OzOne wrote in message ...
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:19:58 -0400, "Scotty"
scribbled thusly:


OzOne wrote in message news:

OK, so you have a set of loose gun control regulations
which will
allow mentally unstable people to purchase a pistol
because their
illness is only their affair.
Great!


Yes, we are.

Yes, I can see that you honestly believe that....

Scotty excepted, those of us in health care despise HIPPA. It was strictly
a knee-jerk reaction by liberals to insure protection of medical privacy,
something that wasn't needed. Health care professionals already maintained
an extremely high degree of ethics across the board. Of course there were
holes in the system, but they were miniscule compared with the expense and
inconvenience brought about by HIPPA. For example, I cannot reveal anything
about my 18 and older patients to their parents without first obtaining
permission from the patient. Mom brings her kid to the office, pays for his
care, and I still have to ask the kid if its okay to answer Mom's questions.
It makes for constrained, uneasy relationships between doctors and families.
Another example: it cost our group over $140K to modify our two offices in
order to comply with new, unnecessary HIPPA regulations. Many small
practices simply closed their doors, unable to comply.

Just another isolated example of a government that is broken and no fix in
sight. And you want this government to control the proliferation of guns.
LOL.

Max