Every vendor touching PHI is a business associate. Coverbase helps you keep them accounted for.
HIPAA requires covered entities to sign business associate agreements with vendors handling protected health information, ensure those terms flow to subcontractors, and notify affected individuals of a breach within 60 days. Coverbase keeps the BAAs, diligence, and monitoring in one place.
Who HIPAA applies to
HIPAA, enforced by the HHS Office for Civil Rights, applies to covered entities (health plans, clearinghouses, and most providers) and their business associates, the vendors that create, receive, maintain, or transmit PHI. Under HITECH, business associates are directly liable for certain requirements. A 2024 proposed update to the Security Rule would strengthen ePHI requirements, but it isn't final.
What HIPAA asks of you
Business associate agreements
Sign a BAA with every vendor handling PHI, requiring them to safeguard it.
Subcontractor flow-down
Ensure business associates bind their own subcontractors to the same protections.
Safeguards for ePHI
Vendors handling electronic PHI must maintain appropriate security controls.
60-day breach notification
Notify affected individuals within 60 days; breaches of 500 or more also require notice to HHS and the media.
Keep your business associates accounted for
The risk isn't the BAA you signed. It's the vendor you forgot. Coverbase keeps the whole business associate population in view.
Business associate registry
A current list of every BA, their BAA status, and the PHI they handle.
Diligence gathered for you
Collect and review vendor security evidence automatically.
Data flow visibility
See where PHI goes downstream to subcontractors.
Incident-ready records
Keep the vendor facts on hand when a breach clock starts.
One platform for third-party risk and security
Speed with control
Automate intake, assessment, and monitoring with built-in guardrails that preserve policy integrity.
Explain with confidence
AI provides traceable reasoning for every recommendation, so you can defend every risk rating and finding.
Automate with assurance
Adapt controls and meet regulatory changes in minutes, not months, without breaking your program.
Building Trust, Together
Some of the world's most innovative and security conscious enterprises trust us to safeguard their data. We see security and privacy not as checkboxes, but as an ongoing promise to our customers. For questions about our security program or to report a vulnerability, please contact us at security@coverbase.ai