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Who Qualifies As A Business Associate?

Published on Tue Sep 11, 2018

Question: We recently hired a cloud storage outsourcing company for our medical records, and our administrator said we need to have them sign privacy agreements due to their status as a business associate. How can we determine whether a company is a business associate or not? Codify Subscriber Answer: The HIPAA Privacy Rule clearly outlines what data covered entities (CEs) [...]
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