Looking for HIPAA humor

[jeanine]

Has anyone heard any good HIPAA stories or seen any good political HIPAA cartoons...especially Administration Simplification? I've been asked to dress up a HIPAA presentation with some humor. Frankly, I don't see anything humorous about this, but then again, maybe I'm just too cynical.

[Medusa]

A couple years ago our local chapter of WPBC had a luncheon topic on HIPAA. My boss talked me into going, on the basis that a much "HIPAA" crowd would be attending than is usually the case. Sorry, grasping at straws.

[Guest hank]

jeanine -

I think you're right, there's not much about HIPAA that's humorous. I would challenge this crowd to a HIPAA Haiku contest, which lets us all vent and left brain activate and gives you some stand up material!

Here goes:

Soon it will be here

HIPAA: what must be done now?

We sweat much at night

Privacy oh no

When we make bad disclosure

Will we go to jail?

C'mon, y'all...help jeanine out here!

[jeanine]

I love that Hank! Do you mind if I use your original verse?

[JanetM]

Hey, look on the bright side, HIPAA may not be funny but at least it does not violate the unpronounceable acronym rule.

[Guest stryan]

Like EGTRRA?

[JanetM]

SBJPA was what came to mind first.

[Michael Devault]

If you plan on having a cocktail session after the presentation, here's a limerick that you can try, if you like. Wouldn't make in part of the formal presentation, however.

Here is a quick little tip-a,

'Bout a law that's known as HIPAA.

My advice is to try,

Real hard to comply,

Or else a new one they'll rip ya!

[Guest Shelton]

Very good Mike-

Hank- I don't get it. Maybe I am not 'HIP' enough

[Guest Shelton]

Hank,

I just figured it our. I did what I should have done in the first place, i.e. look up the definition of "Haiku"

[Guest BenefitsLawyer]

Love the haiku suggestion. How about:

Administrative

simplification is not.

False advertising.

(Punctuation is everything!)