[Dataloss] 19,420 HIPAA complaints, no fines: Washington Post

[Chris Walsh]

"Our first approach to dealing with any complaint is to work for  
voluntary compliance. So far it's worked out pretty well," said  
Winston Wilkinson, who heads the Department of Health and Human  
Services Office of Civil Rights, which is in charge of enforcing the  
law.

While praised by hospitals, insurance plans and doctors, the approach  
has drawn strong criticism from privacy advocates and some health  
industry analysts.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/04/ 
AR2006060400672.html