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

Should Sexually Active Minors Have a Right to Privacy?
A Kansas Case Reveals the Dark Side of Mandatory Reporting
Findlaw – 2/8/06
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/colb/20060208.html

April 21: Deadline for Small Plans to
Comply with HIPAA Security Standards
Business Legal Report – 2/8/06
http://hr.blr.com/display.cfm/id/17787

Plugging leaks, protecting privacy
Boston Herald – 2/8/06
http://news.bostonherald.com/opinion/view.bg?articleid=124980

Consumer Reports: Electronic Medical Records Have
Potential for Misuse; Photo Available
PR Newswire – 2/6/06
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=60602

Kansas court blocks release of abortion records
Chicago Sun Times – 2/5/06
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-abort05.html

Battle for medical records
Times Herald-Record – 2/5/06
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/02/05/news-tlrecords-02-05.html

Medical privacy? You jest
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram – 2/5/06
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/13791667.htm

Time To Govern Your Data
Intelligent Enterprise Magazine – 2/1/06
http://www.intelligententerprise.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177100936

Research Finds HIPAA Ineffective
ByteandSwitch – 1/31/06
http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=87887&WT.svl=wire2_2

Loss of medical records prompts criticism
Associated Press – 1/30/06
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2006/01/28/news/news0801282006.txt

Two fired over Hinckley e-mail
Salt Lake Tribune – 1/28/06
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3446759

Providence Bares Patients' All In Records Theft
New West Columbia Gorge – 1/26/06
http://www.newwest.net/index.php/city/article/5588/C426/L426

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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