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An
overview of HIPAA
Protecting
Personal Health Information in Research: Understanding
the HIPAA Privacy Rule
A summary of the department of health's hipaa
compliance requirements, relating to electronic
medical communications, is available at the web
site of US Department of Health at
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp.
For more information about HPAA Privacy Rules:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/4234.html
As a HIPAA deadline approaches, survey finds most
are ready, although issues remain.
Healthcare and related organizations have just over
two weeks to meet new rules for protecting patient
data or face possible fines, criminal penalties
and negative publicity...
Other references and
news Reports relating to compliance with HIPAA:
Doctors, Hospitals Act to Safeguard Medical Data
By Paul McNamara, Network World,
May 30, 2005
Doctors, Hospitals Act to Safeguard Medical Data
By Christopher Conkey, The Wall Street Journal,
April 21, 2005
HIPAA Compliance Not Achieved
eWEEK, March 3, 2005
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