BC Advantage - 2019 Issue 5

Know the Rules Business Associate Agreement Management Are You Doing It

In this "Know the Rules!" article, I discuss the importance of Business Associate Agreement Management …and what happens when you don't do it!Unless you're new to healthcare, you know Covered Entities (CEs) are required to obtain a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with each Business Associate (BA) before handing off any protected health information (PHI) to a third-party vendor. (Right?)At some point, your healthcare organization could receive a complaint letter from the Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR). This letter will claim your organization is not in compliance with some portion(s) of...

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