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|  9/26/05 - Foreside Fund Services to buy an ‘Enterprise Compliance System’ from New Governance Inc.
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| | 1/21/04 - U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System Goes Live with HIPAA Accelerator Privacy Solution Based on Oracle
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| | 10/22/03 - Bayhealth Medical Center Deploys Medical Records Accelerator
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| | 6/30/03 - Department of Defense Military Health System Selects HIPAA Accelerator for HIPAA Privacy Software Application
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6/30/03 - Military Health System Selects a Booz Allen Hamilton Lead Team to Provide Support Services in Order to Meet Training and Compliance Objectives of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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| | 5/04/03 - BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee takes Fast Track with HIPAA Accelerator
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| | 10/22/02 - Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Selects HIPAA Accelerator to Assist in HIPAA Privacy Compliance
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| | 6/13/02 - HIPAA Accelerator And PricewaterhouseCoopers to Provide Comprehensive HIPAA Privacy Solutions
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| 12/11/01 - HIPAA Accelerator Announces New Software and Services That Significantly Reduce the Time and Cost Associated With HIPAA Compliance
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Foreside Fund Services to buy an ‘Enterprise Compliance System’ from New Governance Inc.
Foreside Fund Services LLC, a provider of compliance services to the US Mutual Fund industry, announced today that it had selected New Governance Inc.’s ‘Enterprise Compliance Management System’ to facilitate the workflow management of its Chief Compliance Officer and Sarbanes-Oxley certification services. The new platform will be used to service the 30 mutual funds that it provides compliance oversight to today, and will provide a platform for expected future growth.
"Due to the rapidly evolving regulatory environment, we have seen a tremendous increase in the demand for our compliance services. These regulations require CCOs to track and review a significant number and range of compliance tests.
To successfully do this requires a comprehensive set of workflow management tools geared to the mutual fund market. After an extensive review of the systems available in the marketplace, we have decided to move forward with a solution from New Governance." said Simon Collier, Managing Partner at Foreside.
"The new compliance standards by which mutual funds, investment advisors, broker-dealers, public companies and other financial sector companies are required to operate by, are indeed very complex and extensive. Therefore, most investment companies will benefit by working with a company like Foreside that provides in-depth knowledge,
thorough understanding, and reliable services through a strong technical base that uses our enterprise compliance management system, to be able to achieve the required higher level of compliance" said Mike Beedle, CEO at New Governance Inc.
About Foreside Fund Services, LLC.
Foreside is an established and independent broker-dealer, providing a distinct range of regulatory-compliance services to the US fund market. Foreside and its former affiliates have provided these services to Investment Companies since 1986. For more information, please visit our website at www.foresides.com or contact our President Carl Bright (cbright@foresides.com).
About New Governance, Inc.
NewGovernance enterprise software solutions provide organizations with comprehensive functionality for managing governance and compliance processes. Our Solution, Governance Accelerator, is a Multi-Regulatory Enterprise Compliance Management tool designed for the Chief Compliance Officer to enable higher levels of compliance, and provide dramatic risk and operational cost reductions. For more information, please visit our website at www.newgovernance.com or contact our president John Cerwin (john.cerwin@newgovernance.com
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U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System Goes Live with HIPAA Accelerator Privacy Solution Based on Oracle
Chicago, IL. - January 21, 2004 - HIPAA Accelerator, Inc. announced today that its HIPAA privacy application, integrated with the Oracle® Database and Application Server, has been successfully deployed at the U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System. HIPAA Accelerator's Fast Track privacy software provides the comprehensive privacy compliance required by the Military Health System, and its incorporation with Oracle's technology offers a secure, cost-effective and scalable solution for the 530 treatment facilities within the health system. HIPAA Accelerator is a Member Partner of the Oracle PartnerNetwork.
The HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) privacy provisions introduce many regulatory challenges for healthcare provider organizations, such as Military Health System hospitals and clinics. The browser-based Fast Track HIPAA privacy solution simplifies these complex challenges by automating what would otherwise require manual policies and procedures. This type of automation also provides the added benefit of lower compliance-related costs. Moreover, because Fast Track is the industry’s most comprehensive application for HIPAA privacy, regulatory conformance is often higher than through competing solutions or traditional compliance efforts.
