At 09:04 PM 5/8/2009, b_s-wilk wrote: >Whether or not the data was copied this time, it's still a good idea to >insist, where possible, that all medical records use something other than a >social security number as ID, for when the files really are compromised.
But really we should stop using SSAN's for physical identification of people -- only use them for logical identification -- and consider all SSAN's to be well known (compromised). SSAN's should be used the same way date of birth is used now. Fred Holmes ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
