title: A practical approach. Maine Medical Center works toward HIPAA compliance as part of an enterprise-wide IT strategic plan.
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA. edsonj@mmc.org
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Edson
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008281:Maine; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States