Don't get caught without one . . . a HIPAA business agreement that is

We have been going through an ownership change in my dental practice. Because of that, I have had to provide the attorneys many, many reports so they could valuate the practice. All the reports that have been requested so far have been just numbers. However, one of the attorneys recently requested a full Aging Report. Being the HIPAA officer for the practice, I replied, “I will need a HIPAA Business Agreement before I can send this report to you.” Even though this report is being sent to an attorney (who I am sure has a great deal of knowledge when it comes to confidentiality), I must still have his company sign and send back a HIPAA Business Agreement because this report has PHI (Protected Health Information).

Yes, even attorneys who work with dentists on a regular basis do not remember to ask or offer a HIPAA Business Agreement to their clients. This is a requirement for any outside agency that may have access to your patients’ PHI. Any time your office works with an attorney, consultant, CPA, hardware tech, or collection agency that has access to patient information, you must have a signed HIPAA Business Agreement and keep it in your practice’s HIPAA manual.  Don’t get caught without one!

Don't get caught without one . . . a HIPAA business agreement that is

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