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Re:Programmable Fax – API for sending and receiving faxes by dragonwriter on Friday March 31, 2017 @03:58PM (#14007565)
> HIPAA doesn't care about the logistics of whether or not the intermediary can/cannot decrypt the data. If the intermediary touches the data and it's not exempt by the conduit exception, then there has to be a BAA in place.

HIPAA cares deeply about the logistics, which is what the privacy, security, breach notification, etc. rules largely address. The logistics just don't come into play until after the determination that you are a business associate and therefore required to sign a BAA and comply with the rules.

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