Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Business Associates
Business Associates are individuals or entities who work for or provide a service for a covered entity. The work involves use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI). They must comply with the privacy rule of HIPAA.
Business Associates perform functions like claims processing, data analysis, quality assurance, practice management, repricing, and more.
Additional reading
NIS2 Directive Explained: EU Cybersecurity Compliance Guide
Across the EU, the NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) raises the cybersecurity baseline by expanding its scope from 7 to 18 critical sectors, bringing an estimated 300,000 entities, up from ~20,000, under its purview. With mandatory incident reporting windows as tight as 24 hours for ‘essential’ entities, a risk-based compliance model, and personal accountability for…
ISO 27001 Certification: A Complete Guide to Process, Costs, and Benefits
TL; DR ISO 27001 certification is a document issued by an accreditation body after the audit that confirms that the organization’s ISMS meets all the requirements under ISO 27001. ISO 27001 certification steps include defining scope, conducting risk assessment, implementing controls, evaluating performance, and auditing controls. An ISO 27001 certification helps build customer trust by…
A Quick Guide to PHI Disclosure
If you work in a healthcare-related field, you’re familiar with safeguarding patient privacy under HIPAA. But let’s face it—putting those concepts into action can be overwhelming, especially when new challenges arise while identifying protected health information (PHI) and understanding covered entities. Staying up-to-date with evolving regulations and technology is a challenging task. Fear not, though!…
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