Compliance Options for Healthcare Business Associates (and Why You Need Them)

Originally published by Schellman. Service providers—e.g., SaaS, IaaS, PaaS—are currently seeing significant growth in the healthcare vertical, where they’re classified as “business associates” to the healthcare providers, insurers, and clearinghouses that are collectively referred to as “covered entities.” (Note that subcontractors to business associates are also classified as business associates.) Those classified as covered entities are required to stay compliant with applicable interna...

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