Things change quickly in our industry. The following third party links provide additional resources to help you stay abreast of nationwide trends and happenings:

Identity Theft Survey Reveals Consumers are Concerned About Privacy and Protection
Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Journal - 1-17-07
http://www.s-ox.com/News/detail.cfm?ArticleID=2273

Exposed: ID theft vulnerability rises when data posted to 'Net
Associated Press - 1-14-07
http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2007/01/14/exposed_id_theft_vulnerability_rises_when_
data_posted_to_net/

Diagnosis: Identity Theft
Business Week Online - 1-8-07
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_02/b4016041.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index
_businessweek+exclusives

ID theft reaches medical realm
Gainesville Times - 1-7-07
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20070107/localnews/148613.shtml

Inside Medicine: Hypocrisy pierces thin curtain of privacy
Sacramento Bee - 1-6-07
http://www.sacbee.com/107/story/103569.html

Medical identity theft can kill you
Bankrate - 1-5-07
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/insurance/20070105_medical_identity_theft_a1.asp

Final HIPAA nondiscrimination rule published
CCH - 1-3-07
http://health.cch.com/news/medicare/010307a.asp

Patient ID data stolen
Cox News Service - 1-3-07
http://www.ajc.com/nation/content/shared/news/stories/2007/PATIENT_ID_THEFT_0103_COX.html

Wall Street Journal Examines HIPAA Loopholes
Kaiser.org - 1-2-07
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=41861

Spread of records stirs fears of privacy erosion
Wall Street Journal - 12-28-06
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06362/749444-114.stm

Disclaimer
DWT is not responsible for any of the material contained on any of these sites and DWT does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, legality or reliability of any third party site.

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