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Information Technology
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Food Safety News
Letter from the Editor: IT Risks in the Metadata World
By Dan Flynn
Everybody in Washington, D.C. is running to catch up with the latest dustup over metadata or data mining, or whatever we are supposed to call it. One after another, we…
Capital Thinking
eRx Deadline; Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections
Legislative Activity This Week’s Hearings: Tuesday, June 11: The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee will hold a hearing titled “Reducing Duplication and Improving Outcomes in Federal Information Technology.”…
Health IT Law Blog
IT staffing shortage a chronic issue for health industry
The healthcare industry continues to face a greater deficit than ever in terms of qualified professionals to fill its ever-expanding information technology staffing needs. Via Modern Healthcare: Many U.S. healthcare…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Proposes Rules to Improve Systems Compliance and Integrity
The SEC unanimously proposed new rules to require certain key market participants to have comprehensive policies and procedures in place surrounding their technological systems. The SEC’s proposed Regulation SCI would replace voluntary compliance…
International Law Prof Blog
Estonia and the Open Internet
At the United Nations General Assembly today, the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, highlighted the immense opportunities offered by information and communication technologies (ICTs) to advance development and promote…
Intellectual Property News.com
Google Patent For Computing By Touch Revealed
IPNews® - A recently unveiled patent issued to Google Inc. last year for methods of gathering computerized data via touch sensors could pave the way for a glove that allows…
Health Law Prof Blog
Information Technology’s Failure to Disrupt Healthcare
I've posted a new piece, Information Technology’s Failure to Disrupt Healthcare, here.Information Technology (IT) surrounds us every day. IT products and services from smart phones and search engines to online…
The Faculty Lounge
The IT Productivity Paradox and Online Education, Part 2
In a prior post, I discussed the IT productivity paradox, and the three main reasons that reduced productivity is sometimes observed in the aftermath of dramatically increased IT: (1) mismeasurement…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Do Not Overlook “IT” in Early Stage Hospital Merger Planning
Each party should be aware of key issues before preparing to negotiate transition services agreements As I type this blog post, I would not be surprised if suddenly my computer…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
FFIEC Implements New InfoBase Technology For The Information Technology Examination Handbook
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently upgraded the functions and features of the InfoBase for the FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook (IT Handbook). The FFIEC is a formal…