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Category Archives: E-Records

Survey Says Patients and Physicians Support E-Health System

Press release: “Eighty-six percent of U.S. physicians surveyed said that a health-care system that adopted information technology such as electronic health records would improve the quality of health care patients receive. In addition, 79 percent of patients also believe that, according to national surveys commissioned by the Technology CEO Council.” Related links: Technology CEO Council,… Continue Reading

E-Health Records Focus of House Cmte. Hearing

Committee on Government Reform, September 29, 2005 hearing, The Last Frontier: Bringing the IT Revolution to Healthcare. “Doctors continue to write billions of handwritten prescriptions every year, a significant portion of which are illegible, or involve incorrect or incompatible drugs. According to one survey, only 15 percent of physicians are using electronic prescribing systems, and… Continue Reading

Website Provides Access to Prescription Info on Katrina Evacuees

“KatrinaHealth.org, an online service to help individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina work with their health professionals to gain access to their own electronic prescription medication records. Through KatrinaHealth.org authorized pharmacists and doctors can get records of medications evacuees were using before the storm hit, including the specific dosages.” Continue Reading

National Archives Offers Assistance to Gulf States

Press release: “Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein announced today several initiatives to aid in the recovery of original records in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana that have been affected by Hurricane Katrina…[he stated] the potential loss of information that directly affects the lives of people in these states is staggering. The… Continue Reading

Part of 9/11 Commission Report Reissued With Redacted Text Restored

Press release: “After a second review by the executive branch, a September 12, 2005 version of the 9/11 Commission Staff Monograph on the Four Flights and Civil Aviation Security has been released by the U.S. Department of Justice and transferred to the National Archives. This newer version of the report contains fewer redactions than the… Continue Reading

NARA Announces E-Records Advisory Committee and Contract to Build E-Archives

National Archives Announces Advisory Committee for Electronic Records Archives NARA press release, September 8, 2005: “Today, Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein announced the award of a $308 million, six year contract to Lockheed Martin to build the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) system for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The ERA system… Continue Reading

GSA Issues Request for Information to Provide Data Mining Application With Expansive Scope

“The intent of this RFI is, consistent with the direction in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004, to provide Electronic Directory Services (EDS), or the functional equivalent, to enable authorized participants to locate and access information, organizations, services and personnel in support of their respective mission requirements for terrorism information…An initial… Continue Reading