More Fines Ahead for HIPAA Business Associates As HIPAA business associates (BAs), managed service providers (MSPs) doing work in the healthcare space are at risk of increased enforcement efforts from the federal government. In 2016 alone, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued almost $24 million in fines. Among those fines was the first ever settlement reached with a HIPAA business associate. [...]