Brown Rudnick e-Solutions Announces HIPAA-SOLUTION.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2003 Online Offering Developed by Premiere Law Firm Facilitates Compliance of the Privacy Rule under the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act There are a number of piece of legislation known as the Accountability Act:
Brown Rudnick e-Solutions, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . (BReS), an initiative of the Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels international law firm, today announced the immediate availability of HIPAA-SOLUTION (www.breshipaa.com), an online training tool for office-based healthcare providers seeking to comply with the Privacy Rule of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (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, ). This one-stop, user-friendly offering permits training to take place without costly disruptions to business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets and greatly decreases or eliminates the need for expensive legal and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . As a result, costs associated with compliance are greatly reduced while healthcare practitioners reduce their risk of liability. "We recognize the hardships faced by healthcare practitioners who are trying to figure out the Privacy Act, who are threatened by heavy criminal and financial consequences should they fail to comply with the regulation, and who are now scrambling to meet the April 14 deadline," said Larry Cafero, Jr., a partner with Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels and principal of BReS. "We're pleased to be able to provide these professionals with a comprehensive, yet quick and easy solution so they can focus their attention to the matters that mean most to them - namely treating their patients." Complete Solution Offers Office Compliance Instruction and Job-Specific Training HIPAA-SOLUTION (www.breshipaa.com) is comprised of two online modules, HIPAA/OCM and HIPAA e-college. HIPAA/OCM provides office compliance instruction and HIPAA e-college provides job-specific training for a wide range of practice specialties, including training for physicians, dentists, nurses, office managers and billing personnel. Importantly, privacy information pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to state law is included, a crucial component since many state laws may continue to govern the handling of medical information. With HIPAA/OCM, users may engage in an office self-assessment, determine the compliance gaps and then create new 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 following a work plan that is generated by the technology. The module eases compliance by producing a complete manual that contains customized forms, policies and procedures. HIPAA e-college is an interactive, job-specific tutorial An instructional book or program that takes the user through a prescribed sequence of steps in order to learn a product. Contrast with documentation, which, although instructional, tends to group features and functions by category. See tutorials in this publication. that tests for comprehension to ensure that users are adequately trained. The content, created by attorneys specializing in HIPAA but written for a general audience, provides an overview of HIPAA privacy and security regulations and outlines the implications for practices. The software will be updated when there are any changes to the law, enabling healthcare practitioners to stay abreast of current information and legal obligations. "Having evaluated other offerings from various vendors, we turned to HIPAA-SOLUTION most impressed by the breadth of the content, which we attribute to the expertise of Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels healthcare attorneys. The cost - which is less than that of many competitors -- also made HIPAA-SOLUTION an attractive offering," said Michael Novak, division director of Scovill Medical Group, PC. "HIPAA-SOLUTION greatly reduces the burden associated with compliance. The online training eliminates the need for us to close our office while an expensive trainer leads a compliance session. Instead, employees will complete the training at their convenience and we'll be able to develop a compliance plan in under three hours. We now have great comfort in our ability to provide the privacy our patients not only deserve, but are legally entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: to." Pricing HIPAA-SOLUTION is priced at $895.00, which includes training for four individuals and a one-year subscription to the software. Additional individuals are charged on a sliding scale slid·ing scale n. A scale in which indicated prices, taxes, or wages vary in accordance with another factor, as wages with the cost-of-living index or medical charges with a patient's income. from $30.00 to $40.00 based on the number of users per practice. Members of many healthcare associations will qualify for price discounts. For more information, contact Peter Senne at (800) 255-6387 extension 7 or go to www.breshipaa.com. About Brown Rudnick eSolutions Brown Rudnick eSolutions, LLC provides efficient online solutions in the area of healthcare regulatory compliance, credentialing and accreditation. It is affiliated with the law firm of Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , a full-service international corporate law firm with U.S. offices in Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. , Hartford and Providence and European offices located in London and Dublin. The firm has over 225 attorneys providing advice across all areas of the law, including: business, healthcare, banking & finance, real estate and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . More information about Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP is available on the web at www.brownrudnick.com. |
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