MSPs/Cloud Services NOT Responsible for Clients’ HIPAA Compliance
WATCH THIS VIDEO TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR HIPAA LIABILITY MSP’s & Cloud Services are NOT Responsible for Your Clients’ HIPAA Compliance, BUT You Still Might Be At-Risk by Mike Semel “Am I responsible for my …
New Guidance Proves Cloud Services Are Business Associates
New Guidance Proves Cloud Services Are Business Associates It’s over. New guidance from the federal Office for Civil Rights (OCR) confirms that cloud services that store patient information must comply with HIPAA. Many cloud services …
States Strengthen Data Breach Laws and Regulations
By Mike Semel Originally published by If your cyber security and compliance program is focused on just one regulation, like HIPAA or banking laws, many steps you are taking are probably wrong. Since 2015 a …
HIPAA Cloud Bursts
Published at New Guidance Proves Cloud Services Are Business Associates It’s over. New guidance from the federal Office for Civil Rights (OCR) confirms that cloud services that store patient information must comply with HIPAA. …
BIG $$$ HIPAA Fines Carry BIG Messages! (updated)
7 Critical Lessons You Should Learn By Mike Semel, August 17, 2016 The ‘HIPAA Police’ are on a rampage. In 2015 there were just over $ 6 million in penalties. In 2016- with over 4 months …
BIG HIPAA Fines Carry BIG Messages!
BIG HIPAA Fines Carry BIG Messages! 7 Lessons You Should Learn The ‘HIPAA Police’ are on a rampage. In 2015 there were just over $ 6 million in penalties. In 2016- with 5 months still …
The 7 HIPAA Audit Items the Feds Selected
HIPAA Audits Have Begun & Will Your Business Associates Cause You to Fail? The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that the new permanent audit program …
HIPAA and Orlando Regional Medical Center To Call the President
Don’t Blame HIPAA: It Didn’t Require Orlando Regional Medical Center To Call the President Mike Semel Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said the influx of patients to the hospitals created problems due to confidentiality regulations, which …
Security & Compliance are Executive Responsibilities
Kidnapped Hospital Data Was Probably Preventable By the time you read the ransom note it is too late for your patients/clients, your organization’s reputation, and maybe your career. But it doesn’t have to be. You …
HIPAA BUSINESS ASSOCIATE MANAGEMENT
HIPAA BUSINESS ASSOCIATE MANAGEMENT 2016 UPDATE In 2016, A hospital was fined $ 2.7 million for storing patient data with a cloud service without having a Business Associate Agreement in place. Another hospital was penalized …