Forwarded by: joel garmon <jgarmonat_private> I have a pretty good background in computer security and have been dealing with HIPAA for almost 2 years now. I agree that the security portion is not rocket science and are things that we should be doing now anyway. The good thing about HIPAA is that I can say "Look, it is not just me stating this, it is now the law." when I want to get things done. The real impact to organizations dealing with HIPAA is the privacy and transactions rules -- and they ARE final. joel garmon From http://networkcomputing.com/1212/1212colshipley.html June 11, 2001 By Greg Shipley .. When I started investigating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), I was intrigued; HIPAA seemed to be one of the first real steps in the right direction. But anyone who's worked with the regulations will tell you: HIPAA has ruffled feathers. Its scope will touch organizations both large and small, and a number of deep-rooted problems will need fixing. Of course, if pain proves profitable, you'll find businesses there to capitalize on it. Over the past 12 months I've been bombarded by news releases rambling on about HIPAA offerings: compliancy checks, audits, industry-expert availability and a variety of other HIPAA-related services. Accounting firms, consulting houses and other vendors are all looking to get a piece of the chaos, uh, I mean, action ... and the foul stench of FUD is in the air. Although I welcome much of what HIPAA is attempting, there's one major point the sales and marketing pimp squads continue to ignore: Many of the proposed "standards" haven't been ratified yet. Of the seven sections that comprise the "Administrative Simplification" portion (which affects IT heavily), only two standards have achieved "final rule" status. More comical is the lack of people who have read the drafts -- many "experts" haven't even read word one. [...] ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email isn-unsubscribeat_private
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