MedQuest, Inc. Selects OpenPages SOX Express for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.WALTHAM, Mass. -- OpenPages, a leading provider of enterprise governance, risk and compliance management solutions, today announced that MedQuest, Inc. has selected OpenPages Sarbanes-Oxley Express (SOX (1) (Schema for Object-oriented XML) An XML schema developed by Veo Systems and Muzino Communications, which was submitted to the W3C. SOX is based on DTD, but adds data typing and reuse mechanisms. Express) for its Section 302 and 404 compliance initiatives. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia Alpharetta is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of 2006 census estimates, the city had a total population of 43,424[1]. Selected for its location next to a spring, it began as a campground, and was originally known as , MedQuest, Inc. is a leading operator of independent, fixed-site, outpatient diagnostic imaging centers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . These centers provide high quality diagnostic imaging services using a variety of technologies, including magnetic resonance imaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. (MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. ), computed tomography Computed tomography (CT scan) X rays are aimed at slices of the body (by rotating equipment) and results are assembled with a computer to give a three-dimensional picture of a structure. (CT), nuclear medicine, general radiology, ultrasound, and mammography mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her . MedQuest, Inc. operates a network of eighty-nine centers in thirteen states located primarily throughout the southeastern and southwestern United States. MedQuest, Inc. will deploy SOX Express to streamline its internal control documentation process across all of its locations. It will enable the collection of information regarding ongoing business controls deployment and monitoring, resulting in a reduction of compliance costs. By combining a strong document repository with powerful compliance automation capabilities, SOX Express will facilitate both project management and compliance, using web-based tools to get users up to speed quickly. OpenPages' SOX Express is an enterprise compliance management solution that reduces the time and resource costs associated with ongoing compliance for Sections 302 and 404. SOX Express is a focused enterprise application that combines powerful document and business process management with flexible reporting capabilities in an extremely easy-to-use environment that enables CEOs, CFOs and financial management officers to monitor adherence to internal controls. SOX Express helps corporations automate significant aspects of their internal controls framework to significantly reduce the overall cost of compliance. Its dashboards can be used by project managers, documentation team members, internal auditors and external auditors to plan, document and test the internal controls of the company, and eventually to attest to the financial statements. For more information on OpenPages' line of enterprise governance and compliance management solutions or to register for a weekly webinar, please call 781-647-3800 or visit www.openpages.com. About OpenPages Founded in 1996, OpenPages develops enterprise governance, risk and compliance management solutions that streamline knowledge-intensive processes to improve corporate accountability, reduce disclosure process cost, enhance internal controls management productivity, and increase investor confidence. The company's portfolio of solutions includes Sarbanes-Oxley Express (SOX Express), the market-leading enterprise application for automating the corporate financial reporting and disclosure compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). of Sections 404 and 302 of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act See SOX. . OpenPages is a trademark of OpenPages, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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