PRESS RELEASE:
Train for HIPAA to Offer URAC Institutional HIPAA Privacy and Security Accreditation Training Online

PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Matthew Feigenbaum
Train for HIPAA VP Sales
888-228-5021 phone
mfeigenbaum@trainforhipaa.com

WASHINGTON DC USA - HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE(tm) - JUNE 5, 2003: Train for HIPAA, http://www.TrainforHIPAA.com, and URAC, http://www.URAC.org, announced today that Train for HIPAA will host online training for organizations seeking accreditation under URAC's new HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security Accreditation programs for Covered Entities and Business Associates.

URAC, http://www.URAC.org, is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1990 to establish standards for the health care industry. URAC offers 16 accreditation programs, covering case management, claims processing, credentials verification, disease management, health call center, health network, health plan, health utilization management, health web site, etc.

Train for HIPAA is a member of the Train for Compliance family of healthcare regulation and compliance training web sites. See http://www.TrainforCompliance.com. 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.

URAC HIPAA PRIVACY AND SECURITY ACCREDITATION:

URAC's HIPAA Privacy and Security standards were approved by URAC's Board of Directors on April 8, 2003 and April 29, 2003, respectively, and are now operational. URAC's HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security Accreditation programs provide a broad spectrum of standards for multiple health care information delivery and management systems, and are designed to accredit many different types of health care organizations including both Covered Entities (CE) and Business Associates (BA).

Whether an organization is a HIPAA Business Associate or a HIPAA Covered Entity, URAC's HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security Accreditations are designed to achieve the following:

  • To demonstrate good faith efforts to meet HIPAA requirements to current and potential business partners;
  • To assure customers and patients that appropriate steps are being taken to safeguard protected health information (PHI);
  • To support the institution's risk management strategy;
  • To build stakeholder trust in an organization's operations; and
  • To differentiate the accredited organization from the competition.
URAC NOW ACCEPTING ACCREDITATION APPLICATIONS:

Contact URAC about HIPAA Accreditation. Call (202) 216-9010 or e-mail ita@urac.org for more information.

TRAIN FOR HIPAA TO OFFER URAC HIPAA ACCREDITATION TRAINING:

In the near future, Train for HIPAA will offer "URAC HIPAA Privacy and Security Accreditation for Covered Entities and Business Associates" training online.

TRAIN FOR HIPAA CLIENTS INCLUDE:

A large orthopedic medical group, a major pharmaceutical manufacturer, a major software and outsourcing company, a prominent academic medical center and other major institutions, including SSM Health Care of St. Louis, MO (a multi-facility health system and first winner of the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award).

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TRAIN FOR HIPAA:

Go to the Train for HIPAA website, http://www.TrainforHIPAA.com, or contact Matthew Feigenbaum at 888-228-5021 or via email at mfeigenbaum@trainforhipaa.com. Train for HIPAA Office 7790 Barberry Ave Yucca Valley CA USA 92284

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