Common use of Electronic Data Security Clause in Contracts

Electronic Data Security. 7.1. BUSINESS ASSOCIATE shall implement administrative, physical and technical safeguards that reasonably and appropriately protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of any electronic PHI that it creates, receives, maintains or transmits to or on behalf of COVERED ENTITY as required by the HIPAA Security Regulations. BUSINESS ASSOCIATE further agrees to ensure that any agent, including a subcontractor, to whom it provides such information, agrees to implement reasonable and appropriate safeguards to protect it. BUSINESS ASSOCIATE agrees to promptly report to COVERED ENTITY any material security incident of which it becomes aware.