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Covered Entities

Who must comply with HIPAA and what their obligations are.

1

Who Qualifies as a HIPAA Covered Entity?

Health plans, healthcare providers, and clearinghouses — the three types of covered entities with definitions, examples, and the electronic transaction threshold.

2

Covered Entity Obligations Under HIPAA

Privacy, security, breach notification, training, documentation, and other compliance obligations that every covered entity must fulfill.

3

Understanding Hybrid Entities

What hybrid entities are, how to designate healthcare components, and how to maintain the required separation between HIPAA-covered and non-covered functions.

4

Organized Healthcare Arrangements (OHCAs)

What OHCAs are, how joint activities are handled, shared Notice of Privacy Practices requirements, and participation requirements.

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