CTG HealthCare Solutions to Introduce Four New Services At 2000 HIMSS Conference.Health/Medical Writers, Hi-Tech Editors CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2000 Leading Healthcare IT Consulting Firm Focuses On 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, Readiness, Zenius(tm) E-business, Systems Optimization, and Application Management CTG CTG Cartridge CTG Center for Technology in Government (SUNY, Albany, New York) CTG Center for Technology in Government CTG Computer Task Group (IT consulting company; Buffalo, NY, USA) HealthCare Solutions(TM), Inc., a leading information technology (IT) consulting firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, today announced it will introduce new service offerings -- HIPAA (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 ) Readiness and Assessment, Zenius(TM) E-Business, Systems Optimization, and Application Management -- at the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ) 2000 Conference and Exhibition, April 9-13, 2000, in Dallas, Texas. At HIMSS 2000, CTG HealthCare Solutions will be located at Booth 6420 in the Dallas Convention Center The Dallas Convention Center, originally the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, is a meeting hall, event/convention center and civic center in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). . "As an IT services and solutions provider with a healthcare focus, CTG HealthCare Solutions is uniquely positioned to optimize the IT investments of the healthcare provider and payor," said Tom Niehaus, Vice President, CTG HealthCare Solutions. "At HIMSS 2000, we are introducing four service offerings where CTG HealthCare Solutions can bring the highest value to supporting the current needs of our healthcare industry clients." HIPAA Readiness and Assessment HIPAA's requirements to standardize and secure patient information have made it a top-of-mind IT issue for the healthcare industry. In response to the need for healthcare providers and payors to address HIPAA now, CTG HealthCare Solutions has developed a unique HIPAA offering that leverages its industry leading healthcare application software expertise. The offering focuses on both education and the opportunity to improve business operations while achieving HIPAA compliance. Zenius E-Business As the Internet continues its advance into every corner of the economy, healthcare providers and payors are under significant pressure to make optimal decisions and investments in bringing e-commerce to their organizations. CTG HealthCare Solutions' Zenius offering applies the power of the Internet to the business model of healthcare clients. Zenius combines proven experience in supporting the major healthcare software vendor products with Web expertise to provide customized Web applications that address the business problems and drive the strategic initiatives of healthcare organizations. Systems Optimization Getting full value from IT investments is an ongoing challenge for the healthcare provider and payor, and the challenge is compounded by the multiple business and clinical systems found in healthcare enterprises. CTG HealthCare Solutions' new Systems Optimization offering provides high-level systems assessments and modifications that exploit the full functionality of existing healthcare information systems, and leverages both the industry knowledge of CTG HealthCare Solutions and its experience in supporting the software package of the major healthcare IT vendors. Application Management A key issue facing information technology executives in the healthcare industry is the mobilization and management of resources to support production applications. The external management of some or all applications can free up a healthcare institution's IT management and key personnel to focus on strategic initiatives that will deliver competitive advantage. CTG HealthCare Solutions introduces an Application Management offering that includes a suite of methodologies geared to the needs of the healthcare industry and combines significant healthcare industry expertise with proven application management methodologies. CTG HealthCare Solutions will present on two topics at the HIMSS 2000 Conference. Featured presenters will be available for on-site interviews at HIMSS. April 9 -- 4:00 p.m. "The E-Business Revolution in Healthcare" Presenters: Marilyn Hailperin, Practice Director for CTG HealthCare Solutions' Management Consulting practice, and Michael Murray, Chief Internet Strategist for CTG's Zenius business April 11-- 2:30 p.m. "IS Issues in Becoming an IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) A .com or .net domain name that is represented in non-English characters and symbols, with .com and .net appended at the end in English letters. " - CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Panel Discussion Moderator: N. Clair Detraz, Managing Director of Quality for CTG HealthCare Solutions CTG HealthCare Solutions(TM), Inc. is a leading provider of information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. services and solutions to healthcare providers and payors in North America. Using its proprietary Intellectual Advantage(TM) storehouse of knowledge and experience and its AssureWare(TM) Web-enabled engagement-management methodology, CTG HealthCare Solutions delivers services that include solutions for Software Applications, Systems Integration, IT Management, and Infrastructure Support. Software supported includes SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. (R), McKessonHBOC, Lawson Software(R), IDX (IDX Systems Corporation, South Burlington, VT, www.idx.com) One of the largest health care information systems companies in the country, acquired in 2006 by GE Healthcare (www.gehealthcare.com), a unit of the General Electric Company. (TM), Cerner(R), MEDITECH, STC, HIE hie intr. & tr.v. hied, hie·ing or hy·ing , hies To go quickly; hasten. [Middle English hien, from Old English h , and Neon (CAI), among others. CTG HealthCare Solutions is owned by CTG (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TSK tsk interj. Used to express disappointment or sympathy. n. A sucking noise made by suddenly releasing the tongue from the hard palate, used to express disappointment or sympathy. ), an international information technology and e-business solutions company. More information about CTG HealthCare Solutions is available on the Web at http://www.ctghs.com. |
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