Chris Apgar, CISSP, and John R. Christiansen, JD, answered questions regarding BA contracts during HCPro’s July 29, 2009, audio conference, “Business Associates and Covered Entities: Adapt Contracts to Comply with New HIPAA Law.” Apgar, president of Apgar & Associates, LLC, in Portland, OR, and Christiansen, founder of Christiansen IT Law in Seattle, provided the following responses to questions posed during the audio conference:
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