“Cell phone searches are a common law enforcement tool, but up until now, the public has largely been in the dark regarding how much sensitive information the government can get with this invasive surveillance technique. A document submitted to court in connection with a drug investigation, which we recently discovered, provides a rare inventory of… Continue Reading
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New on LLRX – LegalTech 2013: Old habits die hard, but die they do
Via LLRX.com – LegalTech 2013: Old habits die hard, but die they do – Attorney Nicole Black’s article on the LegalTech 2013 conference, sponsored every year by American Lawyer Media, updates all of us who could not attend on the latest legal technologies and innovations. Continue Reading
Update on the Twitter Archive At the Library of Congress
News release: “In April, 2010, the Library of Congress and Twitter signed an agreement providing the Library the public tweets from the companys inception through the date of the agreement, an archive of tweets from 2006 through April, 2010. Additionally, the Library and Twitter agreed that Twitter would provide all public tweets on an ongoing… Continue Reading
CDT: Feds Boost Privacy Protections for Medical Records
CDT: “The privacy protections guarding the care and handling of your medical records just got stronger a lot stronger. The new rules bolster prohibitions against use of a patient’s medical records without consent for marketing communications; extend federal privacy and security protections to contractors (and subcontractors) of doctors, hospitals and insurers; improved your right to… Continue Reading
HHS Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information
Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information in Accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act(HIPAA) Privacy Rule “This page provides guidance about methods and approaches to achieve de-identification in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. The guidance explains and answers questions regarding the… Continue Reading
HHS OIG – Early Assessment Finds CMS Faces Obstacles in Overseeing Medicare EHR Incentive Program
HHS OIG – Early Assessment Finds CMS Faces Obstacles in Overseeing the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General November 2012 “This study is an early assessment of CMSs oversight of the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive program, for which CMS estimates it will pay $6.6 billion in incentive payments between 2011… Continue Reading
OIG – SECs Records Management Practices
SECs Records Management Practices, September 30, 2012. Report No. 505 “SECs records include confidential treatment requests files, correspondence, investigation records, matters under inquiry records, transcripts, working papers, consumer complaint files, Congressional and Chairman files, administrative proceedings files, self-regulatory files, bankruptcy files, effective orders, etc. On November 28, 2011, a presidential memorandum was issued on managing… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Chief Acquisition Officers, Combating Nuclear Smuggling, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Electronic Health Records
Chief Acquisition Officers – Appointments Generally Conform to Legislative Requirements, but Agencies Need to Clearly Define Roles and Responsibilities, GAO-12-792, July 26, 2012 Combating Nuclear Smuggling – DHS has Developed Plans for Its Global Nuclear Detection Architecture, but Challenges Remain in Deploying Equipment, GAO-12-941T, July 26, 2012 Critical Infrastructure Protection – DHS Is Taking Action… Continue Reading
Using Electronic Health Records to Improve Quality and Efficiency: The Experiences of Leading Hospitals
S. Silow-Carroll, J. N. Edwards, and D. Rodin, Using Electronic Health Records to Improve Quality and Efficiency: The Experiences of Leading Hospitals, The Commonwealth Fund, July 2012 “An examination of nine hospitals that recently implemented a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) system finds that clinical and administrative leaders built EHR adoption into their strategic plans… Continue Reading
Microsoft Launches the new Office
News release: “Today, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the customer preview of the new Microsoft Office, available at office.com/preview. The next release features an intuitive design that works beautifully with touch, stylus, mouse or keyboard across new Windows devices, including tablets. The new Office is social and unlocks modern scenarios in reading, note-taking, meetings… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Information Technology Reform , Ryan White Care Act
Information Technology Reform – Progress Made but Future Cloud Computing Efforts Should be Better Planned, GAO-12-756, Jul 11, 2012: “As part of a comprehensive effort to increase the operational efficiency of federal technology assets, federal agencies are shifting how they deploy IT services. OMB issued a Cloud First policy in December 2010 that requires federal… Continue Reading
EPIC: Law Enforcement Requests to Wireless Carriers Topped 1.3 Million in 2011
“In response to recent letters from Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), nine mobile wireless carriers have provided detailed reports of law enforcement requests for user cell phone records. These requests come from agencies – across all levels of government – seeking text messages, caller locations, and other information in the course of investigations. The reports show… Continue Reading
