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# [HIPAA Compliance for Business Associates: What Vendors Handling PHI Need in 2026](https://medcurity.hashnode.dev/hipaa-compliance-for-business-associates-what-vendors-handling-phi-need-in-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

If a healthcare provider or health plan pays your company to handle protected health information, you are a business associate under HIPAA. That status comes from 45 CFR 160.103 and from what your sys

Aug 21 · 4 min read · medcurity.hashnode.dev  
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HIPAA compliance and healthcare cybersecurity. Co-founder at Medcurity.

Co-founder at Medcurity, helping healthcare organizations achieve and maintain HIPAA compliance. Writing about healthcare cybersecurity, security risk analysis, and compliance automation.

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