Who are the covered entities under HIPAA?
• Health plan Third party payer of health care (government or commercial) Health Care Provider Paid by health plan Conduct covered transactions Conducted electronically Clearinghouse Convert non-standard transactions into standard transactions (and vice versa) Perform this function for customers Is VisionWeb a covered entity? No, VisionWeb is not a covered entity. VisionWeb is a business associate. Business associates contract with covered entities to perform HIPAA requirements, such as creating a standard HIPAA transaction for a provider. Business associates need to be HIPAA compliant on behalf of the covered entity. Is Emdeon (formerly WebMD) a covered entity? Yes, Emdeon is a covered entity. Emdeon is a clearinghouse. Is an eyecare provider a covered entity? Yes, an eyecare provider is a covered entity. An eyecare provider is a health care provider. What communication transactions are EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) transactions?
Related Questions
- Are there any exceptions to the enforcement of the October 16, 2003 deadline for Covered Entities for HIPAA coding compliance?
- Why were the HIPAA Privacy standards for business associates and covered entities combined into one (1) accreditation?
- How does the Privacy Study provide a HIPAA analysis for entities that are not covered by HIPAA?
