- Letter from EPIC to Senator Markey discussing the "HITECH" draft bill
- Testimony of Peter Orszag before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways & Means, U.S. House of Representatives: Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology, July 24, 2008
- The ONC-Coordinated Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2008-2012, June 3, 2008
- HiMSS Matrix on HIT Legislation including sponsor(s), an overview, and a privacy and security summary
- Letter to Senators by the Mental Health Liaison Group - July 17, 2007 - alerting them on privacy and security concerns of individual health records during the development of national interoperable HIT.
- The Scope of Liability for Violating HIPAA
- 'TRUST' Act, HR 5442 - "Technologies for Restoring Users' Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008" Introduced in the 110th Congress, 2nd Session. Has been referred to multiple committees.
- Summary of the 'TRUST' Act - Section by section.
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Public Law 104-191 - August 21, 1996 -as passed by the 104th Congress
- Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule by Office for Civil Rights (HHS) from the Office For Civil Rights Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Brief April 11, 2003 - HIPAA Compliance Assistance
- State Security Breach Notification Laws from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), H.R. 4952
- Title 42, Chapter 1, Part 2 - Public Health Service, Department of HHS: Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records
- Testimony of Deborah C. Peel, April 16, 2002 - For the Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Medical Privacy
- Bartnicki et al. v. Vopper, aka Williams, et al. May 21, 2001 - Court case which states that stolen records can be published.
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