Category «E-Records»

New GAO Reports: Tax Expenditures, Electronic Health Records, Bankruptcy Reform, Prescription Drug Oversight, Financial Audit Manual

Telecommunications: Agencies Are Generally Following Sound Transition Planning Practices, and GSA Is Taking Action to Resolve Challenges, GAO-08-759, June 27, 2008 Tax Expenditures: Available Data Are Insufficient to Determine the Use and Impact of Indian Reservation Depreciation, GAO-08-731, June 26, 2008 Electronic Health Records: DOD and VA Have Increased Their Sharing of Health Information, but …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Government Performance, Public Transportation, Processing Nuclear Material, USPS,

Government Performance: 2007 Federal Managers Survey on Performance and Management Issues: (GAO-08-1036SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-1026T, GAO-08-1036SP, July 24, 2008 Government Performance: Lessons Learned for the Next Administration on Using Performance Information to Improve Results, GAO-08-1026T, July 24, 2008 Nuclear Material: DOE Needs to Take Action to Reduce Risks Before Processing Additional Nuclear …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents

Annual Report to Congress on the Information Sharing Environment

“This second Annual Report to the Congress on the Information Sharing Environment (ISE) describes the state of the ISE, highlights areas where there has been measurable progress in improving information sharing, and demonstrates the value of the ISE to the Nation’s broader counterterrorism (CT) mission. In particular, the President’s October 2007 National Strategy for Information …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

CBO: Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology

Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology July 24, 2008 – Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives. “This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis focuses on evidence about the benefits and costs of health IT and identifies and analyzes barriers to its adoption. Research …

Subjects: E-Records, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Privacy

New on LLRX.com: Sex Offender Residency Restrictions, Lessons From An E-Discovery Disaster

Criminal Justice Resources: Sex Offender Residency Restrictions – Ken Strutin’s guide collects recent court decisions, research papers and reports that have addressed the efficacy of exclusionary zoning laws and the impact of these restrictions on sex offenders reentering their communities. Published July 20, 2008 E-Discovery Update: Lessons From An E-Discovery Disaster – Conrad J. Jacoby …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Records, Legal Research

NASCIO Report: State CIOs and Electronic Records

“The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) is pleased to announce the release of its research brief, Ready for the Challenge? State CIOs and Electronic Records. The brief is a product of NASCIO’s Electronic Records and Digital Preservation Working Group and may be found online. States continue to struggle with new challenges presented …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents

New on LLRX.com

E-Discovery Update: Precision, Accuracy, and Relevance – Conrad J. Jacoby discusses the challenges and ramifications inherent in an evironment where litigants have increasingly come to rely on computerized search queries rather than free-form document review to identify potentially relevant documents. Published June 30, 2008

Subjects: E-Records, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Biometric Palm-reading system implemented to secure patient records

Bryn Nelson, MSNBC, Giving biometrics a hand: “An electronic palm reader is helping one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S. and several banks in Japan divine the true identities of their patients and customers. The key? A near-infrared camera that captures each persons unique palm vein pattern, or template.”

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Records, Privacy

SSA OIG: Benefit Payments in Instances Where the Social Security Administration Removed a Death Entry from the Beneficiary's Record

OIG, Social Security Administration, Benefit Payments in Instances Where the Social Security Administration Removed a Death Entry from the Beneficiary’s Record, A-06-07-27156, 06/19/08: “The DMF [Death Master File] is a publicly available database maintained by SSA that contains detailed information on more than 82 million deceased numberholders. Each year, SSA receives death reports for more …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Privacy

The Common Framework for Networked Personal Health Information: Overview and Principles

“The framework below proposes a set of practices that, when taken together, encourage appropriate handling of personal health information as it flows to and from personal health records (PHRs) and similar applications or supporting services. Click on the individual documents below to read descriptions and to view or download them as PDF documents. Or, download …

Subjects: E-Records, Privacy

HHS ONC-Coordinated Federal Health IT Strategic Plan

The ONC [Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology] Coordinated Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan: 2008-2012 – Using the Power of Information Technology to Transform Health and Care. “The Plan has two goals, Patient-focused Health Care and Population Health, with four objectives under each goal. The themes of privacy and security, interoperability, …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Privacy

Google Health Now Available for Public Use

“…get access to and manage all of your personal health information online…This would help you keep your doctors and family members up-to-date on important medical conditions and current medications. Well, after a successful pilot with the Cleveland Clinic, we’ve opened up Google Health to everyone in the U.S. It’s easy to sign up, and free …

Subjects: E-Records, Privacy, Search Engines

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