At last Saturday's physical meeting in the SF Bay Area, I mentioned HIPAA, recent federal health care legislation which includes a privacy component. In the absence of further Congressional action, the federal Department of Health and Human Services has created draft regulations intended to regulate information practices within the healthcare and health insurance industries. A summary of the draft regulations is available online at <http://www.jhita.org/hipprs.htm>, for those who would like to read more about these regulations. -- Greg Broiles [EMAIL PROTECTED]
