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Year: 2017

HIPAA ALERT: Business Associate Agreement

As a covered entity, you are required to have a written agreement in place with all business associates. This includes any third party vendors who handle your computer equipment, including servicing, reuse, resale or electronic recycling. Even if you have an in-house data destruction policy, an agreement will cover you if by chance a hard […]
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Computer Resale and Recycling: What are the Risks?

The rapid evolution and constant use of technology has many organizations on a frequent refresh cycle, leaving them overloaded with unused technology equipment. When choosing to recycle or sell your computer equipment, it’s important to define your specific needs related to the removal, movement and disposition of your electronic assets, as well as uncover any […]
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SEAM in the Community: EMBE Lego Camp in Sioux Falls

SEAM was honored to be able to help inspire the science and technology leaders of tomorrow by donating laptops to EmBe’s FIRST LEGO League camp in Sioux Falls! At camp, boys and girls learn the basics of building and programming robots and work as teams to research and create a solution to a real world problem. Thanks EmBe for […]
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Don’t make the $31K Mistake with HIPAA

Earlier this year, the Center for Children’s Digestive Health (CCDH), paid a $31,000 HIPAA settlement for failing to obtain a written business associate agreement (BAA) with one of their medical records storage vendors, FileFax. There was no actual data breach here, just a missing written agreement. Another case from March 2016 cost North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota $1.55 Million, again for […]
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SEAM helping with Girls Breaker Day

On Saturday July 29, SEAM will be helping Code Bootcamp demystify how electronics and appliances work at their first Girls Breaker Day event in Sioux Falls. Girls in fifth through 10th grades and their parents are invited to explore and take apart electronics like computers, keyboards, printers, electronic toys and other items in a safe […]
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Why You Should Hire an ITAD Company

All companies go through technology refresh cycles at some point, replacing the old IT assets with newer, faster, more efficient ones. Out with the old and in with the new right? Well it’s not that simple. The “out” part is where it gets more complicated. Many companies do not have the equipment or staff to […]
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Why is Electronic Data Destruction So Important?

Why Is Data Destruction So Important? All businesses today depend on data. Everything from financials, to customer contacts, to internal procedures and proprietary information, it all comes in the form of data. When that data is contained in paper records, it’s easy to toss it in a shredder and know it’s destroyed. When that data […]
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How to choose an ITAD partner

Choosing the best service providers for your business is an important task. For companies to perform optimally, it’s a good idea to select partners you can count on. When you’re looking for services in a competitive industry like electronics liquidation or ewaste recycling, it may be difficult to see what sets each contender apart. There […]
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Computer Recycling in Sioux Falls

Companies looking for on-site hard drive destruction in Sioux Falls don’t have to look any further than the local team at SEAM. As a certified partner for IT asset disposition, SEAM’s experts provide a secure, full-proof data destruction solutions. Their electronic waste services take on all liability and remove any risks associated with properly disposing of […]
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