The APA Practice Directorate's Town Hall Breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 25, 8-10:50 a.m., will focus on the implications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Bernald Kalb, host of CNN's "Reliable Sources," will moderate a panel discussion, including a consumer privacy expert, a HIPAA enforcement official, a leader in health-care privacy and a health-care legal expert. The panel will explore: * The impact of technological innovations on patient privacy and confidentiality. * The implications of federal regulations for the practice of psychology. * HIPAA compliance requirements for psychologists. Practitioner members should have received a registration form in the Spring 2001 issue of "Practitioner Update".

 
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