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Save time with batch processing
Licensing software increases efficiency by automating common tasks. Take batch processing, for example. Modern software can manage activities that must be repeated for hundreds, even thousands, of licensees. Examples of batch processing include: Renewals: Whatever...
Study: does job choice cause drug use among physicians?
Physicians tend to be physically healthy, but research indicates that they suffer disproportionately from substance abuse disorder and mental health problems. But is the choice of profession responsible for these things? Would doctors who overuse prescription drugs...
Your licensing software should help you communicate
Regulating thousands of licensed professionals, from nurses to accountants, requires constant communication. Agency staff communicate with licensees about the status of applications and renewals. Licensing officials communicate with peers in other agencies. Ideally,...
Reduce staff data entry with self-service websites
Perhaps no component of a professional licensing system saves more staff time – and eliminates more headaches – than self-service websites. With websites, your agency can eliminate paper applications, renewals, change-of-address forms and other items that require...
White Paper Describes Key Components of a Licensing System
What licensing agency wouldn’t like to process applications and renewals more quickly, reduce incoming phone calls and protect the public more effectively? All of these things are possible with the right software. But recognizing the need for software is easier than...
Software Can Help Agencies with Unusual Problems
Most regulatory agencies decide to acquire database software for one of two reasons. Some have no database systems at all and discover eventually that it’s not enough to operate with spreadsheets and file cabinets. Others have database systems that no longer meet...
Software can help investigators write reports. Our webinar will show you how.
An Alaska child-care agency had a problem. The child welfare information system (CWIS) the state uses provided no guidance to investigators when reporting their findings. It merely featured a blank field, which investigators filled with information they deemed...
Nurse practitioner study eyes scope of practice, labor supply
Battles over scope-of-practice legislation occur routinely among licensed occupations operating in the same field. For instance, the American Medical Association, citing patient safety, tends to oppose bills that would expand the authority of advanced practice...
Your Agency Has Two Software Headaches. Can One Vendor Cure Both Cheaply?
Pretend you run a state regulatory agency that has two seemingly unrelated problems. You don’t know what a solution to either might look like, but you know that both are robbing your staff of efficiency. Is it too early to call a software vendor for help? Of course...
When should you seek software help? The case of the midnight background checks
When should a professional licensing agency reach out for software help? Sometimes, the answer’s obvious. Agency directors usually speak with multiple vendors before replacing an aging licensing system or commissioning an initial system. When the decision involves an...