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Key HIPAA terms used in these articles
Plain-language definitions of the terms that appear throughout the blog, each tied to the regulation it comes from.
- Protected Health Information (PHI)
- Individually identifiable health information held or transmitted by a covered entity or business associate, in any form or medium (45 CFR 160.103).
- Electronic PHI (ePHI)
- PHI that is created, received, maintained, or transmitted in electronic form (45 CFR 160.103).
- Covered Entity
- A health plan, health care clearinghouse, or health care provider that transmits health information electronically (45 CFR 160.103).
- Business Associate
- A person or company that creates, receives, maintains, or transmits PHI on behalf of a covered entity, such as billing, IT, or cloud vendors (45 CFR 160.103).
- Business Associate Agreement (BAA)
- The written contract HIPAA requires between a covered entity and a business associate (45 CFR 164.502(e), 164.504(e)).
- Security Rule
- The standards for protecting ePHI through administrative, physical, and technical safeguards (45 CFR Part 164, Subpart C).
- Security Risk Assessment (SRA)
- The accurate and thorough risk analysis the Security Rule requires you to conduct and document (45 CFR 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A)).
- Breach Notification Rule
- After a breach of unsecured PHI, individuals must be notified without unreasonable delay and no later than 60 calendar days after discovery, and HHS must be notified (45 CFR 164.400 to 164.414).