“On October 28, 2004, the Check 21 law (the Check Clearing Act for the 21st Century Act) will take effect. This new law allows banks to replace original paper checks with “substitute checks” that are made from digital copies of the originals. Learn about your rights under Check 21 at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/truncation/faqs.htm” Continue Reading
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Category Archives: E-Records
HHS Pushes Migration to E-Records
Adoption of e-record technology in the medical community has been a slow process, despite the availability of free hardware and software to faciliate the migration, according to this FCW article. Related Resources as follows: Strategic Framework: The Decade of Health Information Technology: Delivering Consumer-centric and Information-rich Health Care. Statement of David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D., National… Continue Reading
Formation of Gov’t Commission on Health IT Standards
“The CIO of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation is among the health-industry executives named to an 11-member federal commission to help the nation develop and implement health-IT standards that will serve as the foundation for establishing a system for universal electronic health records.” [Link] Reference: House Rpt. 108-391 – Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act… Continue Reading
The Challenges of Digitizing Government Records Management
NARA prepares for a new era in records management This article provides insight into, and factual data about, the huge challenge and the technology associated with the development and implementation, by the National Archives, of a new online system to manage and make accessible billions of government agency records. Continue Reading
First State Gov’t Digital Archives Launched by Washington State
From the website: “The much-anticipated grand opening of America’s first state government digital archives occurred on October 4, 2004…The Washington State Digital Archives is the nation’s first archives dedicated specifically to the preservation of electronic records from both State and Local agencies that have permanent legal, fiscal or historical value.” Three search features are available… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Assessment on Terror Watch List
Department of Home Security, Office of Inspector General, Office of Technology report: DHS Challenges in Consolidating Terrorist Watch List Information (54 pages, PDF, redacted). “DHS is not playing a lead role in consolidating terrorist watch list information…DHS offcials said that the new department lacked the resources and infrastructure to assume leadership for the consolidation…Effective use… Continue Reading
Commentary on Proposed E-Discovery Rules
See this article by Anita Ramasastry and my related posting. Continue Reading
Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules Include E-Records
Federal Courts Propose Rules for E-Discovery. Related document: Summary of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules (PDF) – Aug. 2004. Continue Reading
Evolving Practices Support Doctor-Patient E-Mail Communications
From today’s WSJ, via Yahoo ($), this article, The Doctor Is Online: Secure Messaging Boosts the Use of Web Consultations, merits review. It addresses the issues of privacy, consultation fees and insurance coverage associated with secure messaging systems options now available for doctor-patient communications. Related news, Creighton University Medical Center doctors using handheld devices to… Continue Reading
CA Bill Requires Employee Notification of Email Monitoring
SB 1841 — an act to add Section 436 to the Labor Code, relating to electronic monitoring of employees, awaits action by Governor Schwarzenegger. From the press release by bill sponsor Senator Debra Bowen: “SB 1841 requires employers to give employees a one-time written notice if they plan to read e-mail, track Internet use, or… Continue Reading
Can Your Office Copier Be Hacked to Access Confidential Documents?
A brief article in the August 26 Wall Street Journal, page B6, raises important questions concerning the security of confidential corporate documents stored on the hard drives of digital copiers, and potentially accessible by hackers if the drives have separate network addresses. From the article: “If a human resources department uses a digital photocopier to… Continue Reading
Trial Technology
Anatomy Of Trial Technology: “Trial technologies are all the buzz for legal technologists, early adopters, vendors, and consultants – but have they made it to the main stream practice of law? This article traces availability and use of trial preparation and presentation software, court technology, and more through the most recent ABA Legal Technology Survey… Continue Reading
