tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2017 Issue 2

Are Your Business Associates to Blame for Your HIPAA Problems?

Safeguard your practice and your livelihood with a strong business associate agreement. Unauthorized access and disclosure land many a practice in hot water annually. Oftentimes, physicians and their certified staff, who diligently follow HIPAA to the letter, cannot control this type of breach. Despite these providers’ efforts to stay compliant, the errors can usually be traced to business associates, who either fail to acknowledge the rules or are unaware of them. Ensuring that your business associate agreements (BAAs) are enforced can help you avoid issues down the road. Who’s at Fault? “There is really no reason why...

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