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I am pleased to share with our healthcare partners that a single AWS Business Associate Addendum (BAA) can now be accepted for all accounts within your organization. Once this BAA is accepted, every current and future account created or added to your organization will be immediately encompassed by the agreement.
Our team continuously seeks ways to enhance your compliance experience. This is why I am excited about the introduction of AWS Artifact Organization Agreements, designed to streamline the BAA process and improve the overall experience for designating AWS accounts as HIPAA-compliant. In the past, users had to log into each individual account to accept the BAA or reach out via email. Now, an authorized user from the master account can accept the BAA just once to automatically classify all existing and future member accounts in the organization as HIPAA accounts for protected health information (PHI). This development addresses a common request from customers who wished to designate multiple HIPAA accounts swiftly and confirm their coverage under the BAA.
If your organization already has a BAA in effect and would like to utilize this new capability, a master account user can accept the new AWS Organizations BAA in AWS Artifact today. To begin, ensure that your organization is utilizing AWS Organizations for account management and that “all features” are enabled. For further information on creating an organization, click here.
Once you have AWS Organizations set up with all features enabled and possess the necessary user permissions, accepting the AWS Organizations BAA will take approximately two minutes. We’ve created a video that guides you through this process step-by-step.
For those who prefer to manage HIPAA accounts individually, that option remains available. We have also simplified the process for accepting the BAA for a single account, which will take less than two minutes in AWS Artifact. You can view the new video here to see how it’s done.
As with all features in AWS Artifact, there is no additional cost associated with reviewing, accepting, and managing individual or organizational BAAs. For more details, visit the FAQ page.
In conclusion, resources such as the SHRM webinar on workplace compliance trends are invaluable for understanding the implications of these changes. You can access it here. Also, for additional insights on onboarding experiences, you can refer to this excellent resource on Reddit.
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