Special Report

Deadline nears to update HIPAA business associate agreements

Healthcare providers such as pharmacies, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses that share protected health information with an entity providing certain services (so-called "business associates") must have a written agreement that complies with HIPAA requirements before any patient-related information is shared. The deadline for compliance is September 22.

"Even if a provider, plan, or clearinghouse and its business associate had a grandfathered contract that was deemed compliant by HHS, the business associate was still required to comply with the new 2013 safeguards for protected health information."
–Ned Milenkovich, PharmD, JD

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