[ Monday, September 08, 2008 ]
Piedmont and Providence: Feds finally put teeth into HIPAA, according to ComputerWeek. I'm not so sure. So far, nothing's come from Piedmont, except other audits and an attractive government contract for PwC. And Providence was a settlement of a bad (in the sense of being high-profile) data breach, and the penalty amount isn't really enough to scare too many people. Hopefully these news items bring back some needed focus, but I don't really seem them as some watershed or sea change (if I can so mix my metaphors).
Jeff [10:30 AM]
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