Re: Employees exposed to direct enforcement actions (WAS Volkswagen ProgrammedVehicle to Deactivate Pollution Control Systems)

2015-09-22 Thread Jon Butler
Having consulted at several companies under HIPAA rules, let me chime in. It's not as though there is someone standing behind you with a baseball bat just waiting for the opportunity to swat your head. Most of the practical rules are common sense. Don't go peeking into personal data just

Re: Employees exposed to direct enforcement actions (WAS Volkswagen ProgrammedVehicle to Deactivate Pollution Control Systems)

2015-09-22 Thread John McKown
Good rules below. I implement them. But, then, I am a sysprog and don't have any need to see any information about any of our clients. I also don't have any real interest in their personal information (most humans are _boring_). I don't "gossip". And I am an adherent of the NSA (Never Say

Re: Employees exposed to direct enforcement actions (WAS Volkswagen ProgrammedVehicle to Deactivate Pollution Control Systems)

2015-09-19 Thread Richard Pinion
Everyone on the list, I apologize for my last two posts. I did not intend for them to go to the list, rather, I had intended to direct my replies directly to the individuals. I believe my concerns about HIPPAA (notice two A's zman) are correct, and I felt that it was appropriate to express