Upcoming Web Event Addresses Risk Analysis & Risk Management DOs and DON’T
HIPAA-HITECH Blue Ribbon Panel to Discuss Risk Analysis and Risk Management Live Web Event Thursday, May 29, 4:30 pm EDT/3:30 PM CDT HHS/OCR has signaled loud…
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Stolen Laptops Lead to Important HIPAA Settlements
News from HHS HHS Press Release Two entities have paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $1,975,220 collectively to…
HIPAA Enforcement Goes Beyond OCR
HIPAA Enforcement Blind Spots By Mike Semel Blog: 4Medapproved.com/HITSecurity Twitter: @SemelConsulting HIPAA enforcement has increased in recent years, but the US Department of Health and…
ONC Releases Model Notices of Privacy Practices
Gives Providers Three Options for Privacy Notices The following communication is from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. Today, ONC and the…
WEDI and OCR Summer Webinar Series on HIPAA Omnibus Continues
Webinars Offer Guidance to Small Healthcare Providers on Implementing HIPAA Omnibus The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is a non-profit organization established in 1991…
Failed Firewall the Latest HIPAA Penalty
400,000 reasons to check your network security. Mike Semel Semel Consulting Want to avoid a HIPAA penalty? Do you know… what a firewall is? the…
HHS Seeks Input and Comments on HIPAA Audit Process
OCR Issues ICR on HIPAA Audit Program The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and oversees health…
OCR Releases Tools to Help Understand HIPAA Privacy Rule
New Tools to Educate Consumers and Providers about HIPAA Privacy and Security The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights…
HIPAA Data Breach: Protect your data storage devices, backups, and train your staff
Don’t Join the HIPAA Data Breach ‘Wall of Shame’ Mike Semel Semel Consulting In compliance with the HIPAA Data Breach Notification Rule, more than 570 HIPAA data breaches…