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Printing may be a requirement for your Chicago business, but there's no reason to pay more than you need to for document printing. With printing costs as high as 3-15% of annual revenues for many businesses, it's an area that could benefit from some closer scrutiny.

Five Tips to Slash Costs

It's not necessary to get rid of your print-related office equipment just yet. You can substantially reduce printing costs with some simple, yet effective, adjustments. Here are five easy ones to help you get started.

No one would even consider donating or reselling their old computer without first checking (and then double-checking) to make sure their data wipe was successful, yet every day, individuals and businesses make this mistake with their copiers and multifunction printers. Read on to learn why a copier isn't just a copier, and what you should do to keep your data secure.

HIPAA compliance is no small matter for healthcare providers, and we understand that. There are so many aspects to HIPAA compliance that it is easier than you may think to miss an entire area of interest. One such area that is easy to miss is your printer fleet. You may think of your printers as something documents simply pass through; those documents are safe because they are later filed or destroyed properly. However, there is more to your printers than meets the eye. They are a hub of information, not just passing through, but also being stored.

In a doctor's office, there is admittedly a lot going on at once. There are incoming patients, patients on their way out, insurance filing, patient information to take care of, and so much more. Your staff does a great job of keeping things organized, but they are honestly fighting an uphill battle with stacks of paper floating around the office, making neat (or often messy) piles. The other problem with this is that patient information is confidential, so it is dangerous to have information sitting around the office for too long. What could remedy this dilemma?