MEMPHIS, TN June 7, 2002 – Professional Skills Development, Inc., a provider of soft skill training for the business community, today endorsed the HIPAA Academy program and in cooperation with NetWork Edge, Training and Certification has secured the exclusive training rights of the acclaimed HIPAA Academy Professional and Administrator awareness training.
“Executives today have to align HIPAA legislation requirements for transactions, security and privacy policies with business objectives,” said Allen Nguyen, President of the HIPAA Academy. “Individuals within enterprises can now acquire baseline skills to be effective members of teams responsible for delivering HIPAA compliant solutions.”
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.
"We realized the need and urgency of the medical community to rise to the HIPAA standard. Professional Skills Development, Inc. was created to provide world class professional skills training to the Memphis market, so offering high quality HIPAA certification was a natural fit. The selection process from HIPAA Academy was rigorous. We were very pleased to obtain the exclusive vendor rights for the Memphis area." said Robert Wilson, Managing Partner.
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 hundred of testing centers in the United States in July 2002.
About Professional Skills Development, Inc.
Professional Skills Development, Inc. is the newest edition to the local and national soft-skill professional development industry. The founders of Professional Skill Development are seasoned professionals in the training arena. “Offering a variety of highly sought after training programs in many flexible formats coupled with key partnerships should make us highly competitive in the Memphis and national marketplaces.” said Robert Wilson, Managing Partner of Professional Skills Development.
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, The US Dept of Veterans Affairs, 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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