Health Information Compliance Alert
Toolkit:
BAs: Use This Checklist To Make Sure You're HIPAA-Compliant
Published on Tue Nov 24, 2015
So much information is available for covered entities (CEs) seeking to comply with HIPAA, but what about business associates (BAs)? In many ways, the evolving HIPAA regulations now subject BAs to just as much risk as CEs, especially when it comes to breach-related penalties.
If you’re a BA, use this checklist (developed by attorneys Kim Stanger, Pia Dean and William Mercer of Holland & Hart LLP) to protect yourself from unnecessary legal risk:
Source: www.hhhealthlawblog.com/2015/10/complying-with-hipaa-a-checklist-for-covered-entities.html.
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