HHS Reaffirms “Business Associate” Category In HIPAA Final Rule
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS dismisses suggestions to form a limited subsection of the "business associate" category for certain entities in the agency's final rule implementing the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
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