Simplified Training Solutions Releases the HIPAA Security Tool Kit™ for Small Medical and Dental Practices

Raleigh, NC. -Simplified Training Solutions (STS), a Raleigh, NC-based healthcare training design firm, today announced a new product in its line of HIPAA materials, the HIPAA Security Tool Kit™ for Small Medical and Dental Practices. Patterson Companies (www.colwellsystems.com), a multi-channel healthcare sales company, and Quick Compliance (www.quickcompliance.net), a full-service e-Learning company providing comprehensive e-Learning, testing and tracking solutions that enable organizations to address regulatory and compliance mandates, will distribute the HIPAA Security Tool Kit™.

As the compliance deadline of April 21, 2005 nears, healthcare providers are faced with protecting the electronic health information they have collected about their patients. According to Rob Karn, VP Marketing for STS, “The Tool Kit will guide small medical or dental practices through all the federal requirements, as well as establishing security measures that will protect their business. Many practices are using the Tool Kit information to make an educated buying decision when evaluating a system proposal or selecting an IT vendor.”

The Tool Kit is authored by J. David Kirby of Kirby Information Management Consulting, a NC-based healthcare consulting firm that advises medical centers, hospitals, medical practices and health plans on security, privacy and the innovative use of information technology. Kirby developed Duke University Health System’s security program during a 26-year career at Duke.

The HIPAA Security Tool Kit™ is designed for small medical and dental practices. The package reduces the work required to create and run a security program in a small practice. John C. Parmigiani, former HCFA executive who led the creation of the Security Rule, observed, “When we were formulating the Security Rule, every effort was made to create a set of standards that were not only comprehensive but also flexible, technology neutral, and scalable. The Tool Kit embodies all of these principles and is crafted to enable small medical and dental practices to evaluate their operations and their environment in light of what makes good business sense.”

“ We have a successful track record of producing products that are easy to use, and affordable,” Karn concluded.

Simplified Training Solutions is a multi-media training company that produces successful compliance training for physicians, dentists, long-term care facilities and employers. STS products translate complicated information into user-friendly solutions. (www.simplifiedtraining.com).

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