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Americans have long abhorred the specter of a faceless, bureaucratic Big Brother. As computerized personal data systems have grown more and more sophisticated, many people have become concerned about the threat these systems pose to the privacy of individual data subjects. Recently some regulations were passed to counter that threat, and, the authors say, the passage of laws to eliminate it throughout the country is imminent. But the cost of complying with them will be high. After looking at the probable shape of these laws, the authors discuss what the laws' impact will be on five actual personal data systems--consumer credit, health, personnel, insurance, and law enforcement. Finally, they suggest that organizations using or contemplating the use of such systems take four steps in adjusting to the new environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Describes and summarizes findings of seven empirical studies conducted since 1978 that tested various hypotheses derived from the stage hypothesis model for computer growth and management. Historical overview of the model; Use of the model for describing and managing the growth of administrative information systems.

IN RECENT years, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty has become recognized as a useful, safe procedure for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease.1-3 The introduction of the Gruntzig balloon catheter has extended the applications of percutaneous angioplasty to include dilatations of renal arteries in patients with renovascular hypertension and of coronary arteries in patients with coronary artery disease.4-6Balloon catheters also have been used to dilate strictures in other areas of the body such as the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts as well as the biliary system. Dilatation of bile duct strictures by balloon catheter has been reported,7 and balloon choledochoplasty possibly could be as useful as balloon angioplasty. The following case report is an example of its usefulness.Report of a CaseA 67-year-old man underwent cholecystectomy in May 1978 for cholecystitis and jaundice. At surgery, a partial obstruction of the common hepatic duct just distal to the hepatic duct bifurcation

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