The consulting firm of Booz Allen Hamilton managed the software selection process for the Military Health System. Booz Allen is the primary contractor to the Military Health System for HIPAA privacy, and led the integration process of HIPAA Fast Track and Oracle.
The Military Health System required a highly comprehensive, scalable and secure system for HIPAA privacy compliance, said John Cerwin, President of HIPAA Accelerator. By teaming with Oracle, we were able to quickly deliver and implement such a solution, with an end result of lower costs for military health and greater health information-related privacy for members of the military.
This will help provide better healthcare to the military and is another proof point why government agencies and businesses select Oracle for their high-volume, secure information systems, said Mark Johnson, Senior Vice President, Oracle Federal.
Fast Track is the most comprehensive product available for the HIPAA privacy regulations, as well as for provider medical records request management and tracking. The application consists of over 110 screens with extensive features, including disclosure recording, disclosure file import, disclosure restrictions, disclosure accounting, disclosure accounting suspension, designated record set definition, PHI access, PHI amendment, authorization management, notice of privacy practices management, confidential communications management, privacy complaint processing, automated letter generation, document management, workflow management, rule-based decision support, invoice management, and external system integration.
About HIPAA Accelerator
HIPAA Accelerator, Inc. is the leader in software solutions for HIPAA privacy and Medical Records Request Management. The company pioneered the first HIPAA privacy software product in 2000, and is in the unique position of offering the most comprehensive HIPAA privacy and Medical Records Request Management products available. Its clients include healthcare provider and insurance organizations. For more information call 1-847-821-2631, e-mail info@hipaaccelerator.com or visit www.hipaaccelerator.com.
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its Affiliates.
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10/22/03 - Bayhealth Medical Center Deploys Medical Records Accelerator
Chicago, IL. - October 22, 2003 - HIPAA Accelerator, Inc., announced today that it has deployed its Medical Records Accelerator product at Bayhealth Medical Center, Delaware’s second largest health care system. Bayhealth Medical will utilize Medical Records Accelerator for both HIPAA privacy management and information request processing.
Medical Records Accelerator helps organizations like Bayhealth Medical Center to meet their responsibility to comply with the privacy provisions of HIPAA, while also providing a comprehensive set of features for request for information processing and correspondence management.
In specific, Medical Records Accelerator provides extensive process automation and data management 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, authorization management, privacy complaint management, privacy protection, general information requests, and invoice management.
About HIPAA Accelerator
HIPAA Accelerator, Inc. is the 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 and Medical Records Request Management products available. Their clients include healthcare provider and insurance organizations. For more information call 1-847-821-2631, e-mail info@hipaaccelerator.com or visit www.hipaaccelerator.com.
About Bayhealth Medical
Bayhealth Medical Center is comprised of Kent General Hospital, Milford Memorial Hospital, St. Jones Center for Behavioral Health, Middletown Medical Center and many satellite facilities. It is Delaware’s second-largest health care system, with 2,323 employees and 354 physicians, 95 percent of which are board-certified or board-eligible. A member of Premier, Inc., Bayhealth is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Visit Bayhealth at www.bayhealth.org.
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6/30/03 - Department of Defense Military Health System Selects HIPAA Accelerator for HIPAA Privacy Software Application
Chicago, IL. - June 30, 2003 - HIPAA Accelerator, Inc., the leading provider of HIPAA privacy solutions, announced today that its HIPAA privacy software has been selected for use by the Department of Defense Military Health System. Under the agreement, HIPAA Accelerator will provide HIPAA Fast Track to all 530 military treatment facilities within the Military Health System. The software will help the Military Health System to meet their responsibility to comply with the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Fast Track is the most comprehensive product available for the privacy provisions of HIPAA. The software is a proven, deployed solution that simplifies what otherwise is a very complex set of Federal regulatory tasks. The application reduces HIPAA privacy compliance timeframes and the ongoing cost of compliance by automating manual policies and procedures.
The consulting firm of Booz Allen Hamilton managed an extensive software selection process for the Military Health System. Booz Allen is the primary contractor to the Military Health System for HIPAA privacy, and will also lead the integration process of HIPAA Fast Track.
