Sarbonnes oxley is financial only? Man its been so long since I cared about this stuff.
My recall has gone to shit. Maybe I should try this personally, I don't think I'd want to work for someone doing this. On Apr 17, 2013 7:20 PM, "LRS Scout" <[email protected]> wrote: > Aren't there also some hefty db requirements for this kind of pii? > > Encryption and stuff. > > I can't remember the name of the bill a while back, only applied to > publicly traded companies I think. > On Apr 17, 2013 7:17 PM, "Judah McAuley" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> One thing to remember is that this is a pretty badly hacked article :) >> >> The key thing about HIPAA is that it regulates people who gather your data >> and what they can do with it without your permission. It is fundamentally >> your data (in a healthcare context) and you are supposed to be in charge >> of >> who gets to see it/use it and for what. So if you are opting in to a >> program and providing data that you are actively sharing and understand >> how >> and why it is being used, that alleviates most of the privacy concerns (on >> an individual basis). >> >> That being said, there are still concerns around making sure that the data >> does not go toward any uses you have not knowingly agreed to, making sure >> that it can go away when you go away, making sure that it does not go to >> 3rd parties without your consent, etc. >> >> One of the other big concerns I have is how it may work around peer >> pressure. Peer pressure can be a positive in the area of wellness. Having >> a >> support structure that holds you accountable has been shown to be a major >> factor with people sticking with any sort of program. It's hard to change >> habits on your own. On the other hand, a voluntary opt-in system has the >> potential to create a mental division between "team players" and >> "slackers" >> or what not and that is something I worry about. >> >> I'm happy for any and all input. This is an internal, experimental, sort >> of >> project, so nothing is set in stone and great ideas and concerns are >> happily accepted. >> >> Judah >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:02 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > >> > I dunno, started reading it and alarm bells went off in my head with >> > regards to HIPAA, HR/Labor law and potenitially descrimination (Ramadan >> > makes for different eating cycles, for example). >> > >> > If you'd like I can share the article with my co-workers in the HR >> > department to get more educated feedback on the concept. >> > >> > Personally I haven't looked into any studies that tie wellness with >> > productivity. I can also say that every client we service saw a premium >> > increase in benefits, participation in a wellness program or not. >> > >> > Until Later! >> > C. Hatton Humphrey >> > http://www.eastcoastconservative.com >> > >> > Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do >> some >> > smelting to find it. >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > I'm really curious because the company in question is mine and I'll be >> > > working on this project. The article, of course, really kind of >> butchered >> > > everything, got the name wrong (C3PO is a different internal project), >> > and >> > > kind of glossed over the fact that is all voluntary...but I do >> understand >> > > that there are questions to be asked surrounding health info + >> employers. >> > > It has the potential to be fraught. On the other hand, we're trying to >> > > build a very participatory culture and trying to "do good" reinforcing >> > > positive actions by feedback mechanisms. We're just starting and >> going to >> > > be prototyping stuff, so nothing set is stone yet, but yeah, I think >> it >> > > will be very interesting. >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:362885 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
