Classifying Business Associates A “Business Associate” (BA) is a person or entity that performs certain functions or activities involving the use or disclosure of PHI on behalf of the Covered Entity (your office). A clinic will often use a variety of applications, software, or people to carry out daily chiropractic business functions. The Privacy Rule…
What is a Business Associate Agreement?
What is a Business Associate Agreement? Once you have identified where PHI resides in the clinic, the next step is to assess who has access. A clinic should take a close look at their vendors and see what services they perform and then determine if it involves viewing or accessing PHI. Once a clinic has…