NEWPORT BEACH, CA, USA – September 10, 2007: Recently, it was reported that Piedmont Hospital became the first organization in the United States to be audited for compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule. The audit was conducted by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) and is being seen by some in the health care industry as a precursor of similar audits to come at other institutions. It was further reported that Piedmont Hospital was presented with a list of 42 items that U.S. Department Health and Human Services (HHS) officials wanted information on within 10 days of the request.
How prepared is your organization for an HIPAA audit? Learn more about the HIPAA Academy’s and Wipro’s 42-point assessment service for HIPAA compliance. This is a fixed price, no expenses, service that results in a HIPAA Academy and Wipro report that details the state of your organization’s compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule. The HIPAA Academy, the gold standard in HIPAA training, certification and consulting services, and Wipro technologies ranked among Top 30 health care IT firms by Healthcare Informatics is offering an assessment of the 42 areas that HHS identified in its recent audit! (offered to Covered Entities only)
Our Commitment to You:
- Review your existing information security policies and procedures
- Review your Business Associate Contracts (BAC)
- Review all training materials to ensure HIPAA requirements are met
- Review the credentials and job description of the Privacy and Security Officers
Your Commitment to HIPAA Academy and Wipro:
- 1 hour with CIO, Compliance and Security Officers (conference call)
- Copies of your policies and procedures documentation (privacy and security)
Our Deliverable to You:
A complete report of our findings – in an organized format - outlining the state of compliance information based on the HIPAA Security Rule. This document will establish areas that your organization is in compliance, partial compliance or non-compliance with the 42 areas that HHS requested information from its first HIPAA Security audit.
Fixed Fee: $1,995 with no expenses.
You may download a complimentary copy of the 42 Questions PDF document at www.ecfirst.com/complianceportal/.
DISCUSS YOUR HIPAA 42-POINT AUDIT TODAY:
Lorna Waggoner, Director of Business Development
877.899.9974 x17
Lorna.waggoner@ecfirst.com
Susheel Ladwa
Practice Leader – Healthcare and Life-sciences
Wipro Technologies
Email: Susheel.Ladwa@Wipro.com
Website: www.wipro.com/healthscience/regulatoryservices
ABOUT ecfirst.com:
ecfirst.com is a leader with rich hands-on experience delivering world-class security regulatory compliance solutions. The ecfirst.com Regulatory Compliance Practice delivers deep expertise with its full suite of services that include single sign-on, context management, contingency planning/Business Impact Analysis (BIA), vulnerability assessment, as well as managed compliance, security and IT infrastructure solutions.
ecfirst.com assists organizations with their compliance initiatives for a secure information infrastructure that is compliant with the HIPAA regulation. ecfirst.com can help you with your HIPAA challenges and priorities. ecfirst.com solutions help your organization implement the security safeguards required as a result of the HIPAA legislation. ecfirst.com, an Inc. 500 business, serves a Who's Who client list that includes numerous hospitals, state and county governments, and hundreds of organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.ecfirst.com/.
ABOUT HIPAA ACADEMY:
HIPAA Academy delivers compliance solutions across the United States every day. Our deep knowledge of the HIPAA and other regulations such as PCI DSS, FISMA as well with standards such as ISO 17799:2005 is substantiated with hands-on experience implementing technical solutions in the healthcare industry. The HIPAA Academy introduced the industry's first, and today's leading, credentials for HIPAA skills certification: Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP) and Certified HIPAA Security Specialist (CHSS). HIPAA Academy training courses and certification exams are now available on-line. For more information, please visit http://www.hipaaacademy.net/.
About Wipro
Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services organization globally. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development center’s. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration, Information Systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance services to corporations globally.
In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro's ADS’ are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com http://www.wiprocorporate.com
Forward-looking and cautionary statements
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