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U. S. General Accounting Office. 2002. Information management: Challenges in managing and preserving electronic records. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office, 83 pp.

Annotation: This report reviews the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) response to the difficulties of managing, preserving, and providing access to federal agencies' electronic records. Also reviewed are NARA's efforts to acquire an advanced electronic records archiving system, which will be based on new technologies that are still the subject of research. The report includes the following sections: results in brief; conclusions; recommendations for executive action; agency comments, and a glossary. The appendices provide information on the report's objectives, scope, and methodology; an evaluation of approaches to archiving electronic records; a review of agencies managing large volumes of important electronic records; and comments from NARA.

Contact: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20548, Telephone: (202) 512-3000 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gao.gov Available from the website. Document Number: GAO-02-586.

Keywords: Electronic publications, Federal agencies, Government records, Information systems, Process evaluation, Records management

U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. 1993. Protecting privacy in computerized medical information. [Washington, DC]: Office of Technology Assessment, ; for sale by U.S. Government Printing Office, 157 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the inadequacy of existing protection for patient medical records and the issues raised by computerization of such data in the absence of comprehensive federal legislation. Chapters focus on the right to privacy in health care information, standards for computerized medical information, and the legal ramifications of computer system design. A model code for medical records privacy and a technical description of computer security measures are included as appendices.

Keywords: Confidentiality, Confidentiality, Consent, Federal legislation, Government records, Information networks, Information systems, Legislation, Medical records, State legislation

Dick RS, Steen EB, eds. 1991. The computer-based patient record: An essential technology for health care. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 190 pp.

American Public Health Association. 1955. Nutrition practices: A guide for public health administrators. New York, NY: American Public Health Association, 72 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this guide is to assist administrators of public health departments in initiating, conducting, and evaluating nutrition services. Topics include (1) nutrition confronts the administrator, (2) nutrition's place in public health practice, (3) determining opportunities for nutrition services, (4) the total public health staff and nutrition services, (5) nutritionists in nutrition services, (6) program planning for nutrition, (7) ways the nutritionists may contribute to departmental programs, (8) questions of administrative placement, (9) planning records and reports, (10) nutrition services of other agencies and their interrelationships, (11) advisory committees, (12) professional association affiliation, (13) assistance for federal and state departments,and (14) measuring nutrition service gains. The guide also includes a bibliography, acknowledgments, and a list of subcommittee on nutrition practices members.

Contact: HathiTrust Digital Library, University of Michigan, Telephone: (734) 764-8016 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.hathitrust.org/digital_library

Keywords: Administrative personnel, Agencies, Federal government, Nutrition, Nutrition services, Nutritionists, Program planning, Programs, Public health, Records, Reports, State government
   

The MCH Digital Library is one of six special collections at Geogetown University, the nation's oldest Jesuit institution of higher education. It is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under award number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy with an award of $700,000/year. The library is also supported through foundation and univerity funding. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.