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 management, privacy complaint management, disclosure restrictions, and confidential communications.
"We are committed to helping our customers address the unique organizational and compliance challenges of HIPAA privacy," said John Cerwin, President of HIPAA Accelerator. Our software directly helps customers like the Military Health System with privacy compliance while also helping them to reduce their ongoing HIPAA privacy related costs." Mike Beedle, CEO of HIPAA Accelerator, continues, "We are also very honored to be selected by Booz Allen Hamilton for this project. We feel that the combined forces of our two organizations will result in a great solution for the HIPAA challenges facing the Military Health System."
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.
About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of management consulting for businesses and governments for more than 85 years. Booz Allen combines strategy with technology and insight with action, working with clients to deliver results today that endure tomorrow.
With 12,000 employees on six continents, the firm generates annual sales of more than $2.2 billion. Booz Allen provides services in strategy, organization, operations, systems and technology to the world's leading corporations, government and other public agencies, emerging growth companies, and institutions. Booz Allen’s technology expertise is deep and broad-spanning information technology, management, engineering, and systems development/integration in defense, national security, civil and international government, telecommunications, environment, energy, and transportation.
To learn more about the firm, visit the Booz Allen Web site at www.boozallen.com.
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6/30/03 - Military Health System Selects a Booz Allen Hamilton Lead Team to Provide Support Services in Order to Meet Training and Compliance Objectives of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
McLean, VA, June 30, 2003—Booz Allen Hamilton announced today that the Military Health System has awarded the firm a multi-year contract that will support military compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The initial award is for $4,011,926 for the base year with three option years. The contract totals $14.1 million if all option years are utilized, and will be completed by May 2007.
Booz Allen is the prime on this contract, supported by HIPAA Accelerator Inc.,
Plateau Systems, QuickCompliance, and Strategic Management Systems Inc. Booz Allen and its teammates will operate as a designated member of the TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) HIPAA Integrated Product Team (IPT) community as a resource for HIPAA issues and systems.
"We look forward to helping the Military Health System obtain the benefits of privacy, security, and administrative simplification through implementation of the HIPAA compliance regulations," said Ted Shema, Booz Allen senior vice president.
Booz Allen will provide program and technical management support in the acquisition and administration of web-based systems for HIPAA training, compliance, and disclosure tracking. Booz Allen’s subcontractors for this contract will provide training content (Quick Compliance), compliance application (Strategic Management Systems Inc.), learning management system (Plateau), and disclosure tracking (HIPAA Accelerator).
Quick Compliance offers comprehensive e-Learning, testing, and tracking solutions to help healthcare organizations comply with HIPAA. Quick Compliance has a full suite of turn-key HIPAA courses that are personalized for each employee and are being deployed to all military medical staff.
Strategic Management Systems (SMSInc.) is a management consulting business that specializes in the development and implementation of compliance and ethics programs in healthcare. SMSInc. provides HIPAA training services in HIPAA compliance, analysis, assessments and implementation assistance for MHS and uses a unique methodology and tools (HIPAA BASICSTM) to monitor and manage compliance activities.
The Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) offers e-learning solutions. Plateau System's enterprise-class software provides the infrastructure to manage all of the Military Health Systems learning and knowledge activities. It manages the training record, training requirements, and online content.
HIPAA Accelerator's "Fast Track" software product provides comprehensive tracking and process management features for the privacy provisions of HIPAA. The application consists of over 105 browser-based screens, with extensive functionality for disclosure recording, disclosure restriction management, disclosure accounting processing, disclosure accounting suspension tracking, designated record set definition, PHI access processing, authorization management, privacy complaint processing, and HIPAA letter generation.
About Booz Allen
Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of management consulting for businesses and governments for more than 85 years. Booz Allen combines strategy with technology and insight with action, working with clients to deliver results today that endure tomorrow.
With 12,000 employees on six continents, the firm generates annual sales of more than $2.2 billion. Booz Allen provides services in strategy, organization, operations, systems and technology to the world's leading corporations, government and other public agencies, emerging growth companies, and institutions. Booz Allen’s technology expertise is deep and broad—spanning information technology, management, engineering, and systems development/integration in defense, national security, civil and international government, telecommunications, environment, energy, and transportation.
