Dan, California has adopted much of the privacy requirements in HIPPA and applied them to all employee records. So yes, HIPPA applies only to medical records, but I believe we will soon see the same privacy and security requirements for all records nation wide. Mark Bushaw
On 12 Jul 2002 at 12:32, Dan Stein wrote: > 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 ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
