Allen Podraza

Mr. Podraza is the director of records management and archives for the American Medical Association in Chicago. He is a certified information professional that advocates all organizations develop a strategy for managing their information. He has consulted leading organizations in the development and administration of professional records management and archive programs and provides “how to” advice though his blog,

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May 24 2023
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Oct. 22 2014
If you are not a believer in the 100% paperless office, how about taking steps towards achieving a paper-light office? I know based on my first-hand experience that organizations can successfully create...
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Aug. 21 2014
Records management is the effective and systematic control of an organization’s records, regardless of medium, through their entire life cycle–from receipt or creation until their final disposition....
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