Business associate agreements between technology vendors and their payer, provider and clearinghouse partners establish how a BAA works with these HIPAA-regulated entities. The contract also underscores how a BAA can — and cannot — use an entity’s protected health information (PHI) through the course of their work.
As a frequent business associate of covered entities, Google is bound by the terms of the BAA for its Google Cloud Platform. “The BAA says Google is held to the same level of accountability that I am as a covered entity and healthcare provider when it comes to managing PHI,” says…

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