To: 2bstealthy who wrote (1 ) 12/21/2000 9:21:08 PM From: Mr.G Respond to of 2 LTNX moved nicely off the bottom today in conjunction with this press release, I also bought DKEY and ENTU. A good boost for PKI: Thursday December 21, 1:02 pm Eastern Time Press Release ADVISORY/Clinton Signs Healthcare Privacy Rule into Law, Raising Questions about Future Privacy and Protection for Confidential Health Info (BW HealthWire)-- What: The proposed rule that suggest standards for the privacy of individual health information and the use of electronic signatures for health organizations was signed into law today by President Clinton. The rule falls under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which was passed by Congress on August 21, 1996. With Clinton's signature, the rule now has the force of law. The security and digital signatures experts at Entrust Technologies Inc. are available to explain exactly what healthcare organizations must do to comply with these rules, and how proven technology can help bring these organizations into compliance with HIPAA. Why: Many people are concerned with the privacy and security issues raised by the HIPAA rules. The Privacy Standards as passed today under HIPAA apply to health plans, health care providers and health care clearinghouses. These health organizations must have means for identifying people who access critical health information, must show audit trails for all logged information, and must encrypt all patient-identifiable information before sending it over public networks. According to Gartner Group, public-key infrastructure (PKI) is an ideal technology for building HIPAA compliance Who: Entrust Technologies executives can explain the technical and legislative issues surrounding the HIPAA rule. In addition, Personal Path and Medtegrity are just two of the partners who can explain how they currently use Entrust solutions for secure and authorized access to information. Interview candidates include: