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Understanding Business Associate Agreements in the HIPAA EHR/EMR Landscape

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In the realm of healthcare, anyone with access to health-related information—such as lawyers, accountants, contractors, and data storage companies—must understand the importance of Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). These agreements are crucial for compliance with HIPAA regulations. This guide highlights who needs BAAs, the role of subcontractors, and the benefits of a seven-year data retention policy. Protecting current clients is essential, and businesses handling ePHI must consider secure methods for data storage and backup. Learn how remote data backups can support your compliance needs.

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Understanding Business Associate Agreements in the HIPAA EHR/EMR Landscape

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  1. Regulates EMR/EHR industry

  2. HIPAA BAA’s, Subcontractors • Who needs Business Associate Agreements? • Anyone who deals with access to health related information Lawyers Accountants Contractors Subcontractors Data Storage Companies Insurance Health Information Companies How could 7 year retention help? How do we protect current clients?

  3. Data Storage • LiveVault clients can choose to escrow passwords or not • For business that are backing up ePHI and choose to escrow the password, • Remote Data Backups can supply the BAA

  4. Office of Civil Rights Audits 2014http://healthitsecurity.com/2013/11/14/preparing-hipaa-bas-subcontractors-for-2014-ocr-audits

  5. Thank you for all you do!remotedatabackups.com 1 (866) 722-2587 Founder and CEO Daniel Dugal dmd@rdbu.com Cell: 1 (970) 420 3744

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