Global Security Watch > It's okay to steal data”¦from sick people

[The Phantom City] That's kind of interesting, since the employees who did the stealing would have been the targets of any criminal prosecution anyway. I'm not sure what Justice was thinking on this one, although I don't entirely buy the theory that it's a backhanded way of getting rid of HIPAA. To the extent that I do buy it, I think it is likely a result of a larger ongoing Justice Department attempt to downsize its influence over corporate practices.

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[Willbradyjournal.blogspot.com] short notes: will brady's ruminations: rondak main pageA blog adjunct to rondak.org ... A serious HIPAA confidentiality violation. Not to mention the coarse use of common ...

[Hipaatransition.com] HIPAATransition: September 2003: Answer Medicare’s contingency would be to continue to accept and send transactions in legacy formats - in addition to HIPAA compliant transactions - while trading partners work through issues related to implementing the HIPAA standards. The contingency plan will be the same for all Medicare’s fee-for-service contractors. A decision on whether to deploy a contingency will be made by September 25, 2003.

[Windingroad.typepad.com] winding road in urban area: torture not topic: how to be a ...: "This blog will get you going in the morning like a cup of French roast with two extra shots. Jaye Ramsey Sutter is a college professor at a community college and knows how to cut to the heart of the matter. Enjoy." Bob Watson Howling at a Waning Moon

[Windingroad.typepad.com] winding road in urban area: "This blog will get you going in the morning like a cup of French roast with two extra shots. Jaye Ramsey Sutter is a college professor at a community college and knows how to cut to the heart of the matter. Enjoy." Bob Watson Howling at a Waning Moon

[Amptoons.com] Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Regarding The CAT Scan Of Terri ...: I AM a recent behavioral neuroscience PhD, a research fellow in a neurophysiology lab at a major institution, and I took clinical neuroanatomy in the medical school of my graduate institution as part of my coursework; neurology rounds and clinical evaluations of CAT and MRI scans were part of the curriculum. In addition, the jewel in the crown of my graduate program was a research-dedicated MRI, which meant that many of my peers did imaging work and I had to sit through countless (zzzzzzz) departmental colloquia featuring functional brain imaging. So, no argument from me - I am not the most qualified person to evaluate Terri Schiavo’s status from one small CAT picture on the web; that would be someone who evaluates scans professionally (or at least, regularly). But part of the point of my post was that I don’t have to be - I know how brains work (I mean, up to a point, obviously), I know what healthy ones and sick ones look like, and I know what I’m looking at when I look at a brain image.

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