Vol. 40 No. 1, January 2006
Index
- Ready for anything? Preparation is the key to success, security.
- Small firms seek different SOX rules.
- Who should control the World Wide Web?
- Americans concerned about medical privacy, survey finds.
- Corporations seek to seal divorce records.
- Higher Ed fights FCC wiretap order.
- Hospital loses patient data.
- Google offers public-domain books.
- Readers pay by the page.
- Cell phone records for sale.
- Old PCs dumped in developing nations.
- Report urges funding for HIPAA provisions.
- Sox: $6 billion cost in 2006.
- E-records may end fraud.
- HHS awards EHR grants.
- Tech leaders release e-health roadmap.
- U.K. shells out millions to boost e-gov.
- SOX compliance costs U.K. firms.
- Congress assesses data security proposals: a number of bills have been introduced in the Senate and House, but no further action is expected until later in 2006.
- New toolset monitors compliance.
- O'Neil software upgrades RS-SQL program.
- Online records tracking system launched.
- Software inventories companies' assets.
- Software tool identifies file formats of digital files.
- Tool helps password-protect files, folders, drives.
- Condition critical: developing records retention schedules: hot topics in the records management field warrant a new look at old retention schedules or the need to build a well-planned, comprehensive retention schedule. This ongoing process requires thought, planning, and documentation to ensure the proper maintaining of important records.
- Get smart! About intellectual property.
- CIOs: information program leaders in transition: chief information officers have a lot to learn from records and information management professionals. The two professions must work together to provide leadership, innovation, and sound information management practices to benefit their companies' growth and stability.
- A 30(b) (6) can sink your ship: good records management policies and knowledge of the law will help records managers keep their companies afloat in the face of possible litigation.
- Product liability: retention and risk management solutions: records managers should take the lead in developing a cross-functional team to prepare for possible product liability litigation issues.