If you do business with HIPAA-regulated entities, you need the Business Associate Resource Kit. The Resource Kit (on CD) contains guidance, great resources, and basic HIPAA training to simplify doing business with entities regulated by HIPAA.
Whether you are new to HIPAA or you're already functioning as a Business Associate, the Business Associate Resource Kit makes it easier to be successful. On the Business Associate Resource Kit CD, you’ll find the resources and guidance you’ll need to understand your relationship to HIPAA law and to the Covered Entity clients you work with.
The following great resources are included in the Resource Kit:
- A concise Business Associate Manual that explains how HIPAA works and what your obligations and responsibilities are as a HIPAA Business Associate.
- A customizable letter you can use to address questions about your HIPAA preparedness from clients, customers, business partners, or the media.
- Two different legal agreements you can customize and use in your Business Associate relationships – one for your Covered Entity clients, and one for your own vendors and contractors when they must access the personal health data you have been entrusted with.
- A Business Associate Policy you can customize and implement internally, to help set the proper standards for data protection, training, and other important areas. HIPAA training you can use to train as many of your employees as needed.
- A training Log Sheet is included so you can track your training efforts. Training Completion Certificates and templates for HIPAA I.D. cards and credentials, so your employees can show evidence of their HIPAA preparedness to others.
- Brief content about your HIPAA preparedness for your website or for use in marketing materials, to let the world know you are a HIPAA-friendly company.
The Business Associate Resource Kit is filled with tools and information you need to understand, manage, and succeed in your business relationships with HIPAA-regulated entities.
