Person who, on behalf of the covered entity, performs or assists in the performance of a function or activity involving the use or disclosure of individually identifiable health information including claims processing or administration, data analysis, processing or administration, utilization review, quality assurance, billing service, benefit management, practice management, medical transcription service, and repricing.

Contract between the provider and a clearinghouse that submits the electronic claims on behalf of the provider.

Organization of several employers with a purpose of monitoring and communicating information on health care issues that affect employees. These employers form a cooperative to manage the benefits and expenditures and purchase group health care insurance coverage at a discounted price for their employees.
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A Group that has made statistical analyses and other efforts to control health care costs through combining businesses in a city or region to enhance medical care purchasing power and identify low cost providers.

Moral standards as they apply to certain business policies, institutions, and behavior.

Life insurance bought by a business on the life of a member of the company. It may be bought by partnerships to protect the surviving partners against loss caused by the death of a partner, or by a corporation to receive payment for loss caused by the death of a key employee.

Type of business organization or process.

Employees carrying out the administrative duties in a medical practice such as office manager, billing manager, receptionist, collection specialist, health information or medical record employees, and medical coders.

Owner that performs an activity on behalf of another owner of the business who is not part of the workforce.

Person or organization that assumes some of the responsibilities of another one. This phrase has been avoided in the final Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules so that a more specific meaning could be used for business associate.