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Lab Management:

Include BA Hiring as HIPAA Compliance Task

Published on Wed Jun 09, 2021

Or else you could be liable. As a pathologist or laboratory organization, you’re a covered entity (CE) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) — and you know that means keeping patient data safe. But as soon as you engage a business associate (BA), you have to make sure they comply with HIPAA too. Grasp: A BA “is [...]
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