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== Definitions == | == Definitions == | ||
===Affiliated Covered Entity (ACE)=== | ===Affiliated Covered Entity (ACE)=== | ||
Legally separate covered entities that designate themselves as a single covered entity for the purpose of HIPAA Compliance. Current ACE members are: The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, UNMC, University Dental Associates, Bellevue Medical Center and Nebraska Pediatric Practice, Inc. ACE membership may change from time to time. The Notice of Privacy Practices lists current ACE members. Access and amendment rights apply to designated record sets throughout the ACE. | Legally separate covered entities that are affiliated and designate themselves as a single covered entity for the purpose of HIPAA Compliance. Current ACE members are: The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, UNMC, University Dental Associates, Bellevue Medical Center and Nebraska Pediatric Practice, Inc. d/b/a Children’s Specialty Physicians. ACE membership may change from time to time. The Notice of Privacy Practices lists current ACE members. Access and amendment rights apply to designated record sets throughout the ACE. | ||
===Business Associate=== | ===Business Associate=== | ||
A third party that performs services on behalf of Nebraska Medicine/UNMC (that involve the creation, receipt, maintenance or transmission of protected health information). Some examples of such services include claims processing, data analysis, data processing, practice management, utilization review, quality assurance, patient safety activities, billing, benefit management and repricing. | A third party that performs services on behalf of Nebraska Medicine/UNMC (that involve the creation, receipt, maintenance or transmission of protected health information). Some examples of such services include claims processing, data analysis, data processing, practice management, utilization review, quality assurance, patient safety activities, billing, benefit management and repricing. | ||