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Business Associate
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Third-party Administrator | who assists a health plan with claims processing. |
| CPA Firm | whose accounting services to a healthcare provider involve access to protected health information. |
| Attorny | whose legal services to a health plan involve access to PHI. |
| Consultant | who performs utilization reviews for a hospital. |
| Independent Medical Transcriptionist | who provides transcription services to a physician. |
| Pharmacy Benefits Manager | who manages a health plan’s pharmacist network. |
| Medical Directors | acting in their administrative role on behalf of a facility. |
| Software Vendors | having access to PHI during the course of business. |
| Data Centers | that store ePHI, even though they do not access the data.Data centers that store ePHI, even though they do not access the data. |
| Computer Hardware Service Companies | having access to PHI in electronic form. |