Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-05 Thread Doug Webb
contains. Thank you." - Original Message - From: "William J. Kammerer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 10:37 AM Subject: Re: Business Associates Agreements > A covered entity cl

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-05 Thread William J. Kammerer
SNIP Privacy Workgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 08:24 AM Subject: Re: Business Associates Agreements Be careful, because not all billing companies are BA! If the billing service translates a standard transaction, th

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-05 Thread Brenda K. Burton
BA > but they are not mine. > > Clear as mud? > > -- > Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) > > > -- Original Message --- > From: "Brenda K. Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 14:24:10 + &g

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-05 Thread Noel Chang
s on their behalf so I am their BA but they are not mine. Clear as mud? -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) -- Original Message --- From: "Brenda K. Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 14:24:10 + Subject: Re: Bus

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-05 Thread Brenda K. Burton
Yes, I understand the information Noel stated. I didn't read her other post explaining it. We are a billing service and a BA of the CE. We (in our company) are a not a considered a clearinghouse by definition, so therefore not a CE. That was the point I was trying to make. Thanks for the c

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-05 Thread Doug Webb
on the information it contains. Thank you." - Original Message - From: "Brenda K. Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 08:24 AM Subject:

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-05 Thread Brenda K. Burton
List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 12:11:22 -0800 (PST) > Subject: Business Associates Agreements > > > Hi, I'm helping some small Billing companies in my area > > become HIPAA compliant and I'm not sure if they need a > > Business Ass

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-04 Thread Noel Chang
al Message --- From: "Brenda K. Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 22:05:21 + Subject: Re: Business Associates Agreements > "If the billing company does all its transacti

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-04 Thread Noel Chang
00 (PST) Subject: Business Associates Agreements > Hi, I'm helping some small Billing companies in my area > become HIPAA compliant and I'm not sure if they need a > Business Associates Agreement with the Insurance > carriers that they submit claims to. Any information > would

RE: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-04 Thread Leslie C Bender
Privacy Workgroup List Subject: Re: Business Associates Agreements   The Billing Companies won't need to ensure any BAAs are in place unless someone out there acts on behalf of the Billing Company rather than on behalf of the Covered Entity (Provider) [CUSTOMER!]   Their Customers will need BA

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-04 Thread Brenda K. Burton
nce on the information it contains. Thank you." > > > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 02:11 PM > Subject: Business Associates Agre

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-04 Thread Chris Graff
They should not need a BAA for the carriers that they submit claims to, but they might need one for the providers that they are submitting claims for.  They are acting on behalf of the providers in a billing situation, are they not?  In which case it would truly depend on their relationship

Re: Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-04 Thread Doug Webb
; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 02:11 PM Subject: Business Associates Agreements > Hi, I'm helping some small Billing companies in my area > become HIPAA compliant and I'm not sure if they need a > Business Associates Agreement with the Insurance > c

Business Associates Agreements

2003-02-04 Thread mnoren
Hi, I'm helping some small Billing companies in my area become HIPAA compliant and I'm not sure if they need a Business Associates Agreement with the Insurance carriers that they submit claims to. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, M.Noren --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to w