HIPAA Business Associate Avoidance and Google Update
By Mike Semel Blog: 4Medapproved.com/HITSecurity Twitter: @SemelConsulting The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule (see page 5572) was announced in January, 9 months ago, and was very clear…
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Huge HIPAA Data Breach & 2014 Audits
Avoid a Costly HIPAA Data Breach with a Risk Analysis By Mike Semel Blog: 4Medapproved.com/HITSecurity Twitter: @SemelConsulting Do you think that HIPAA is just some…
5 Steps for Staying HIPAA Compliant
Being HIPAA Compliant is a Journey By Mike Semel Blog: 4Medapproved.com/HITSecurity Twitter: @SemelConsulting So, September 23, 2013, the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Enforcement Deadline, has come and…
When is a Lawyer or Accountant a HIPAA Business Associate?
HIPAA Business Associate Role is Based on Services By Mike Semel Blog: 4Medapproved.com/HITSecurity Twitter: @SemelConsulting The question about a lawyer or an accountant being a HIPAA Business…
Is Your Copier a Hidden HIPAA Risk?
Health plan pays $ 1.2 million for failure to recognize HIPAA risk Remember when copiers were simple—just paper in, copies out? Once they began scanning…
STAT! Is Meaningful Use Trouble Under Your Network’s Skin?
Technology Tests for Meaningful Use Payments & HIPAA Compliance COMMENTARY Mike Semel Semel Consulting Every day doctors order labs, X-rays, MRI’s, ultrasounds, biopsies, endoscopies, and…
HIPAA Compliance & Meaningful Use Tech Tips (part 2)
COMMENTARY Mike Semel Semel Consulting HIPAA Compliance Tech Tips Part 2 (for the first of this 2-part series click here) More critical components of a HIPAA compliant…
HIPAA Compliance and Meaningful Use Tech Tips
HIPAA Compliance Tech Tips Part 1 of 2 COMMENTARY Mike Semel Semel Consulting HIPAA Compliance can be a mystery. It can be even more mysterious when…
Being HIPAA Compliant is not a Snapshot in Time
Meaningful Use Requires You to Protect Patient Data COMMENTARY Mike Semel Semel Consulting Protecting patient information is like protecting patient safety; it is something you…