Covansys Selected to Provide HIPAA Education for the State of California.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers FARMINGTON HILLS Far·ming·ton Hills A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,400. , Mich.--(BW HealthWire)--July 30, 2001 Covansys to Provide Comprehensive Training for California State, County and Municipal Government Employees Covansys (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CVNS CVNS Concert Virtual Network Service CVNS Aircraft Carrier Navigation System CVNS Cardiovascular Neurological Services CVNS Continuous-Valued Number System ), a global technology services provider, today announced a strategic services partnership with the state of California to provide comprehensive training that will help state, county and municipal government employees understand and implement 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 (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, ). Training began in July 2001 and further introductory through advanced courses will be offered at various training centers throughout the state of California over the coming months. Utilizing Covansys' HIPAA knowledge and expertise, the training curriculum is designed to provide California government employees with a comprehensive understanding of HIPAA, its requirements, and projected results. The state of California selected Covansys as a primary resource to provide HIPAA training because Covansys training programs were determined to be the most extensive and comprehensive of any available, and program trainers are healthcare practitioners who have considerable hands-on experience with HIPAA. California is currently at the forefront of states providing HIPAA training for employees and is striving to offer their employees the best training possible. This alliance further establishes Covansys as a primary player in the HIPAA consulting market. Covansys recently announced a partnership with Quorum Health Resources, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , becoming a premier technology provider for Quorum, their 213 client hospitals in North America Lists of hospitals for each country in North America.
Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . "We are proud to have been selected by one of the nation's largest states to educate its public employees on HIPAA," said Mark Gross, senior vice president of the Global Health Care Division practice at Covansys. "Due to the HIPAA regulations, technological demands in the health care industry are at an all-time high. We're confident Covansys can help the state of California achieve HIPAA compliance with our expertise and a suite of scalable solutions that all payers, providers, clearinghouses and other health care industry players will need to meet HIPAA mandates." Enacted in 1996, HIPAA mandates significant changes in the legal and regulatory environment for managing patients' health care information. The current HIPAA legislation focuses on "Administrative Simplification," which addresses the electronic transfer of health information, as well as the privacy and security of that information. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. analyst reports, only 11 percent of health care organizations reported any activity toward obtaining vendor contractual commitments for HIPAA compliance as of May 2001. By the fourth quarter of 2002, all health care organizations must substantially change their EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. systems, processes and organizations to meet the HIPAA mandates. Privacy and security provisions must be implemented by the end of 2003. Covansys provides Web-to-Enterprise Integration (WEI(SM)) services, Strategic Outsourcing, and Industry-Specific solutions to a wide range of Fortune 1000 companies, as well as to numerous state and local governments. About Covansys Corporation Covansys Corporation, (Nasdaq: CVNS), formerly known as Complete Business Solutions, Inc., is a global technology services company specializing in Web-to-Enterprise Integration (WEISM), industry-specific solutions and strategic outsourcing. Since its founding in 1985, Covansys has successfully delivered fast, focused, high-quality yet cost-effective business and technical solutions, building a professional heritage that bridges Old World legacy systems and the New Economy's leading-edge e-business technologies. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is the most populous city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is known for it's affluence, excellent schools, great housing stock, luxury homes and a center of business in Oakland County and Metro Detroit. , Covansys was named one of the 100 fastest-growing U.S.-based companies by Fortune Magazine in September 2000. Visit our website at: www.covansys.com. |
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