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(ISC)2 - International Information Security Systems Certifications Consortium, Inc. approves HIPAA Academy’s CHSS and CHP programs for Continuing Professional Education credits
CHICAGO, IL - August
13, 2004 - To assist Illinois health care providers
with the security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Association Management Resources
(AMR), an affiliate corporation of the Illinois Hospital
Association (IHA) has selected HIPAA Academy (www.HIPAAAcademy.Net)
as its strategic partner for delivering HIPAA security compliance
services. AMR selected HIPAA Academy as a provider for HIPAA
security compliance services, which include HIPAA Risk Analysis,
Vulnerability Assessment, Security Policies, Remediation,
Advisor services, e-learning, HIPAA Training & Certification
and HIPAA evaluation & audits.
"The AMR believes the HIPAA Academy’s 'Seven
Steps to HIPAA Security Compliance™' methodology exceeds
the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule and more than
adequately safeguards Protected Health Information on behalf
of patients,” stated Brian Foster, President of AMR.
“The HIPAA Academy’s methodology is an excellent
framework to consider as member hospitals launch HIPAA security
initiatives and activities. AMR is working closely with
the HIPAA Academy to help members address HIPAA Security
Rule requirements such as risk analysis, security policies
and training.”
“The IHA is a respected organization that is always
striving to bring value to its hospital members,” said
Allen Nguyen, President of the HIPAA Academy. “The
HIPAA Academy’s hands-on consulting experience will
enable hospitals to accelerate their security compliance
activities. We are developing tailored solutions for hospitals
that include knowledge transfer to enable compliance activities
that are repeatable.”
Among the HIPAA compliance services available to hospitals
are:
- Instructor Led Training: Certified HIPAA Professional
(CHP) and Certified HIPAA Security Specialist TM (CHSS)
training helps you understand the core elements for defining
the framework towards HIPAA security compliance.
- HIPAA Security Risk Analysis: Outlines potential
threats to hospital and identify key gaps comparing the
current security environment to what’s required for
compliance with the regulation along with the HIPAA Academy’s
recommendations for remediation activities.
- Vulnerability Assessment: The HIPAA Academy uses
a number of tools in assessing the vulnerability of an
organization’s systems, networks and applications.
- Security Policies Template: HIPAA Academy has
developed Information Security Strategy and a suite of
58 Security policies to help covered entities meet the
challenges of creating HIPAA compliant security policies.
- Remediation: Implementation services for HIPAA
security remediation including vulnerability management,
application security, network security, physical security,
access controls, authentication solutions, encryption,
contingency planning and other HIPAA required and addressable
areas.
- Technical Access Controls: Advisory services
on remote access, wireless, single sign and access control
solutions.
- HIPAA Security Advisor: Get immediate access
to experienced HIPAA security professionals, without a
long term commitment.
- HIPAA e-learning: provides Job Role based training
to all employees in HIPAA Security rule and refresh privacy
rule.
- HIPAA Audits: To verify compliance with the Audit
Controls requirement in the legislation as well as assisting
organizations with the Evaluation standard under Administrative
Safeguards.
- HIPAA Academy Certified Product Solution: A rigorous
review is conducted of software products to determine
if they meet the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule.
About IHA
IHA, with offices in Naperville, Springfield, and Carbondale,
is an advocate for more than 200 Illinois hospitals and
health systems and the patients and communities they serve.
Additional information about IHA is available at www.ihatoday.org.
About AMR
Association Management Resources (AMR) has over twenty years
experience in providing cost-effective, high quality service
programs to Health Care Institutions, including benefit
and insurance services, and other business solutions. Association
Management Resources is an affiliate corporation of the
Illinois Hospital Association.
About HIPAA Academy
The HIPAA Academy (www.HIPAAacademy.Net)
is the gold standard in the industry for HIPAA consulting,
training and certification. HIPAA Academy delivers solutions
in the areas of HIPAA Professional Services, HIPAA Advisory
Services, HIPAA Risk Analysis, Gap Analysis, Security Policy
development, HIPAA Audit and Evaluation and HIPAA Training
and Certification. HIPAA Academy clients include Hospitals,
several State governments, including the State of Oregon,
Iowa and Illinois, as well as many county governments.
HIPAA Academy’s Certified HIPAA Security Specialist
(CHSS) program is a fast-growing certification program whose
attendees include CISSPs, RSA Security and many hospitals
and government agencies. The HIPAA Academy’s Getting
Started with HIPAA and The Seven Steps to HIPAA Security
Compliance are the best-selling texts at several sites,
including Amazon.com and BN.com. The HIPAA Academy has developed
a customized set of security policy templates to meet the
requirements of the legislation. These are exclusively available
at www.HIPAAAcademy.Net.
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