Electronic records

[Andrew Buchan <Andrew.Buchan@ehs.ucsb.edu>]

Hi, I am looking for anyone experience with electronic 
record storage and oversite agency response to same. 
Preferably in CA. 

IS the electronic storing of a survey (lab, xray, etc) as 
valid as the same survey stored in a filedrawer? If we have 
PI's approve their semi-annual inventory via webpage 
(secured with id and PIN) is that as good as a sheet signed 
by the PI? These are just a few examples of what I am 
talking about. But I think you can get the gist.

We are in the process of rebuilding our database. We are 
not sure if we are going in house or vendor, but one of the 
questions is how much can we store online and avoid 
printing if we can, a back up disk takes up a lot less 
space than a year of paper. Yes we also understand the need 
for backups and offsite storage. 

Thanks for any help and advice.

regards
Andrew

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