To learn more about the firm, visit the Booz Allen Web site at www.boozallen.com.
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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee takes Fast Track with HIPAA Accelerator
Chicago, IL. - May 4, 2003 - HIPAA Accelerator, Inc has signed a software license agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST), the largest Tennessee health insurer, serving more than 4.3 million customers. Under the agreement, BCBST will receive HIPAA Accelerator's Fast Track™ product, the industry's most comprehensive solution for the privacy provisions of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 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 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.
"We selected HIPAA Accelerator because they provide a comprehensive solution that can be quickly integrated into our environment," says Michael Emmett, BCBST 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 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 Blue Cross Blue Shield 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 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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For Immediate Release
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Selects HIPAA Accelerator to Assist in HIPAA Privacy Compliance
CHICAGO--(BW HealthWire)--October 22, 2002-- HIPAA Accelerator, a leading provider of HIPAA privacy solutions, today announced that the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) has selected HIPAA Accelerator's Fast Track privacy software as its standard for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy compliance. The Idaho DHW serves the state's 1.3 million residents in the areas of health, family and community services, human resources, welfare, and Medicaid. Idaho DHW is using HIPAA Accelerator's Fast Track software to simplify their HIPAA compliance efforts, and to reduce the ongoing costs of maintaining compliance.
"We selected HIPAA Accelerator because they provide a comprehensive solution that can be quickly integrated into an IT environment," says Gary Payne Privacy Officer for Idaho DHW. "We believe HIPAA Accelerator's Fast Track application will not only help us to reach compliance more quickly and efficiently, it will help us better serve the privacy rights of our constituency."
DHW chose HIPAA Accelerator for its comprehensive list of HIPAA privacy features. These features include protected health information (PHI) disclosure management and reporting, PHI access management and reporting, notice of privacy practices distribution and management, authorization distribution and management, privacy complaint management, and privacy protection management.
"DHW is relying on HIPAA Accelerator's solution to automate and simplify what would otherwise be numerous cumbersome and manual HIPAA-related processes," says Mike Beedle, CTO of HIPAA Accelerator. "Our software will directly assist DHW with privacy compliance while also helping them to reduce their ongoing HIPAA privacy related costs."
About HIPAA Accelerator:
HIPAA Accelerator, Inc. is the 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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For Immediate Release
HIPAA Accelerator And PricewaterhouseCoopers to Provide Comprehensive HIPAA Privacy Solutions
CHICAGO--(BW HealthWire)--June 13, 2002-- HIPAA Accelerator Inc. the leading provider of HIPAA privacy software, and PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Healthcare Consulting Practice today announced an alliance to provide strategic planning, development, and deployment of integrated business and technical systems for HIPAA compliance. The companies will combine the extensive HIPAA expertise and consulting services of PricewaterhouseCoopers with the industry leading software products and integration services of HIPAA Accelerator to provide complete HIPAA privacy solutions for the healthcare marketplace.
The requirement for HIPAA compliance presents major challenges for the U.S. healthcare industry. According to the American Hospital Association, HIPAA could cost the industry as much as $22.5 billion over the next several years. Further, the compliance deadline for HIPAA’s most contentious set of regulations, the privacy provisions, are less then one year away. The alliance between HIPAA Accelerator and PricewaterhouseCoopers is designed to directly address these issues for customers by reducing both the costs and timeframes associated with compliance. Additionally, the synergy of the two companies provides customers with a complete end-to-end HIPAA privacy solution, from gap analysis through technical implementation.
PricewaterhouseCoopers brings an interdisciplinary, holistic approach to HIPAA. They treat HIPAA as a business opportunity, not just a compliance issue. Further, their HIPAA gap and process analysis expertise is unrivaled. Dr. Bill Braithwaite, a director in PwC’s National HIPAA Advisory Group, directed the drafting of the HIPAA regulations for the DHHS. “We are extremely pleased to be providing HIPAA solutions with PricewaterhouseCoopers, says John Cerwin, President of HIPAA Accelerator. “The combined services of our mutual organizations complement each other very well, and will provide tremendous value to our customers.”
