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Why were the HIPAA Privacy standards for business associates and covered entities combined into one (1) accreditation?

April 26, 2017accreditation Associates Business combined Covered entities hipaa privacy Standards

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Why were the HIPAA Privacy standards for business associates and covered entities combined into one (1) accreditation?

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Response: Some business associate applicant organizations do not identify all parts of the HIPAA Privacy Rule that are applicable to them, resulting in noncompliance with the Rule as well as the concomitant URAC standard(s) for accreditation.