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Question: We are reviewing all our business associates (BAs) and associated BA agreements
(BAAs). What should we do to ensure that we’re handling BAs and our arrangements with them appropriately?
Answer: The HHS Office for Civil Rights is continuing to focus on BAs and BAAs, particularly
during the Phase II HIPAA audits, according to a recent report by attorney Kate Stewart for the law firm Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo. As you inventory your BAs, make sure that you:
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