HIPAA COMPLIANCE: Avoid Rough Waters WIth A Business Associate Agreement
Have you hit the PHI creek without a paddle?Do you store your protected health information (PHI) at a data warehouse? If your answer is "Yes," then you'd better grab a business associate agreement (BAA) before your PHI ship is sunk.
Get The Right PHI Flow
Keep in mind that not all warehoused data is the same. "You only need a business associate agreement with your vendor if they are getting PHI," explains attorney Michael Roach at Chicago's Michael C. Roach & Associates. If the data sent to the warehouse is de-identified, then there is no obligation...
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