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Forensic Filer Online

Forensic Filer Online is a cloud based case management solution for coroners and medical examiners that can be accessed anywhere there is an Internet connection available. A proven solution, Forensic Filer provides a reliable, cost-efficient method of electronically managing, reporting and accessing case information. Forensic Filer is the case management solution of choice for almost 80 counties in 14 states across the United States.

Forensic Filer Benefits

Improved accuracy and quality of case data Decreased investigation times and cost Simple production and distribution of legal documents & reports Easy printing and distribution of state specific death ceritifcate & autopsy reports

Forensic Filer Online offers numerous benefits that include:

Ability to securely add/update case data from any Windows based PC with Internet access
Robust reporting
Expense and mileage tracking
Automatic calculation of decedent age
Online support forum
Live Phone Support (M-F 8am-5pm EST - excluding major holidays)
Comprehensive data entry fields that include:
- Decedent demographics
- Next of kin
- Cause/Manner of death
- Date/Times recorded
- Autopsy information
- Valuables record
- Scene information
- Next of kin information
- Medical history
- Examination information
- Medication information
- Vehicle information
- Weapons involved
- Agencies involved
- Witnesses involved
- Disposition
- Final disposition of body
- Case narrative
- Digital images (If using Media Vault)
- Foreign province codes

Available Forms include:
- State specific death certificate
- Coroners report
- Comprehensive coroners form
- Motor vehicle death form
- Authorization for autopsy form
- Release of body form
- Body diagram
- Personal effects form
- Media release form
- Cremation authorization form
- Subpoena form
- Receipt of documents form
Available Reports include:
- All decedent records
- Deaths in a specific facility
- Deaths in a specific type of facility
- Deaths outside of County/Parish/District
- Vehicular related deaths
- Deaths involving alcohol
- Deaths with disposition as cremation
- Deaths involving specific coroner/medical examiner or investigator
Reports can be drilled down using Manner, Sex, Age, Race, Marital Status, Alcohol Level, DOB, Day of Week, Time of Death. Reports can be sorted by Date of Death, Case Number, or Decedent Name

Security

Forensic Filer Online is a secure solution that employs:

2048-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption
A multi-million dollar data center with strict key-card access
Internet traffic protection provided by Fortinet Security Hardware
Nightly backups
Strict user security - users must have a unique userID and password and simultaneous logins are not allowed
The database for Forensic Filer Online resides on servers owned and maintained by Summit IT Solutions that are located in a secured facility

Hardware Requirements

The following table lists the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for Forensic Filer Online:

	Minimum Requirement	Recommended for best performance
Processor	Pentium IV or equivalent	i3 processor or higher
Operating System	Windows 7 or higher	Windows 7 or higher
RAM	4GB	8GB or higher
Internet Speed (Bandwidth)	768 Kb/s Upload & Download Speed	1 Mb/s Upload / 3 Mb/s Download or higher
Internet Browser	Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge in IE mode*	Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge in IE mode*
Screen Resolution	1280 x 1024	1280 x 1024 or higher

*Other modern browsers may exhibit minor cosmetic issues

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