[thelist] Old Browsers old Software, cut bait and move on.

aardvark roselli at earthlink.net
Fri Jul 13 15:49:20 CDT 2001


> From: John Eckman <eckman at liquidsquid.com>
>
> At 11:13 PM 7/11/01, you wrote:
> >AHHH!!!  why couldn't i go one day without hearing about HIPPA?
> 
> You'd think after hearing about it so much you'd know it was HIPAA. ;o

d'oh!  that's what i get for not paying attention...

> (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
> 
> Good HIPAA overview: http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/hipaa/default.asp

oh, playing hardball are we? hehh...

another resource for HIPAA info as it relates to all managed care 
folks:
Managed Care Information Center
http://www.themcic.com

they have a newsletter, too... and their site has some info on the 
recent conference about how all this impacts the IT industry 
(although it lacked in web-specific content, IMO)...

and if you work in the health insurance industry, membership has 
its privileges, especially with all the legislation out there and its 
constant state of flux:
Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA)
http://www.hiaa.org/

so, yeah, i'm down with the $20 billion worth of hassle, and all the 
security issues, and all the hassle for web applications (especially 
those that were in development)...

that's why i hate hearing/seeing HIPAA... nightmares...

<tip type="food for thought">
 From a recent Jupiter report:

"According to Jupiter research, 61 percent of consumers would 
spend more time on sites that offer easy, intuitive navigation. Both 
young users and adults cite icons and images as their preferred 
methods of navigation. As the tenure of online users increases, site 
design will evolve from text-based indices into what users want: a 
fluid and iconographic environment."

"Consumers’ familiarity with off-line navigation techniques has 
helped users adapt to using them to navigate the Web. According 
to the recent Jupiter Consumer Survey, 71 percent of consumers 
report that they are generally satisfied with available online 
navigation systems. Unfortunately, these off-line design features 
benefit online properties because they are familiar, not because 
they are intuitive or particularly effective."
</tip>




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