ClariteNote may create, receive, maintain, or transmit Protected Health Information ("PHI") on behalf of the Covered Entity while providing clinical documentation and related services.
ClariteNote may use or disclose PHI only as necessary to provide the services requested by the Covered Entity, as permitted by this agreement, or as required by law.
ClariteNote will maintain appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards designed to protect electronic PHI and comply with applicable provisions of the HIPAA Security Rule.
ClariteNote will report to the Covered Entity any use or disclosure of PHI not permitted by this agreement, including breaches of unsecured PHI and applicable security incidents, as required by law.
ClariteNote will require subcontractors that create, receive, maintain, or transmit PHI on ClariteNote's behalf to agree to appropriate restrictions, safeguards, and HIPAA obligations.
To the extent applicable to ClariteNote's services, ClariteNote will assist the Covered Entity with access, amendment, and accounting obligations required by HIPAA.
ClariteNote will limit uses, disclosures, and requests for PHI to the minimum necessary where the HIPAA minimum-necessary standard applies.
The Covered Entity is responsible for using ClariteNote lawfully, obtaining any required patient recording or disclosure consent, maintaining its own HIPAA policies, and notifying ClariteNote of restrictions that affect ClariteNote's permitted use of PHI.
Upon termination of the relationship, ClariteNote will return, destroy, or continue protecting PHI as required by HIPAA, applicable law, customer instructions, and feasible technical limitations.
ClariteNote will make applicable records relating to its use and disclosure of PHI available to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services when required by HIPAA.
By affirmatively accepting this BAA through ClariteNote, the user represents that they have authority to enter into this agreement for themselves or the healthcare organization they represent.
This BAA is incorporated into the ClariteNote Terms of Service. If this BAA conflicts with the Terms regarding PHI or HIPAA responsibilities, this BAA controls for those matters.
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