In an article for National Law Review, Elizabeth Johnson of Poyner Spruill says one of the highest priorities for HIPAA-covered entities required to meet new aspects of the recently updated HIPAA rules is to update business associate agreements. That’s because the distribution, negotiation and execution process can be time-consuming, she writes. “With the compliance deadline only two months away, covered entities must focus efforts to ensure that all updates are complete and new training concluded prior to the September 23 deadline.”
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