Tag: BAA
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What Are the Top Three Concerns When Negotiating Business Associate Agreements?
Business Associate Agreements (“BAAs”) are a necessary tool for ensuring HIPAA compliance, and the negotiated terms of BAAs are becoming more and more important as we venture into an era of mass cyber attacks and related HIPAA breaches. Covered entities, such a physician practices, are required to enter into a BAA anytime they hire a…
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Medical Association Chooses PCIHIPAA to Help Benefit and Protect Its Members
MONTGOMERY – The Medical Association of the State of Alabama has partnered with PCIHIPAA to help protect its members from the onslaught of ransomware attacks, HIPAA violations and data breaches impacting Alabama physicians. Under HIPAA’s Security and Privacy Rules, health care providers are required to take proactive steps to protect sensitive patient information. “The Medical Association services more…
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What is a Business Associate Agreement, and Why Should You Care?
Health care providers are primarily concerned with the treatment and wellbeing of their patients. They gather and maintain tremendous amounts of protected health information[1] (PHI) throughout the treatment process and commonly share that PHI with third parties who assist them with carrying out their work. This process of sharing PHI with a third party, non-workforce…