HIPAA Accelerator’s software is in the unique position of being the only enterprise-ready system built specifically for HIPAA privacy. The software is designed to reduce customer’s implementation timeframes as well as the costs associated with compliance. Rhys Jones, Director of HIPAA Privacy Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers commented “HIPAA Accelerator’s solution provides that missing element that many large healthcare organizations are looking for – a software product that simplifies and automates many of HIPAA privacy’s more cumbersome and potentially expensive provisions. The combination of our services will provide unrivaled benefits for our clients.”
About HIPAA Accelerator:
Chicago-based HIPAA Accelerator, Inc. is the first software and consulting services company dedicated exclusively to providing HIPAA solutions. Their enterprise HIPAA software enables customers to easily manage HIPAA privacy compliance and its associated costs by automating or simplifying many of the mandated regulatory tasks. The software includes features such as automated protected health information aggregation and reporting, disclosure tracking and reporting, and authorization generation and tracking. To learn more about HIPAA Accelerator’s products and services contact John Cerwin or Mike Beedle, or visit us at www.hipaaccelerator.com.
About PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwcglobal.com) is the world’s largest professional services organization. Drawing on the knowledge and skills of more than 150,000 people in 150 countries, the firm helps clients solve complex business problems and measurably enhances their ability to build value, manage risk and improve performance in an Internet-enabled world.
Dedicated to HIPAA Support
PricewaterhouseCoopers HIPAA Advisory Services practice provides comprehensive support in: 1) training, education and strategic planning, 2) transaction, code set and unique identifier services and solutions, 3) security services and solutions, 4) privacy services and solutions that integrate HIPAA and other privacy initiatives, and 5) large project management tools and expertise.
PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the US firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and other members of the worldwide PricewaterhouseCoopers organization.
Editorial Note:
PricewaterhouseCoopers and HIPAA Accelerator will be presenting their comprehensive HIPAA privacy and IT solutions at the Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovations Congress, Washington D.C. (6/19/02 - 6/21/02) Booth 511-513
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For Immediate Release
HIPAA Accelerator Announces New Software and Services That Significantly Reduce the Time and Cost Associated With HIPAA Compliance
Health/Medical Writers
CHICAGO--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 11, 2001-- HIPAA Accelerator(TM) Inc. announced today the release of its Enterprise HIPAA Privacy Suite
software, which directly addresses the regulatory challenges of HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act). The release includes a set of software components that are designed to accelerate any organization’s
compliance efforts with the privacy portions of HIPAA’s Administrative Simplification provision. Organizations that seek to
dramatically lower their HIPAA privacy implementation costs and timeframes can now do so by simply integrating HIPAA Accelerator
software components into their existing IS infrastructure. "Our software products translate into cost savings because we’ve
done much of the required HIPAA privacy work up front," said John Cerwin, President, HIPAA Accelerator. "Our goal is to provide
our clients with enough modular HIPAA software that, when combined with our integration services, can cut six months to one year
off their privacy compliance efforts." The Enterprise HIPAA Privacy Suite is the first solution that directly
addresses the estimated $20 billion HIPAA Privacy market.
Each of the software components in the release provides the functionality for a specific subset of the privacy regulations.
The components are also built in such a way that they can be integrated into an organization's existing enterprise
without the need to replace or re-architect existing applications. "We designed the software to operate in a stand-alone
configuration, or in conjunction with other systems. Additionally, the software can be deployed in a browser-based
Internet/Intranet or web-services configuration," said Mike Beedle, Ph.D., CTO, HIPAA Accelerator. "The result is a
client-specific solution that maintains adaptability and simplicity for future changes. We integrate our software
components with our clients’ specific business models, priorities, and e-Health strategies at the center of the
implementation. This approach allows our clients to remain focused on their core business, while we help them
manage change with the HIPAA mandates."
About HIPAA Accelerator:
HIPAA Accelerator is a privately held leader in software for HIPAA Solutions, located in Bannockburn, Illinois.
The company offers a wide range of HIPAA related products and services for enterprise use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more affordable for organizations to achieve HIPAA compliance.
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