HCPro to Provide HIPAA Training to Major Healthcare Provider and the Commonwealth of...

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

MARBLEHEAD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2002

HCPro Corp. has signed agreements with a major healthcare provider and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to train their staff in medical privacy compliance.

HCPro's online learning

division, HCProfessor (http://www.hcprofessor.com) will provide online courses to educate staff on HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliance by April 14, 2003, when the rule creating privacy rights for personal health information will take effect. HCProfessor will provide HIPAA content to

-- DigitalMed, Inc., a company that helps healthcare providers

achieve corporate goals through customized, enterprise-wide

learning solutions. DigitalMed is a subsidiary of Tenet

Healthcare Corporation, and delivers online learning services

to employees at Tenet facilities. Tenet Healthcare

Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 113

acute-care hospitals and related healthcare services. Tenet

and its subsidiaries employ approximately 114,300 people

serving communities in 16 states.

-- Staff members in 14 different offices under the Executive

Office of Health and Human Services of

Massachusetts--including the Office of Child Care Services,

the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Mental

Health.

"HCPro has many informative and comprehensive products to help staff comply with HIPAA," said HCPro's Chief Executive Officer Bruce Guzowski. "We are pleased that we will be able to help these organizations meet the requirements of this act."

For more information on HCPro's HIPAA products, go to http://www.hcmarketplace.com/Listings.cfm?topic=M2_HIM_HIP

The HIPAA "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information" are intended to ensure patients that the privacy of their medical records is secure, and to ensure that this information is used appropriately, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

About HCProfessor

HCPro Corp. (HCPro) launched its online learning division, HCProfessor (http://www.hcprofessor.com), in June 2001. There are now more than 100 HCProfessor courses online in such topics as HIPAA compliance, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' (JCAHO) pain management standards, JCAHO medical staff standards, and Medicare billing compliance. Users will also find CE (continuing education) quizzes for coding compliance and restraints. HCPro's HIPAA training solution offers a library of 14 job-specific courses designed to provide training relevant to the responsibilities of all health care employees.

HCProfessor also offers custom online course development on HIPAA, JCAHO accreditation, medical records/HIM, corporate compliance, coding compliance, credentialing/privileging/medical staff, long-term care facility and patient safety, physician practice management, and health care administration. For information on how you can train your staff with our online courses, call David Miller at 781/639-1872 or e-mail him at dmiller@hcpro.com.

About HCPro

HCPro (http://www.hcpro.com) is a leading publisher and educator on regulatory and compliance issues faced by hospitals, home health organizations, nursing homes, physicians' offices, and other health care facilities. Established in 1986, HCPro is the parent company of Opus Communications and The Greeley Company.

Opus Communications is a leading publisher of newsletters and books about health care compliance and regulatory issues for the healthcare industry. The Greeley Company is a healthcare consulting and educational services firm. HCPro also provides content-rich vertical niche Web sites along with related free e-mail newsletters to create specialized communities for health care professionals. HCPro is headquartered at 200 Hoods Lane in Marblehead, MA.