E-Lock ProSigner streamlined the signing and authenticating of progress reports at Z Tech |
Secure Paperless Transactions | Legal Compliance | Easy to Use |
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Z Tech (Canada) Case Study |
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| Implementing E-Lock ProSigner helped Z-Tech effectively transform paper-based report authentication process to paperless process, and reduce the processing time of the documents |
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| Industry: Health Care |
Region: Canada, America |
| Application: Ability to sign PDF documents |
E-Lock Solution: ProSigner |
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| Z-Tech is involved in the breast cancer research, and the clinical trials of various drugs. |
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| The Challenge Faced by Z-Tech |
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| At Z-Tech, the nurses required to prepare a daily progress report for the drug trials on the patients. Not only for the research, these reports are key for the approval of concerned drugs. |
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| To save on paper and time, Z-Tech decided to invest in an application, which would allow nurses to prepare their daily progress reports electronically in a PDF format. |
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| Solution requirements |
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Ability to sign PDF documents digitally |
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Ability to associate handwritten signatures with digital signatures |
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Support for online and offline certificate revocation checking |
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E-Lock Solution |
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| Keeping in mind the critical requirements, E-Lock provided Z-Tech with its desktop digital signature software, ProSigner. Z-Tech deployed E-Lock ProSigner on all nursing stations where the attendant nurse digitally signs the daily progress reports. |
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| Z-Tech preferred ProSigner to Adobe Acrobat because of its following advantages: |
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Visible signature status for Acrobat documents i.e. signature status shown at top left corner of the signature block |
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Signer can associate the reason for signing, location, signing comment (if any) etc. to the document |
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Support for OCSP, CAM validation |
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Cross compatibility i.e. Acrobat file signed in one version can be verified through another version. |
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Time stamping the document at the time of signing |
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No specific Certificate Authority required |
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Verification through a free verification utility, E-Lock Reader |
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| Benefits of using E-Lock ProSigner: |
| Z Tech cites following Benefits using ProSigner |
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Shift to completely secure and paperless research report authentication process |
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Reduction in the processing time of the documents |
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Cost savings on paper, print and physical archives |
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About E-Lock |
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| E-Lock is a leading provider of digital signing solutions, which are compliant with worldwide e-Signature legislation. Founded in 1997 the company is headquartered in McLean, VA. It offers desktop and web based security solutions. E-Lock products are used across Government, Healthcare and Financial organizations around the globe. |
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