HIPAA Security Rule Deadline: April 20

According to a story by Jaikumar Vijayan in COMPUTERWORLD, most health care companies covered by the HIPAA security rule created by HHS will not be ready by the compliance date of April 20, 2005. He cites surveys by HIMSS and AHIMA

In article by M.L. Baker, from Ziff Davis Internet, covered companies will be ready by the April 20 deadline. "Most" companies, he says, are well on their way.

Baker provides a number of useful sources for compliance advice, including an April 13 conference call, at 2 p.m. ET, hosted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The call in number is (877) 203-0044, and the identification number is 4587639.

You can also check with HHS and the AHA.