BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Takes Fast Track with HIPAA Accelerator.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003 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, Accelerator accelerator: see particle accelerator. (1) A key combination such as Alt-G or Ctrl-Shift H that is used to activate a task. (2) An incubator that expects to develop the company considerably faster than normal. See incubator. (TM), Inc. has signed a software license agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (BCBST BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN) BCBST Brigade Command and Battle Staff Training program ), the largest Tennessee health insurer, serving more than 4.3 million customers. Under the agreement, BCBST will receive HIPAA Accelerator's Fast Track(TM) product, the industry's most comprehensive solution for the privacy provisions of the federal 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 of 1996 (HIPAA). Fast Track helps organizations such as BCBST to meet their responsibility to comply with the privacy provisions of HIPAA by the April 14th 2003 deadline. The software is a proven, deployed solution that simplifies what otherwise is a very complex and cumbersome cum·ber·some adj. 1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy. 2. Troublesome or onerous. cum set of federal regulatory tasks. It is also extremely cost-effective when compared to the alternative of complying with HIPAA privacy through manual policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental . "We selected HIPAA Accelerator because they provide a comprehensive solution that can be quickly integrated into our environment," says Michael Emmett, BCBST HIPAA Privacy project lead. "HIPAA Accelerator's Fast Track application is helping us reach compliance on schedule, at a reasonable price, and with a high degree of confidence that we'll be able to better serve the privacy rights of our members." Fast Track provides extensive process automation functionality for HIPAA privacy requirements such as an individual's rights to health information access, amendment, and disclosure accounting. It also contains features for notice of privacy practices management, disclosure authorization The right or permission to use a system resource; the process of granting access. See access control. management, privacy complaint management, and privacy protection. "We are committed to helping our customers address the unique business and compliance challenges of HIPAA privacy," said John Cerwin, President of HIPAA Accelerator. "Our software directly helps customers like BCBST with privacy compliance while also helping them to reduce their ongoing HIPAA privacy related costs." About BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is the state's leader in health care financing. Founded in 1945, the Chattanooga-based not-for-profit company now serves more than 4.3 million people. The company paid more than 42 million claims and $11.7 billion in health care benefits in 2001. For more information on BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, visit the company's Web site at www.bcbst.com. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is an independent licensee licensee n. a person given a license by government or under private agreement. (See: license, licensor) LICENSEE. One to whom a license has been given. 1 M. Q. & S. 699 n. of the BlueCross BlueShield Association. About HIPAA Accelerator HIPAA Accelerator, Inc. is the acknowledged leader in software solutions for HIPAA privacy. The company pioneered the first HIPAA privacy software product in 2000, and is in the unique position of offering the most comprehensive HIPAA privacy product available. Their clients include payor, provider, and self-insured organizations that are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. For more information call +1-847-821-2631, e-mail info@hipaaccelerator.com or visit www.hipaaccelerator.com. |
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