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Employee Benefits Advisors Find HIPAA Help in New Tool Kit

RALEIGH, NC - What employers don’t know about a new Federal mandate can hurt them. And, since this law deals with benefits plans, senior managers and HR professionals may be waiting for their Insurance Agent or Company, Third Party Administrator or their Professional Employers Organization to inform them about the law. Simplified Training Solutions has introduced its HIPAA Tool Kit for EmployersTM to make that compliance effort easier.

“Before we took Privacy Rule management to our clients, we looked for a turnkey solution that would help us build our own plan first,” says Tav Gauss, President and CEO of Action Staffing in Wilson, North Carolina. “Simplified Training Solutions had already invested thousands of hours preparing a time saving package for healthcare providers. We were immediately interested in their product for employers.”

Not only has Action Staffing selected the Tool Kit for their own multiple locations, they became a nationwide distributor of the HIPAA Toolkit for EmployersTM. The Tool Kit is also approved and distributed by AHIA (Association of Health Insurance Advisors) a division of NAIFA (National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors), which represents more than 70,000 of the top insurance and financial advisors in the nation.

Among Privacy Rule requirements is that a health plan sponsor must appoint a privacy officer, establish policies and procedures for using and disclosing protected health information (PHI), train management staff on those policies, distribute a Notice of Privacy Practices, and document uses and disclosures of PHI.

“The HIPAA Toolkit for EmployersTM is a winner,” according to Rae Lee Olson, vice president of the Vita Companies, an insurance agency in Mountain View, CA. “It goes beyond basic education and provides real implementation solutions for employers. It is an excellent resource that enables employers to finish their HIPAA compliance policies and procedures, not just start the process. The Tool Kit is both good and cost-effective.”

Components of the Tool Kit include a 14-minute training video, sample forms to meet documentation requirements, sample policies and procedures, sample business associate agreements, reference handbooks, and PowerPoint presentations for executive and management training.

For more information, including HIPAA background information, Fact Sheets and Frequently Asked Questions, contact Simplified Training Solutions at 1.800.344.6381 or on the web at www.simplifiedtraining.com.

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE		CONTACT: PHONE: DATE:	Rob Karn 919.821.9192 11.18.2003
Employee Benefits Advisors Find HIPAA Help in New Tool Kit RALEIGH, NC - What employers don’t know about a new Federal mandate can hurt them. And, since this law deals with benefits plans, senior managers and HR professionals may be waiting for their Insurance Agent or Company, Third Party Administrator or their Professional Employers Organization to inform them about the law. Simplified Training Solutions has introduced its HIPAA Tool Kit for EmployersTM to make that compliance effort easier. “Before we took Privacy Rule management to our clients, we looked for a turnkey solution that would help us build our own plan first,” says Tav Gauss, President and CEO of Action Staffing in Wilson, North Carolina. “Simplified Training Solutions had already invested thousands of hours preparing a time saving package for healthcare providers. We were immediately interested in their product for employers.” Not only has Action Staffing selected the Tool Kit for their own multiple locations, they became a nationwide distributor of the HIPAA Toolkit for EmployersTM. The Tool Kit is also approved and distributed by AHIA (Association of Health Insurance Advisors) a division of NAIFA (National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors), which represents more than 70,000 of the top insurance and financial advisors in the nation. Among Privacy Rule requirements is that a health plan sponsor must appoint a privacy officer, establish policies and procedures for using and disclosing protected health information (PHI), train management staff on those policies, distribute a Notice of Privacy Practices, and document uses and disclosures of PHI. “The HIPAA Toolkit for EmployersTM is a winner,” according to Rae Lee Olson, vice president of the Vita Companies, an insurance agency in Mountain View, CA. “It goes beyond basic education and provides real implementation solutions for employers. It is an excellent resource that enables employers to finish their HIPAA compliance policies and procedures, not just start the process. The Tool Kit is both good and cost-effective.” Components of the Tool Kit include a 14-minute training video, sample forms to meet documentation requirements, sample policies and procedures, sample business associate agreements, reference handbooks, and PowerPoint presentations for executive and management training. For more information, including HIPAA background information, Fact Sheets and Frequently Asked Questions, contact Simplified Training Solutions at 1.800.344.6381 or on the web at www.simplifiedtraining.com. ### Close Window