NEWPORT BEACH, CA USA -- HIT/HIPAA UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- APRIL 10, 2007:ecfirst.com, home of the HIPAA Academy, introduces the industry's first and most comprehensive program on Managed Compliance Services Program for HIPAA. ecfirst.com is an Inc. 500 business and its HIPAA Academy certification and training program is exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association (AHA).
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulate the privacy and security of personal health information. HIPAA refers to this information as Protected Health Information (PHI). The legislation mandates healthcare organizations to maintain compliance with reasonable and appropriate safeguards in several specific areas. On a regular schedule, healthcare organizations must:
- Conduct a comprehensive and thorough risk analysis
- Complete a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for contingency planning and disaster recovery
- Develop and update security policies and procedures
- Train members of the workforce
- Audit and evaluate the information infrastructure
The ecfirst.com Managed Compliance Services Program is tailored to meet HIPAA security and privacy compliance requirements. Key features of ecfirst.com's Managed Compliance Services are:
- Bundled outsourced solution for a fixed monthly fee
- Periodic performance of vulnerability assessments, security risk analysis, BIA and contingency planning
- Training, certification and periodic audit and evaluation to keep your organization fully compliant at all times
- Keeping you compliant with the regulatory requirements, to help you focus on the business of delivering exceptional patient care and services
Benefits of outsourcing HIPAA compliance include:
- Minimizing productivity losses from unexpected downtime
- Enabling staff to better focus on business-critical tasks and complying with key regulations within HIPAA
- Depth in resource capabilities with trusted knowledge of client infrastructure
- Smooth out volatility in resource demands and costs associated with managing information technology
"ecfirst.com's solutions are targeted to save time and provide expertise in addressing core HIPAA Privacy and Security compliance requirements on a recurring basis," said Uday Ali Pabrai, ecfirst.com chief executive and co-founder. “Hospitals, healthcare providers and business associates must maintain compliance with HIPAA requirements, enhance the security of the digital infrastructure, and maintain the integrity of all electronic protected health information (EPHI). The Managed Compliance Services Program for HIPAA is a cost effective way to address mandatory requirements."
Benefits of outsourcing HIPAA compliance include:
- Minimizing productivity losses from unexpected downtime
- Enabling staff to better focus on business-critical tasks and complying with key regulations within HIPAA
- Depth in resource capabilities with trusted knowledge of client infrastructure
- Smooth out volatility in resource demands and costs associated with managing information technology
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 all types of 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. Talk to ecfirst.com and you will find an organization that is passionate about its services and devoted to its clients. Ask for a free copy of The Art of Information Security (limited to one per organization only).
For more information, please visit www.ecfirst.com.
ABOUT HIPAA ACADEMY:
HIPAA Academy delivers compliance solutions across the United States every day. Our deep knowledge of the HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations 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 www.hipaaacademy.net.
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