WASHINGTON DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE (TM) -- NOVEMBER 18, 2002: Train for HIPAA, http://www.TrainforHIPAA.com, and the Boundary Information Group (BIG), http://www.hipaainfo.net, announced today that they will exhibit at the WEDI SNIP HIPAA Implementation Summit: Achieving April Compliance, Nov. 19-21, 2002, at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ. See http://www.wedi.org.

Train for HIPAA offers the full continuum of HIPAA workforce training solutions. Train for HIPAA is an affiliate of the HIPAA Summit Conference Series, http://www.HIPAASummit.com, HIPAA Colloquium at Harvard University, http://www.HIPAAColloquium.com, and HIPAA Audioconferences, http://www.HIPAAAudioconferences.com.

The Boundary Information Group is a virtual consortium of leading health care consultants improving the value of health care through innovative information management and e-commerce. BIG HIPAA consultants have been working since 1992 to formulate HIPAA legislation and regulation, and to facilitate HIPAA implementation.

Train for HIPAA offers a continuum of training solutions, including:

• A National Speakers Bureau of HIPAA experts who are available to come onsite to offer in-person HIPAA training.
• Written materials and CD-based presentations on HIPAA training.
• A comprehensive portfolio of job-specific, customizable e-learning HIPAA training courses. Train for HIPAA's courses are delivered on an advanced and flexible learning management system (LMS), which permits customization for unique institution-specific approaches to HIPAA compliance. The Train for HIPAA LMS offers uniquely accessible content for students, and flexible administrative tracking and reporting capabilities.
• Train for HIPAA clients are offered discounts to attend events sponsored by it's affiliates, the HIPAA Summit Conference Series, http://www.HIPAASummit.com, HIPAA Colloquium at Harvard University, http://www.HIPAAColloquium.com, and HIPAA Audioconferences, http://www.HIPAAAudioconferences.com..

The HIPAA Training Core Curriculum is as follows. The three advanced courses are customizable to institution- specific HIPAA policies, procedures and forms.

• The Basics of Healthcare Transactions & Code Sets, Privacy, Data Security and HIPAA
• Advanced Privacy of Health Information Training I: Confidentiality
• Advanced Privacy of Health Information Training II: Patient Rights and Administrative Requirements
• Advanced Health Information Security Training

Train for HIPAA offers basic forms for HIPAA-compliant policies, procedures and forms.

• Only Train for HIPAA E-Learning Solutions Permit Participating Students to receive Healthcare Continuing Education Credit.
• CE Categories Covered: AAPC, AACME, ACHE, ACMPE, ACPE, AHIMA, ANCC, CIHMS, CISSP/SSCP, HCCB, MCLE, NASBA.

Train for HIPAA is led by the following preeminent experts in HIPAA:

• Steve S. Lazarus, PhD - Train for HIPAA Chair, President, Boundary Information Group and Chair, Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), Denver CO
• Peter N. Grant, JD, PhD - Partner and Chair, Health Law Group, Davis Wright Tremaine, Founder, HIPAA Summit and Instructor, Harvard University and University of California, Berkeley, Schools of Public Health, Seattle WA
• John Iglehart, Founding Editor, Health Affairs, Washington DC
• John C. Parmigiani, Director, HIPAA Compliance Services, CGT HealthCare Solutions, Inc. and Former Director of Enterprise Standards, HCFA (now CMS), Cincinnati OH
• Brenton Saunders, JD, MBA, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cofounder and Past President, Health Care Compliance Association and Co founder and Chair Elect, International Association of Privacy Officers, Washington DC
• Kepa Zubeldia, M.D., President and CEO, Claredi, Inc., Chair, WEDI Security Policy Advisory Group and Vice-Chair, AFEHCT, Kaysville UT

Go to the Train for HIPAA website or contact: Matthew Feigenbaum at 888-228-5021 or via email at mfeigenbaum@trainforhipaa.com.

Boundary Information Group, http://www.hipaainfo.net, will exhibit with Train for HIPAA at the upcoming WEDI SNIP HIPAA Implementation Summit: Achieving April Compliance, Nov. 19-21, 2002 in Phoenix AZ. Boundary Information Group is introducing HIPAA HELPER, a continuously updated HIPAA reference source which includes model Policies and Procedures for HIPAA Privacy and Security. These model policies and procedures are also offered as an integrated option with Train for HIPAA. Margret Amatayakul, MBA, RHIA, FHIMSS, President of Margret\A Consulting, LLC, is the primary author of the model policies and procedures. Boundary Information Group is one of the nation's leading HIPAA consulting firms, with an operational perspective on achieving compliance and the return on investment benefits of HIPAA.

Go to the HIPAA website http://www.hipaahelper.net, or contact Jean Van Horn at (303) 488-9911 or by e-mail at jeanvanh@aol.com. HIPAA HELPER will be available for distribution in Dec. 2002.

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