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Two special timely training events are planned for the week.  The first event is unlimited access to the HCCS Infection Control online training course. With the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus and MRSA sweeping the nation’s headlines, the single most important thing a healthcare organization can do is educate staff on the spread of infectious diseases and proper hand hygiene adherence.  The HCCS multimedia Infection Control course is available for complimentary use by all staff and administrators in your facility for this one week only.

The second event is a complimentary Expert Webinar on “ID Theft: Can Data Loss Shut Down Your Healthcare Facility?”  This Webinar will be presented by Julie Ryan, a Certified ID Theft Risk Management Specialist. Healthcare facilities collect financial, health and personal data from patients and are a prime target for identity theft.  Julie will give participants the knowledge and tools to implement a corporate plan to address data loss, the Red Flag Rules and identity theft.  Participants can register for both events at www.hccs.com/freeweek.

“Compliance training is an important and challenging task for many healthcare facilities.  Staff training needs to be effective and engaging,” says Ben Diamond, President of HCCS.  “Training is about more than just passing a test and printing a report.  It’s about affecting a change in behavior.  That’s why HCCS started National Health Care Compliance Training Week.”

Participation in National Health Care Compliance Training Week is complimentary and there is no obligation.  Any administrator employed with a healthcare provider, health plan, pharmaceutical company or other healthcare institution with compliance or staff education responsibility may enroll their staff for access to these events.  Organizations can register an unlimited number of staff members by simply visiting www.hccs.com/freeweek.  Organizations that wish to participate can also contact HCCS directly at (877) 933-4227.

About HCCS
Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc (HCCS) provides up-to-date compliance and competency training courseware and learning systems to hospitals, health plans, teaching facilities, medical schools and other healthcare entities.  HCCS programs are used at hundreds of healthcare facilities nationwide, with over 1.5 million registered learners.  HCCS provides a full library of courses to fulfill the demanding needs of healthcare staff training, including Professional Compliance, Corporate Compliance, HIPAA Compliance, Research Compliance, Patient Safety and Competency for Quality Care, among many others.  The HCCS Healthcare Learning Platform (HLP) is a healthcare specific Learning and Talent Management System.

For more information about HCCS products, contact HCCS at (877) 933-4227, by email at info@hccs.com, or via the web at www.hccs.com]]>en-usHCCS Celebrates Sixth Annual National Health Care Compliance Training Weekhttp://192.168.0.55/prarticle.php?pdate=2009-10-08&pyear=2009www.hccs.com/freeweek.

Two special timely training events are planned for the week.  The first event is unlimited access to the HCCS Infection Control online training course. With the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus and MRSA sweeping the nation’s headlines, the single most important thing a healthcare organization can do is educate staff on the spread of infectious diseases and proper hand hygiene adherence.  The HCCS multimedia Infection Control course is available for complimentary use by all staff and administrators in your facility for this one week only.

The second event is a complimentary Expert Webinar on “ID Theft: Can Data Loss Shut Down Your Healthcare Facility?”  This Webinar will be presented by Julie Ryan, a Certified ID Theft Risk Management Specialist. Healthcare facilities collect financial, health and personal data from patients and are a prime target for identity theft.  Julie will give participants the knowledge and tools to implement a corporate plan to address data loss, the Red Flag Rules and identity theft.  Participants can register for both events at www.hccs.com/freeweek.

“Compliance training is an important and challenging task for many healthcare facilities.  Staff training needs to be effective and engaging,” says Ben Diamond, President of HCCS.  “Training is about more than just passing a test and printing a report.  It’s about affecting a change in behavior.  That’s why HCCS started National Health Care Compliance Training Week.”

Participation in National Health Care Compliance Training Week is complimentary and there is no obligation.  Any administrator employed with a healthcare provider, health plan, pharmaceutical company or other healthcare institution with compliance or staff education responsibility may enroll their staff for access to these events.  Organizations can register an unlimited number of staff members by simply visiting www.hccs.com/freeweek.  Organizations that wish to participate can also contact HCCS directly at (877) 933-4227.

About HCCS
Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc (HCCS) provides up-to-date compliance and competency training courseware and learning systems to hospitals, health plans, teaching facilities, medical schools and other healthcare entities.  HCCS programs are used at hundreds of healthcare facilities nationwide, with over 1.5 million registered learners.  HCCS provides a full library of courses to fulfill the demanding needs of healthcare staff training, including Professional Compliance, Corporate Compliance, HIPAA Compliance, Research Compliance, Patient Safety and Competency for Quality Care, among many others.  The HCCS Healthcare Learning Platform (HLP) is a healthcare specific Learning and Talent Management System.

