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[hipaalert] H I P A A L E R T - l i t e August 20, 2001

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> H I P A A L E R T - l i t e August 20, 2001

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> *** Report: U.S. Businesses Fail 'Safe Harbor' Data Privacy Test ***

> According to E-Commerce Times, a study released Thursday by Andersen found

> none of the 75 companies studied in the report met all of the Safe Harbor

> international privacy standards that went into effect July 1st between the

> European Union (EU) and the US. In addition, only 5 percent of the

> companies studied can assure compliance with the safe harbor principles

> and provide recourse to individuals whose privacy is breached. Just 25

> percent, meanwhile, included proper notice to individuals before using

> their information for a purpose other than originally intended or before

> disclosing their information.

> http://www.hipaadvisory.com/news/index.htm#safehar0817

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> *** NCVHS to Hold Subcommittee Meeting on Privacy and Confidentiality ***

> The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS),

> Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality, will be holding a meeting to

> receive information from the public on the implementation of the HIPAA

> Privacy regulation (45 CFR parts 160 and 164). Those who provide health

> care, those who pay for it (such as health plans), and those who use

> health information (such as the research and public health communities),

> as well as members of the public, will have an opportunity to address

> specific issues about the implementation of the regulation and suggest

> possible solutions for these issues. The meeting will take place in

> Washington, DC from 1:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 8/21/01; 8:30 a.m. -

> 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 8/22/01; and 8:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. on Thursday,

> 8/23/01.

> http://www.hipaadvisory.com/news/index.htm#ncvhs08

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