”
Learn more about Riskonnect’s RMIS solution here.
About Riskonnect
Riskonnect is the leading integrated risk management software solution provider. Our technology empowers organizations with the ability to anticipate, manage, and respond in real-time to strategic and operational risks across the extended enterprise. More than 2,000 customers across six continents use our unique risk-correlation technology to gain previously unattainable insights that deliver better business outcomes. Riskonnect has more than 800 risk management experts in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. To learn more, visit riskonnect.com.
About LineSlip Solutions
LineSlip Solutions is an award-winning SaaS company bringing the digital revolution to the risk and insurance world. The company’s innovative Commercial Insurance Risk Intelligence (CIRI) software converts program documents to data-rich dashboards, giving risk executives instant access to the information they need to stay empowered and effective. This cloud-hosted solution enables faster reporting, clearer stakeholder communication, fewer errors, and more capacity for strategic leadership. Learn more about LineSlip’s solution here.
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Brittany Gould
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lineslip@matternow.com
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A sale process has kicked off for Trivest Partners-backed ScanSTAT Technologies, a provider of release-of-information solutions, multiple sources tell Axios.
Why it matters: ScanSTAT sits in the middle of a growing and evolving industry, with hospitals and health care providers demanding quicker access to patient information that's both accurate and compliant, as disconnected systems capture enormous amounts of data.
What's happening: Books are out for the Guggenheim Partners-run sale process, sources say.
State of play: Besides a large M&A opportunity on the release-of-information side, industry players are increasingly diversifying and consolidating health information management offerings to transform the growth trajectory.
Yes, and: We're also seeing companies leverage their access to real-world data to segue into use cases for health analytics. Notably:
Separately, other release-of-information companies that have achieved good scale include:
The other side: It's not uncommon for release-of-information companies to face lawsuits around the fees they generate to retrieve and produce requested patient medical records.
Trivest, ScanSTAT and Guggenheim did not return requests for comment.