Questions often arise as to what terms need to be and should be included in a business associate agreement. The distinction between “need” and “should” is very important. The regulations implementing ...

In August, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to pay a $5.55 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR), for multiple HIPAA violations. In ...

Care New England $400k HIPAA settlement highlights importance of updated business associate agreements Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Health System will settle alleged HIPAA violations ...

HIPAA-covered entities cannot disclose protected health information without authorization, and the lack of a business associate agreement left this information without safeguards, rendering it ...

WHEREAS, Business Associate now and in the future may have relationships with Covered Entity in which Business Associate creates, receives, maintains or transmits Protected Health Information (as ...

Among other things, the final omnibus rule expanded federal liability for the HIPAA privacy, security and breach notification rules to now include business associates. Before this, business associates ...