HIPAA
a conversation with
Cindy Iwlew and Erin Howk
Client
confi dentiality
is a hot-button topic for
bodyworkers. How do
professional ethics mesh
with the government-mandated
guidelines of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)? Cindy Iwlew, cofounder of the
software company Bodywork Buddy and
massage business Bodywork By Design, and Erin
Howk, HIPAA Compliance Offi cer for a chiropractic offi ce and
owner of Therapeutic & Stress Reduction Massage, discuss what HIPAA
compliance actually means to massage and bodywork professionals.