Mark, HIPPA only applies to heath care records. Does not effect your client unless they are in health care and dealing with patient medical records. Dan -- Dan Stein Digital Software Solutions 799 Evergreen Circle Telford PA 18969 Land: 215-799-0192 Mobile: 610-256-2843 Fax 413-410-9682 FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dss-db.com
> From: "Mark Bushaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:12:55 -0700 > To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: One more! > > My wife works in an HR department. I have heard a little about HIPPA > regulations. > The thing that really struck me was when she said there could be no piece of > paper in any file with both a name and a social security number on it. This > legislation is still too new, and many of the requirements still have to go > thru the > court system to determine compliance, but it is scaring the heck out of me as > I try > to design a database and program for employee tracking and scheduling for a > new company. > Mark Bushaw > > On 12 Jul 2002 at 10:50, Dan Stein wrote: > >> Just to second that. I think the HIPPA guidelines actually require two >> levels or more of security so I am not sure the traditional login system >> works. It may be different for data not transmitted across the internet, but >> I would suggest a careful reading of the guidelines is in order. >> >> When JCHH comes around next year I am sure this is one of the things they >> will look at. >> >> Dan >> >> -- >> Dan Stein >> Digital Software Solutions >> 799 Evergreen Circle >> Telford PA 18969 >> Land: 215-799-0192 >> Mobile: 610-256-2843 >> Fax 413-410-9682 >> FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> www.dss-db.com >> >> >>> From: Jason Pamental <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 09:46:56 -0400 >>> To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: One more! >>> >>> Steve, >>> >>> This has certainly been an interesting thread - a lot of great ideas have >>> been presented. One thing that got lost initially though is the point of >>> needing the security: HIPAA regulations. The whole point of them is to >>> provide security and privacy of medical records. Allowing doctors to do an >>> end-run around having to log in with unique information defeats the purpose >>> of the regulations. this exposes the patient's private medical information >>> (and here is the point to bring up with hospital administration) exposes the >>> hospital or medical group to HUGE liabilities and other legal consequences. >>> >>> It may be beyond your control, but you might find that the possibility of >>> lawsuits might make it suddenly more palatable for the doctors to have to >>> 'lower themselves' to remembering passwords to log into the systems. >>> (although a bar-code added to the id badge they probably already have would >>> be a nice solution as well). >>> >>> Just a little more fuel for the fire... >>> >>> Jason >>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> One more question. What can you capture without the user knowing it's >>>>>> being captured. I know you can do normal stuff like, where they came >>>>>> from, how long and that type of data, but, is there anyway to capture >>>>>> their email address somehow without them knowing it? >>>>>> >>>>>> Any ideas? >>>>>> >>>>>> Steve >>> >>> -- >>> ____________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> Jason Pamental, President [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> Bathysphere Digital Media Services, Inc. http://bathyspheredms.com >>> ____________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> Tel: 401.490.6830 Fax: 401.490.6831 >>> ________________________________________ >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body >>> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
