BC Advantage - 2026 Issue 4

Business Associate Agreements and Covered Entity Compliance

Building a chain of trust between healthcare providers (covered entities) and Business Associates (BAs) is a regulatory requirement under HIPAA, designed to ensure that Protected Health Information (PHI) remains secure throughout its entire lifecycle, even when handled by third parties. This chain of trust ensures that privacy and security obligations flow down to every subcontractor that creates, receives, maintains, or transmits PHI. This can produce increased confidence in your organization's ability to earn and maintain patient trust. Is Your Organization a Covered Entity, Business Associate, or Both? According to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the HIPAA enforcement agency...

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