The healthcare industry has come up against unprecedented pressure in recent years. Digital transformation has had a significant role to play when it comes to creating the efficiency needed to deal ...

Questions often arise as to what terms need to be and should be included in a business associate agreement. The distinction between “need” and “should” is very important. The regulations implementing ...

You are the HIPAA privacy official of a hospital or health plan (a covered entity under HIPAA). You receive an email from a vendor that handles protected health information (a business associate), ...

This guide includes everything employers need to know about HIPAA requirements, as well as a HIPAA compliance checklist.

In August, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to pay a $5.55 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR), for multiple HIPAA violations. In ...

Care New England $400k HIPAA settlement highlights importance of updated business associate agreements Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Health System will settle alleged HIPAA violations ...

WHEREAS, Business Associate now and in the future may have relationships with Covered Entity in which Business Associate creates, receives, maintains or transmits Protected Health Information (as ...

The healthcare industry relies heavily on Business Associates (BAs) for various tasks, from claims processing to data analytics. However, navigating the complexities of HIPAA regulations can be ...

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