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HIPAA and WiFi -- Regulatory Tangles for Wireless Health Care Networks By Richard D. Marks, Michael Van Eckhardt and Rebecca L. Williams RN of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP The growing use of wireless networks by health care professionals presents tremendous challenges to health care IT managers. One of the fundamental axioms of IT is that there is a tradeoff between access and security: easier access translates to greater security risks. True to this axiom, the ease of access that wireless networks offer is matched by the security challenges those networks present. Health FSAs Are Subject To The HIPAA Privacy Rule By Jessica Forbes Olson of Dorsey & Whitney LLP HIPAA and WiFi -- Regulatory Tangles for Wireless Health Care Networks By Richard D. Marks, Michael Van Eckhardt and Rebecca L. Williams RN of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Health FSAs Are Subject To The HIPAA Privacy Rule By Jessica Forbes Olson of Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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• ABA Health Law Section
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• Physician Insurers Association of America Trade association of professional liability (medical malpractice) insurance companies owned and operated by doctors and dentists.

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• 1997 Economic Census Reports - Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Features arts, entertainment and recreation sector data for the U.S., states, counties, places and metropolitan areas.
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• Information Policy for the U.S. Health Sector - Engineering, Political Economy, and Ethics Covers systemic benefits and risks, the current normative, legal and regulatory protections, and more.
• NHeLP Publications and Analyses From the National Health Law Program.
• Personal Privacy and Access to Medical Databases Covers privacy issues related to the central storage of large amounts of sensitive information in databases.
• The Food and Drug Law Institute Examines the laws, regulations, and policies related to drugs, medical devices, other health care technologies, and foods.
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