EduNeering Names Michele Smith Vice President and Manager of Its Healthcare Division.Business Editors NEWTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2000 EduNeering, Inc., a leader in the delivery of e-learning solutions for regulated businesses, announced today that Michele Smith, a technical sales and marketing executive with extensive experience in the managed care and pharmaceutical industries, has been named a vice president and manager of EduNeering's newly created Healthcare division. The unit is focused on providing healthcare organizations with timely, thorough, online compliance training, particularly the regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. of the Health Care Financing Administration Health Care Financing Administration, n.pr department in the U.S. agency of Health and Human Services responsible for the oversight of the Medicaid and Medicare benefit programs, including guidelines, payment, and coverage policies. (HCFA HCFA abbr. Health Care Financing Administration HCFA, n.pr See Health Care Financing Administration. ) and Medicare. Ms. Smith joined EduNeering in November 1999 from Coram Prescription Services, where she was area sales director for the western U. S. and was responsible for securing contracts for injectable in·ject·a·ble adj. Capable of being injected. Used of a drug. n. A drug or medicine that can be injected. medications by mail from HMOs, national and regional health care plans and independent physicians' associations. From 1983 to 1986, Ms. Smith helped introduce the first HP Laser Jet printer in the U.S. as a manager of the Personal Productivity Center for Hewlett-Packard Company. At Hewlett-Packard, she launched eight new products in the Rocky Mountain area, created and implemented a training program for authorized HP dealerships and represented the company at all regional trade shows. Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Robert Delamontagne, Ph.D., said, "Michele's experience with new technology and technical sales is a valuable asset to EduNeering as we pursue our strategy to be the premier provider of healthcare compliance training. EduNeering is a pioneer in HCFA compliance issues, and this new business unit positions us to be the market leader in this increasingly important area." The goals for the Healthcare division are to enhance its library by regularly adding and updating content based on EduNeering's proven ability to keep pace with the newest regulations and topics including patient confidentiality patient confidentiality Medical practice A Pt's right to privacy and freedom from public dissemination of information that the Pt regards as being of a personal nature. See HIPAA, Medical privacy. of records and correspondence. EduNeering, Inc. offers fully integrated, proprietary e-learning solutions that deliver advanced learning technology and online courses focused on the needs of regulated industries. The company was founded in 1980 by Dr. Delamontagne, whose introduction of computer-based training See CBT. (application) Computer-Based Training - (CBT) Training (of humans) done by interaction with a computer. The programs and data used in CBT are known as "courseware." to the energy industry was the prototype for today's e-learning model. Over the years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time focus has remained on compliance training; however, the advent of the Internet has allowed EduNeering to become a 24/7 education resource. Currently the company is offering a complete library of programs for employees working in the energy, healthcare, pharmaceutical and medical-device industries. In addition, the company is co-developing programs with a number of industry associations. For more information about EduNeering, please visit the website at www.eduneering.com |
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