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Federal regulators want to begin a new wave of health information privacy and data security audits, according to attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has defined benefits brokers, benefits consultants and benefit plan administrators as “business associates” of “covered entities” for purposes of enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act health information requirements.


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