Common use of Business Associates Clause in Contracts

Business Associates. Some of the functions of the health care providers may be provided by contracts with business associates. For example, some administrative, clinical, quality assurance, billing, legal, auditing, and practice management services may be provided by contracting with outside entities to perform these services. In those situations, protected health information will be provided to those contractors as is needed to perform their contracted tasks. In those situations, the business associates are required to enter into an agreement maintaining the privacy of the protected health information released to them.

Business Associates. Some of the functions of the health care providers provider may be provided by contracts with business associates. For example, some administrative, clinical, quality assurance, of the billing, legal, auditing, and practice management services may be provided by contracting with outside entities to perform these those services. In those situations, protected health information will be provided to those contractors as is needed to perform their contracted tasks. In those situations, the business associates Business Associates are required to enter into an agreement maintaining the privacy of the protected health information released to them.