Medical Terms - B
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - (four-year academic degree in the science and principles of nursing)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans (BCBS) - (health insurance plans, either not-for-profit, or commercial, which can offer traditional insurance coverage or managed care plans, such as health maintenance organization (HMO) or preferred provideer organization (PPO) plans)
body area network (BAN) - (a sensor or multiple sensors located on a person's body that act as endpoint computing devices on a network, which send and receive signals wirelessly to other medical devices annd local area networks (LANs))
breach notification laws (BNLs) - (category of laws, both federal and state, requiring notification to authorities and/or affected parties following a data breach exposing personal data, defining a breach and setting out procedures to be followed in the event of a breach)
Breach Notification Policy (BNP) - (organizational policy, including plans, providing guidance on how data breaches are to be handled and what steps will be followed in the event of a breach)
Breach Notification Regulations (BNRs) - (regulations issued by authorities or agencies dealing with notification requirements and procedures to be followed in the event of a data breach)
Breach Notification Rule (BNR) - (notification obligations following a security breach under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Breach Notification Rule formalized by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) via the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act)
bring your own device (BYOD) - (organizational policy which allows users to bring and use their own devices (laptops, tablets, and smartphones) which can access and use operating systems and mobile applications)
Business Associate (BA) - (Individual or entity, other than a medical service provider, that handles patient data for the provider, such as for claims processing or administration - In the U.S., third parties who will create, store, process, or transmit protected health information (PHI).)
Business Associate Agreement (BAA) - (a special type of contract mandated by HIPAA in the U.S. between a covered entity (CE) and a Business Associate (BA) requiring the Business Associate to comply with the Security Rule requiring safeguards to protect patient data and what measures it will take in response to a breach)
business continuity management (BCM) - (management process involving an organization's planning to continue business operations during disaster recovery periods and implementation of business continuity plans)
business continuity plan (planning) (BCP) - (organizational plan to continue operations, provide services, and recover from a disaster or disruption event)
business impact analysis (BIA) - (organizational analysis which identifies critical processes and their support systems and provides information on the impact of a disruption and how quickly a business can resume normal operations)
Business Partner (BP) - (a category of healthcare vendor which provides a product or service for the health care organization but which does not deal with protected health information (PHI) services - supplier of general medical supplies)