Are HIPAA business associates aware of their obligations?

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http://healthitsecurity.com/2013/09/10/are-hipaa-business-associates-aware-of-their-obligations/

By Patrick Ouellette
Health IT Security
September 10, 2013

The Sept. 23 HIPAA Omnibus Rule deadline is closing in, but Coalfire’s 
"The Final Omnibus Rule -- Awareness and Compliance among Healthcare 
Business Associates" report was released today and some organizations may 
not be as prepared as they hoped.

Coalfire, an IT governance, risk and compliance consultant, produced 
results that may have been relatively expected, but there were still some 
HIPAA compliance trends worth noting. Here were some numbers from the 
report:

- Only 40 percent of respondents were aware of their responsibilities as a 
business associate (BA) under the omnibus Rule, as 28 percent were 
somewhat aware and another 32 percent were unaware.

- 64 percent have assessed their HIPAA omnibus compliance, while 28 
percent were unsure and 16 percent hadn’t performed an assessment.

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