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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

HIPAA Compliance Changes Require Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Updates


Changes by Health and Human Services (HHS) /Office of Civil Rights (OCR) under the new HIPAA Final Onmibus Rule implements a number of provisions for HITECH to strengthen privacy and security rules. This rule expands many of the requirements to business associates of covered entities. Some of the largest breaches reported to HHS have involved business associates. Penalties are increased for noncompliance based on the level of negligence with a maximum penalty of $1.5 million per violation.
 
One of the changes requires you to update your BAA’s (see a sample)


Another change requires health care providers to update their Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP). You can review the highlights in the HHS Press Release link above.

At Vitruvian Medpro Consulting we help medical practices stay out of 'Willful Neglect' by providing an affordable and comprehensive turnkey HIPAA Compliance solution.

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