Things change quickly in our industry. The following third party links provide additional resources to help you stay abreast of nationwide trends and happenings:
VA Secretary Wants Penalties for Mishandling Personal Data
Washington Post - 6-9-06
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/08/AR2006060801806.html
U.S. is barely enforcing medical privacy law
Washington Post - 6-5-06
http://www.bergen.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MTAmZmdiZWw3Zjd2c
WVlRUV5eTY5NDQzNjUmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXky
Medical identity theft on the rise
Star Telegram - 6-2-06
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/news_to_use/14733324.htm
Health-privacy coalition seeks HIPAA review of VA
Computer World - 6-2-06
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=privacy&
articleId=9000911&taxonomyId=84
Immigrants’ Privacy Is A Priority For Hospitals
Queens Chronicle - 6-1-06
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16722499&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574903&
rfi=6
Some Criminals Using HIPAA Laws to Hide from Authorities
KSL.com - 5-26-06
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=281290
Personal Data of 26.5M Veterans Stolen
Associated Press - 5-22-06
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060522/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/veterans_disk
Health care debate concerns access to hospital records
Villages Daily Sun - 5-22-06
http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/articles/2006/05/22/news/news02.txt
Citing privacy, governor vetoes abortion reporting bill
Associated Press - 5-20-06
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/may/20/citing_privacy_governor_vetoes_abortion_reporting_/
Medical Record Privacy Threat
KLAS - 5-16-06
http://www.klastv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4913528&nav=AL7U
Watch out for medical identity theft
Baltimore Sun - 5-15-06
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/yourmoney/bal-ambrose0515,0,1144222.column?coll=bal-news-columnists
Hackers steal OU medical records: Third theft at school compromises data of 60,000 people
Columbus Dispatch - 5-12-06
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/12/1648337.htm
Privacy groups balk at tracking travelers’ personal info
The Hill - 5-11-06
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/TheExecutive/051106_travel.html
Protecting Your Medical Privacy
HealthDay News - 5-9-06
http://www.forbes.com/health/2006/05/08/patient-privacy-law_cx_kp_0509health_ls.html
The Quest for Privacy Can Make Us Thieves
New York Times - 5-9-06
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/09/health/09essa.html
Medical ID Theft Can Wreck Victims' Health and Finance
ABC - 5-3-06
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=1917165&page=1
Second Thoughts in Congress on Preempting State Patient Privacy Laws
Psychiatric Times - May 2006
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/Workplace/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=187202703
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