Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act


The Government's Take on E-mail

By John Fried |  Oct 1, 2005

Regulators have (surprise) thought up lots of rules governing e-mail. It's your job to figure out which ones cover you.  Read story

The Privacy Time Bomb

By Alison Stein Wellner |  Nov 1, 2003

You're sitting on a privacy time bomb. Here's how to defuse it.  Read story

Street Smarts: The Myths About Niches

By Norm Brodsky |  Aug 1, 2004

First you find a good market niche. Then you get ready for it to change and keep changing.  Read story

Growing Through Spin Offs

By Angus Loten |  Dec 11, 2006

Spinning a company off of your existing business can be lucrative, but it also has pitfalls that shouldn't be overlooked.  Read story

Managing Information Overload

By Anne Stuart |  May 1, 2004

You can't have everything. Where would you put it? --Comedian Steven Wright It's a never-ending headache for many fast-growing companies: T...  Read story

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

Related Terms: Pension Plans ; Read story

Street Smarts: The Path to the Top

By Norm Brodsky |  Feb 1, 2003

Are you an agent of change, or will you be a victim of change?  Read story

When Partnerships Go Bad

Apr 1, 2004

When partnerships go bad. Plus: Do you really need a publicist?  Read story

The Truth About Medical Savings Accounts

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1999

Overwhelmed by the cost of providing health insurance for your employees? Small businesses can now help employees set up medical savings accounts to pay thei...  Read story

What's Next: Data Disasters

By Robert X. Cringely |  Nov 1, 2003

If litigation requires you to produce every e-mail your employees have written about a given topic, could you do it? If not, you could be looking at jail tim...  Read story

Trading Places: Are You Ready for Self-Employment?

By John Case |  Nov 1, 2002

Thinking of chucking the security of a job to become a soloist? Make sure you understand the forces that keep most people trapped in cubicles and dreaming of...  Read story

Get Healthy…Or Else

By Dee Gill |  Apr 1, 2006

Employers are getting a lot more serious about their wellness programs. But can you tell employees they're not allowed to smoke--even at home?  Read story

High Concept: Miracle Tablets

By Anne Stuart |  Nov 1, 2002

New rules covering medical data may create a market among M.D.'s for tablet PCs.  Read story

Protecting Against Privacy Problems

By Jason Mark Anderman |  Jun 7, 2001

If e-commerce firms fail to consider issues regarding privacy, they may create an environment ripe for legislative encroachment, future Federal Trade Comm...  Read story

Biometrics

Related Terms: Data Encryption ; Read story

We've Been Hacked

By David S. Bernstein |  Sep 15, 2000

Not scared of losing your data to a corporate thief? You should be.  Read story

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