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


Federal exec touts workplace privacy
ComputerWorld Canada - 7-7-06
http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/News/42075dd2-4edc-4bd3-ae43-b873c292d7db.html


Order to disclose sex abuse victim's medical records was unlawful
Injury Watch - 7-5-06
http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/case-law-news/order-to-disclose-sex-
abuse-victim-s-medical-records-was-unlawful-576845


'Worst abuse ever' of vulnerable patients
London Telegraph - 7-5-06
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/05/nabuse05.xml&sSheet=/news/
2006/07/05/ixuknews.html


Compliance, Risk, Governance and the CIO
Optimize Magazine - July, 2006
http://www.optimizemag.com/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=190300329


Digital records: a disaster recipe?
Dallas News - 6-27-06
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/jforeman/stories/DN-NH_
healthsense_0627liv.ART.State.Edition1.24a7d79.html


Federal health privacy act not a shield
Cincinnati Enquirer - 6-25-06
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060625/EDIT03/606250345/1023/EDIT


Government hit by rash of data breaches
Associated Press - 6-22-06
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060623/ap_on_hi_te/data_thefts


Privacy v. HIV Data Collection
Gay City News - 6-22-06
http://www.gaycitynews.com/gcn_525/privacyvhivdata.html


Open records law allows release despite HIPAA
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press - 6-21-06
http://www.rcfp.org/news/2006/0621-foi-openre.html


Hospital, expert disagree on data retrieval
Fayetteville Observer - 6-21-06
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/article?id=235771

Bills stoke debate about health records
Kansas City Business Journal - 6-18-06
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13411615/


Appeals court upholds ruling on public information laws
Associated Press - 6-17-06
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=164581


E-Health Initiatives Could Lead To New Forms Of ID Theft
Information Week - 6-16-06
http://www.informationweek.com/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189500020&subSection=
Cybercrime


Access to medical records brings security concerns
Baltimore Sun - 6-16-06
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-hs.foreman16jun16,0,7594253.story?coll=bal-health-
headlines


Nurse sentenced for identity theft
Greensboro News-Record - 6-16-06
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060616/NEWSREC0101/606150326


VA weighing steps to protect medical records
Govexec.com - 6-16-06
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0606/061606p1.htm


Privacy language urged for bill to digitize federal employee health records
National Journal's Technology Daily - 6-13-06
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=34319&dcn=todaysnews


Case Study: HIPAA Concerns Push Network Security Solutions
Application Development Trends - 6-13-06
http://www.adtmag.com/esArticle.aspx?a=1892


HIPAA: Best if used by…
Government Health IT - 6-12-06
http://www.govhealthit.com/article94795-06-12-06-Print


The nightmare of medical identity theft
ComputerWorld - 6-9-06
http://computerworld.com/blogs/node/2733


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