Monitor Hoods

• Nothing extra to look through
• Is removable
• Good desktop solution

Privacy Shields

• One side application
• low cost
• Good desktop solution

HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996*

This law requires new safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of information. The law mandates new and stringent standards for patient privacy protection, insuring the privacy and security of medical information both in electronic and printed format.

Full compliance, in most cases is required by federal law by April 14, 2003. The ruling applies to health care providers, hospitals, insurance offices, doctor offices and health clearinghouses. More information is available at: http://hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/.


*HIPAA law does not specifically say that a monitor hood is a compliant device (it is much more general than that) it does state:Under Incidental Uses and Disclosures, [45 CFR 164.502(a)(1)(iii)]General Provision.

The Privacy Rule permits certain incidental uses and disclosures that occur as a by-product of another permissible or required use or disclosure, as long as the covered entity has applied reasonable safeguards and implemented the minimum necessary standard, where applicable, with respect to the primary use or disclosure. Reasonable Safeguards. A covered entity must have in place appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards that protect against uses and disclosures not permitted by the Privacy Rule, as well as that limit incidental uses or disclosures. See 45 CFR 164,530(c).

In most bank lobbies customers and other employees can freely walk around computer screens and view information.

Instituted significant changes to the laws governing financial institutions. This privacy compliance includes absolute privacy of customer's information from anyone not authorized to receive it.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires government agencies that regulate financial institutions to implement regulations to carry out the Act's financial privacy provisions (GLB Act). The regulations required all covered businesses to be in full compliance by July 1, 2001.

A key GLBA provision requires all financial services organizations to protect the security and confidentiality of their customers nonpublic personal information (NPI). This privacy compliance is nationwide.

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Mandates privacy in public places such as libraries and schools.