New Horizons Of Syracuse, NY Endorses And Teams With HIPAA Academy

SYRACUSE, NY August 23, 2002 - New Horizons of Syracuse, a leading provider of industry certified training in New York, today endorsed the HIPAA Academy program and plans to deliver the acclaimed HIPAA Academy Professional and Administrator awareness training.

"The HIPAA Academy fills a void created by the vast requirements within the HIPAA Legislation", said Allen Nguyen, President for the HIPAA Academy Program. "People don't know where to go to prepare for HIPAA compliancy. We have corporate executives to data entry personnel desperately seeking a learning environment to relieve the stress associated with a regulation of this magnitude. The Academy not only provides a learning environment, it validates what you learn."

The HIPAA Academy structure is unique in that it delivers baseline HIPAA knowledge and competence in the core skills that are broadly required for Healthcare Executives, Senior Clinicians, Chief Information Officers, Lawyers, Compliance Officers, Privacy and Security Officials, Quality Assurance and Risk Managers, Insurance Executives, Physicians and Office Managers, Pharmaceutical Company Executives, and Clinical Trial Organization Professionals.

Business professionals in the health care and insurance industries as well as IT professionals would find the HIPAA Academy programs as the critical first step for acquiring HIPAA knowledge and skills to participate as valuable members of HIPAA compliance teams within organizations.

"HIPAA preparedness is an important and timely issue for all healthcare-industry professionals and organizations," said Linus R. Dirnberger, Owner and General Manager of New Horizons of Syracuse. "By partnering with the HIPAA Academy to offer these classes in Central New York, we hope to provide practical, meaningful information that will be essential in implementing HIPAA policies and requirements."

The HIPAA Professional exam validates knowledge and skills in the core areas of HIPAA Administrative Simplification legislation, Transactions and Code Sets Requirements, Privacy Requirements and Security Requirements. The HIPAA Administrator exam validates knowledge and skills of end users that are responsible for delivery and support of health care services and administration.

Proctored exams for Certified HIPAA Professional and Certified HIPAA Administrator will be available across hundreds of testing centers in the United States in August 2002.

About HIPAA Academy

HIPAA Academy delivers solutions to assist organizations with their HIPAA initiatives in the areas of HIPAA Professional Services, HIPAA Assessment, Interim HIPAA Compliance Officer and HIPAA Training and Certification. The HIPAA Academy is about developing and validating HIPAA knowledge. The training and certification program is designed to deliver the skills required for Certified HIPAA Professionals and Administrators to be effective members of enterprise HIPAA implementation initiatives. The HIPAA Academy also includes programs for Executives as well as HIPAA Compliance Officers.

Uday O. Ali Pabrai, Chairman of The HIPAA Academy, previously created the world-renowned Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) program and was the co-creator of the highly successful, vendor neutral, enterprise-ready, security certification program, SCP (www.SecurityCertified.Net). Ali’s consulting engagements have included Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates, Wells Fargo, Marsh/Seabury & Smith and many others. Access www.HIPAAacademy.Net for more details about HIPAA Academy and additional resources such as a HIPAA FAQs and white papers.

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