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In a move he says will improve the quality of health care and cut health system costs, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the Commission will work toward implementing recommendations proposed by the mHealth Task Force,[1] a consortium of wireless healthcare technology experts created by the FCC to facilitate broader adoption of mobile health (mHealth) technologies.[2] Chairman Genachowski said the FCC will take the following actions based on the mHealth Task Force Report: work with industry and federal partners to achieve the Task Force’s goal that mHealth become a medical best practice by 2017; renew the FCC’s search for a Health Care Director; develop outreach programs for industry stakeholders; work with international counterparts to make spectrum available for wireless medical technologies and harmonize international mHealth spectrum; consider action that would streamline the rules governing the use of experimental wireless health care devices; and consider rules … [Read more...] about Communications Advisory October 2‚ 2012 FCC Will Work to Implement mHealth Task Force Report

When James Silkenat became president of the American Bar Association in August, he identified as one of his top priorities, the creation of a job corps for new lawyers. He announced the formation of the Legal Access Job Corps to tackle the lack of adequate legal representation for disadvantaged communities and the glut of unemployed and underemployed lawyers.On Sunday, during the annual ABA Midyear Meeting, Silkenat and others received a progress report from several state and local organizations that have tried to solve this lawyers gap. The Job Corps task force received testimony from representatives from Chicago, South Dakota, New York, Wisconsin and Maine, who spoke about their programs and proposals, while asking the ABA to continue promoting this issue. The task force vowed to do a better job publicizing the matter, and promised to spend the second half of 2014 examining ways the ABA can play a greater role in financing and supporting these and other programs. The task force also … [Read more...] about Jobs Corps task force promises to do more in coming year

An American Bar Association task force has plunged into the work of studying the evolving role of criminal defense lawyers in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2010 decision in Padilla v. Kentucky.The panel has taken on the ambitious task of examining the impact of Padilla on criminal pleas with potential deportation consequences for defendants. The panel will also engage in a broader debate about the role of defense lawyers in advising clients of a range of collateral consequences, in areas such as employment, housing and child custody.“Padilla has really highlighted the need of criminal practitioners to look at the client in a different way,” says Justine Luongo, a supervising attorney for the Legal Aid Society of New York City and chair of the ABA Criminal Justice Section Task Force on Comprehensive Representation. “It is raising the bar—or the floor, really—of our representation.”The Supreme Court ruled that a criminal defense … [Read more...] about Task Force Probes Defense Lawyers’ Role After Padilla

An ABA task force is calling for enhanced debt counseling for law students; “plain English” disclosures of loan repayment programs; an increase in the collection and public dissemination of law school financial data; and greater experimentation by schools to find new ways of lowering costs while maintaining sound educational programs.The Task Force on the Financing of Legal Education, in a report (PDF) released Friday, said its findings and conclusions “paint a sobering picture” of the challenges facing legal education and the legal profession today.But by promoting transparency, accountability and innovation, it said, the task force seeks to lay a foundation for “thoughtful and responsible decision-making” about issues of critical importance to the future.The 62-page report, more than a year in the making, documents the decline in law school enrollment; the rise in inflation-adjusted tuition; the widespread and increasing use of tuition discounting; … [Read more...] about ABA task force on law school financing calls for reforms

The FINRA Dispute Resolution Task Force issued its final report last week, making certain recommendations designed to improve the arbitration process. More notably, however, the Task Force reported that it was unable to reach agreement on a number of more controversial issues, reflecting deep divisions among practitioners in this area.The Dispute Resolution Task Force was formed in June 2014 to consider possible enhancements to the FINRA arbitration and mediation forum in light of the evolving needs of its users. Task Force members represented a number of constituencies and included attorneys who regularly represent investors as well as attorneys representing broker-dealers. The Task Force also solicited information and viewpoints from a variety of stakeholders.The substantive recommendations made by the Task Force include the following:Increased compensation for arbitrations, with biennial increases tied to the consumer price index.Develop strategies to recruit aggressively applicants … [Read more...] about FINRA Arbitration Task Force Fails To Reach Consensus On Many Major Issues