Less Than a Year to Replace Windows 7 and Server 2008
Less Than a Year to Replace Windows 7 and Server 2008 Mike Semel When Microsoft ends support you will be unsecure and noncompliant! Time is running out. And you probably don’t have the resources you need. Microsoft is ending security ...
Cybersecurity Policies are Finally Put Where They Belong – Last
First published at HHS says Security and Compliance Require Actions, then Policies by Mike Semel, President, Semel Consulting The common-sense, scalable, and actionable cybersecurity guidance recently released by the US Department of Health and ...
HIPAA by the Numbers
HIPAA by the Numbers 17,000 patient records breached per day, on average. (September 2009 to Present, HHS.gov) $ 188 average cost per breached record. (Ponemon 2014 Cost of a Data Breach Survey) Black-market Value: $ 50 per medical ...
A HIPAA Life Sentence… and SO Many Lessons
A HIPAA Life Sentence… and SO Many Lessons By Mike Semel In 2012 Accretive Health Care was banned from doing business in Minnesota for 2 – 6 years for a HIPAA violation. In 2018 New York State suspended a nurse’s ...
Embarrassment, Career Suicide, or Jail
What You Can Learn from the Russian Army, the US Navy, and a Suspended Nurse by Mike Semel Originally published by:
Are You Investing Enough in IT Security?
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Windows XP
Windows XP The question of compliance is not a technical argument. It’s a question about regulatory compliance and enforcement. You can read all the technical discussions on the forum about HIPAA and XP, but none will matter if the enforcement ...
HIPAA May be the Least of Your Compliance Worries
Originally Published at Editor’s Note: We’d like to welcome Mike Semel as the latest addition to the Healthcare Scene blog team. We’ve been working ...
Slow Learners Teach Big Lessons – $2 Million State HIPAA Penalty
Published at Slow Learners Teach Big Lessons – $2 Million State HIPAA Penalty Editor’s Note: We’d like to welcome Mike Semel as ...
Business Associates NOT Responsible for Clients’ HIPAA Compliance
Originally Published at Business Associates are NOT Responsible for Clients’ HIPAA Compliance, BUT You Still Might Be At-Risk “Am I responsible for ...