WASHINGTON DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE (TM) - FEBRUARY 19, 2003: Train for HIPAA, http://www.trainforhipaa.com, announced today that it is launching several new courses and a customized set of HIPAA policies, procedures and forms for health plans.

Train for HIPAA offers the full continuum of HIPAA workforce training solutions and a full set of over 125 basic forms for HIPAA-compliant policies, procedures and forms. 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.

• Role-based Training Courses: HIPAA Compliance for the Hospital Medical Staff - NEW
• Special HIPAA Policies and Procedures Implementation Course: Advanced HIPAA Policies and Procedures Development and Implementation - NEW

• Over 125 HIPAA Policies, Procedures and Forms Customized for Providers
• Over 125 HIPAA Policies, Procedures and Forms Customized for Health Plans

BASIC CURRICULUM:

• The Basics of Healthcare 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

• HIPAA Compliance for the Hospital Medical Staff

• Advanced HIPAA Business Associate Relationships
• Advanced HIPAA Medical Research Compliance
• Advanced HIPAA Compliance for Employers
• Advanced HIPAA Compliance for Health Plans

• Advanced HIPAA Policies and Procedures Development and Implementation

The Following Special Modules of Train for HIPAA Courses Targeted at Specific Job Roles and Functions:

• Clinical Staff - Release Date 2/24/03
• Medical Records, Registration and Admission - Release Date 3/3/03
• Support Staff: Administrative Support and Floor Support - Release Date 3/10/03
• Patient Accounting - Release Date 3/17/03
• Ancillary Service Providers - Release Date 3/24/03
• Contracting Function - Release Date 3/31/03
• Human Resources - Release Date 4/7/03
• Volunteers - Release Date 4/14/03
  
  
• Advanced Strategies in Responding to HIPAA Investigations and Enforcement Actions (prepared by Alan Goldberg, JD, LLM) - Release Date 3/10/03
• Advanced HIPAA Compliance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, PBMs and Pharmacies - Release Date 3/10/03
• Advanced HIPAA Compliance for Financial Institutions (prepared by John Casillas, Founder, Medical Banking Project) - Release Date 3/17/03
• The Following 8 Categories of Continuing Education Credits for All Train for HIPAA Courses: AAPC, AACME, ACHE, ACMPE, ACPE, AHIMA, ANCC, CISSP/SSCP, HCCB, NASBA - Release Date 2/24/03

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.