WASHINGTON DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE (TM) - FEBRUARY 27, 2003: Train for HIPAA, http://www.trainforhipaa.com announced today that it is launching a comprehensive set of role-based HIPAA training courses for healthcare providers.

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.

• HIPAA Privacy and Security Training for the Hospital Medical Staff - NEW
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Training for the Patient-Care Workforce - NEW
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Training for the Medical Records, Registration and Admission Staff - Release Date 3/10/03
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Training for the Administrative Support and Floor Support - Release Date 3/17/03
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Training for the Patient Accounting Staff Release Date 3/24/03
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Training for Ancillary Service Providers - Release Date 3/31/03
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Training for the Contracting Staff - Release Date 3/31/03
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Training for the Human Resources Staff - Release Date 4/7/03
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Training for Volunteers - Release Date 4/14/03

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.