Business Associate Agreement

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BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT
This Business Associate Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this _____ day
of ________________, _____, by and between Quicktate and iDictate ("Business Associate")
and ___________________________________________ ("Covered Entity").
WHEREAS, Title II of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
("HIPAA") requires that Covered Entity and Business Associate enter into an Agreement
complying with certain requirements of HIPAA, as described at 45 CFR § 164.504; and
WHEREAS, Covered Entity and Business Associate desire to ensure complete compliance with
HIPAA as described in this Business Associate Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, Covered Entity and Business Associate enter into the following Business
Associate Agreement.
I.
DEFINITIONS
a.
Specific definitions.
(i)
Data Aggregation. With respect to PHI created or received by Business Associate
in its capacity as a Business Associate of Covered Entity, the term "Data
Aggregation" means the combining of such PHI by Business Associate with PHI
received by Business Associate in its capacity as business associate of another
entity to permit data analyses that relate to the health care operations of the
respective entities.
(ii)
Designated Record Set. The term "Designated Record Set" means a group of
records maintained by or for the Covered Entity that is:
(A)
The enrollment, payment, claims adjudication, and case or medical
management record systems maintained by or for a health plan; or
(B)
Used by or for the Covered Entity to make decisions about Individuals.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “record” means any item, collection, or
grouping of information that includes PHI and is maintained, collected, used, or
disclosed by or for the Covered Entity.
(iii)
Individual. The term "Individual" shall have the same meaning as the term
"individual" in 45 CFR §160.103, and shall include a person who qualifies as a
personal representative in accordance with 45 CFR §164.502(g).
4. BUSINESS ASSOC AGRMT IDICTATE AND QUICKTATE
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