Interesting story demonstrating the ramifications of HIPAA.

Local journalists are adding their own post-mortem to the lawsuits and finger-pointing following the June 29 porch collapse at a Chicago apartment building in which 13 young adults were killed: A new federal medical privacy rule has undermined their ability to cover accidents by forbidding the disclosure of patient information that hospitals had released routinely.

posted by mt at 16:54

Govexec.com: "The Homeland Security Department has chosen Microsoft Corp as its preferred supplier of desktop computer and server software."

irony: 3. Poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended: madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker.
posted by mt at 11:57

Now there is a headline that'll catch your eye
posted by js at 15:27