Alternative Technology and Health Care Training Institute Announce Strategic Partnership.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DENVER & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2003 Alternative Technology to distribute HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, Solution Products to Value-Added Resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. Alternative Technology, North America's premiere value-added distributor, and the Health Care Training Institute (HCTI), LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control announce a strategic partnership enabling value-added resellers across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to sell HCTI's Solutions Kit CD as well as online training courses to physician organizations, health/medical associations, hospitals and insurers. The addition of HCTI's products to Alternative Technology's comprehensive product and service solutions will enable value-added resellers to offer specific health care industry products that will assist organizations in complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when (HIPAA) requirements and deadlines. Under HIPAA regulations, health care organizations and the 15-million-plus health care workers in the United States must achieve new standards -- with specific deadlines for 1) patient privacy and confidentiality, 2) security of patient health information and 3) transmission of electronic transactions such as claims processing, referrals and payments. "HCTI's Solutions Kit CD has been compared to popular tax software products that consumers across the country know and love," said John Stubbs
He was born in Norfolk, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. , Vice President, Business Development Strategies for Alternative Technology. "We have partnered with HCTI because resellers have a need for solid solutions that will help their health care clients fulfill HIPAA requirements." "Partnering with Alternative Technology is a perfect way to get our products to a hungry market," said Steve Carson, HCTI's Vice President of National Sales. "Our ownership pedigree pedigree Record of ancestry or purity of breed. Pedigrees of domesticated animals are maintained by governmental or private record associations or breed organizations in many countries. includes technology, online training, marketing and the Foundation for Health Care Quality, a 15-year old non-profit foundation. We have developed several products that will move physicians and health care companies closer to meeting HIPAA's emerging rules." Resellers can contact Alternative Technology for more information on HIPAA regulations, how HCTI products can assist their customer's compliance needs and request a free 'Solutions Kit' demonstration CD. About Alternative Technology Alternative Technology Inc. is one of North America's leading technology distributors. Our value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. support our VARs in the configuration and implementation of Server Based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. Computing, Infrastructure/Edge, Security, and Management enterprise deployment. Dedicated to the channel, AltTech sells only authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: products to VARs and partners with them to assure their success and that of their customers. For more information, visit www.AltTech.com, email us at Sales@AltTech.com, or call Toll-Free at 800-544-7674 (U.S.A.)/Toll-Free at 866-240-9991 (Canada). About HCTI The Health Care Training Institute (HCTI), LLC, offers Internet-based and CD-based training and guides to America's health care industry. Regulatory-, clinically- and patient-focused programs are offered online and through interactive compact disc learning tools. With offices in Chicago, Denver and Seattle, HCTI is a privately held partnership. For further information, please contact HCTI at 877-626-8324 or 206 224 3950; fax: 800-886-1026; or www.hcti.org. |
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