title: Confronting HIPAA.
abstract: Just when you thought it was safe to come out after Y2K, along comes the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act, which--if you're not there yet--will force you head first into the electronic age. HIPAA comes with a big price tag, but it may save you money in the long run by standardizing data.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Compliance is not an option.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haugh
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