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Who Is a Business Associate ... and Who Isn't

Published on Tue Apr 05, 2016

Question: I have read about business associate agreements (BAAs) in past issues of this newsletter. What does HIPAA consider a business associate, and thus bound by the confines of a BAA? Ohio Subscriber Answer: Medical practices often have to do business with outside vendors. Many of these outside vendors are bound to follow business associate (BA) guidelines under the Health Insurance Portability [...]
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