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New Discovery Rules Have Twists
January 1, 2008
New federal rules of civil procedure laying out how the government will ask organizations for electronic investigatory information and how to produce it, came out in December 2006. But most health care organizations still don't understand the new rules of the game for "e-discovery" procedures, says Sandra Nunn, enterprise records manager at Presbyterian Healthcare Services, an Albuquerque, N.M.-based delivery system.
That's why Nunn will spell out new game plans during an educational session at the HIMSS Conference. Not only do the feds want as much information electronically as they can get, but the new rules let them request information they previously could not request, she says.
That includes requests for "metadata" covering such issues as Medicare billing, standards of care and HIPAA compliance, among others. Meta data isn't just common documentation, but the deep-down data that demonstrates how and when a policy was created and if people were acting under that policy at a given time. "So yeah, it's a big change," Nunn says.
The main theme of the session will be helping attendees understand how they can become compliant with e-discovery regulations and the steps necessary to get there. "It's not easy to do," Nunn cautions. "I've been working on it for a year, and it will take years to be completely ready."
Session #107, "Electronic Discovery and Record Production," will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 2:15 p.m. in Room 304 E-H of the Orange County Convention Center.
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