The difference matters. In 2025, the HHS Office for Civil Rights issued $4.8 million in HIPAA settlements against healthcare organizations that believed they were compliant. The gap between assumption and reality is where breaches happen — and where fines are levied.
Newer software and systems expect more out of the computer’s processing capabilities because newer computers have more of it. Using current software on older hardware creates a mismatch between expectations and reality, in other words, a slow computer.