Business associate agreements: 10 things to know
Strategies for Health Care Compliance, December 1, 2013
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It's a brave new world out there for business associates (BA). BAs needed to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule and the use and disclosure provisions of the Privacy Rule in February 2010 as a result of the HITECH Act. However, the OCR held off on any enforcement activities-that is, until recently.
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