For more information about HCCS products, contact HCCS at (877) 933-4227, by email at info@hccs.com, or via the web at www.hccs.com]]>Thu, 08 Oct, 2009 0:00:00HCCSManaging Conflict of Interest Disclosures Simplified for Healthcare Organizationshttp://192.168.0.55/prarticle.php?pdate=2009-04-21&pyear=2009

COI-SMART’s simple interface provides improved control over the Conflicts of Interest disclosure and review process at the individual and institutional level. This automated tool conforms to the process an organization already has in place or provides the framework for a new process, eliminating cumbersome manual disclosure tracking.

“Most healthcare organizations today have a burdensome and risky manual process for tracking COI disclosures,” says Ben Diamond, President of HCCS. “This leads to large stacks of paperwork where disclosures can be lost and management review is virtually non-existent. COI-SMART facilitates the review process through automation. We’re confident COI-SMART will provide healthcare organizations with improved control and reduced risk at a lower total cost than their current COI disclosure and review process.”

Fully customizable questionnaires are automatically configured for each respondent based on their role and allow for multilevel questions based on response. COI-SMART provides organizations with the tools for automated assignment of reviewers, the development of COI management plans, and data mining tools for auditing, tracking and reporting on potential conflicts of interest.

The COI-SMART system expands HCCS’ product line of online multimedia courseware and Learning Management Systems designed for healthcare organizations.

About HCCS
Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc (HCCS) provides up-to-date compliance and competency training courseware and learning systems to hospitals, health plans, teaching facilities, medical schools and other healthcare entities. HCCS programs are used at hundreds of healthcare facilities nationwide, with over one million registered learners. HCCS provides a full library of courses to fulfill the demanding needs of healthcare staff training, including Professional Compliance, Corporate Compliance, HIPAA Compliance, Research Compliance, Patient Safety and Competency for Quality Care, among many others. The HCCS Healthcare Learning Platform (HLP) is a healthcare specific Learning and Talent Management System.

For more information about HCCS products, contact HCCS at (877) 933-4227, by email at info@hccs.com, or via the web at www.hccs.com.

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These new courses from HCCS are designed to educate healthcare staff and administration on their role and responsibility with critical government regulations. These three HCCS courses are an important part of an ongoing compliance program for healthcare organizations to help protect their staff, their patients and their facilities.

Medicare, Medicaid and HIPAA rules and regulations are constantly changing and can be difficult and confusing for staff to understand. In the last year alone there has been physician and corporate compliance regulations, guidance and changes regarding the False Claims Act (FCA), the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), Identity Theft and Red Flags rules, Medicaid eligibility, the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Program (PQRI), the OIG Workplan, and dozens of other regulatory topics.

In addition, The Stimulus Act of 2009 has prompted many important changes to guidelines surrounding HIPAA. Healthcare organizations are faced with new deadlines and criteria to meet.

HCCS addresses these issues and many others in short, customizable, and easy to understand modules.

“Healthcare organizations have the daunting task of staying on top of constantly changing regulations,” says Ben Diamond, President of HCCS. “Having these updates automatically applied to courses allows our clients to effectively educate their staff and focus on what they do best – providing quality patient care.”

Along with new content, HCCS has updated the courses with new videos, scenarios and interactive exercises to engage learners and increase information retention.

HCCS provides regular updates to clients via their online training courses when rules, regulations, legal rulings, documents or other information becomes available that impacts course content. HCCS’ online learning and competency solutions enhance job performance and promote compliance with ethical, legal and accreditation guidelines.

About HCCS
Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS) provides up-to-date compliance and competency training courseware and learning systems to hospitals, health plans, teaching facilities, medical schools and other healthcare entities. HCCS programs are used at hundreds of healthcare facilities nationwide, with over one million registered learners. HCCS provides a full library of over one thousand courses to fulfill the demanding needs of healthcare staff training. The HCCS Healthcare Learning Platform (HLP) is a learning management system and healthcare talent management suite.

For more information about HCCS compliance training courses or the HCCS Healthcare Learning Platform, contact HCCS at (877) 933-4227, by email at info@hccs.com, or via the web at www.hccs.com.

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