HR Classroom Adds HIPAA Training
March 3, 2003
Des Moines, Iowa (March 3, 2003) - HR ClassroomTM Classroom has released a new online training covering the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This training specifically targets Employers/Plan Sponsors, Group Health Plans, and Business Associates.
"We have had numerous requests for a general training on the HIPAA regulations," notes Paul Curtis, president of Curtis Communications. "These regulations covering privacy and confidentiality are complicated and lengthy, yet companies and organizations must comply with them. Our training makes compliance easier."
The HR Classroom HIPAA training includes discussions of what information is protected, who must comply, and how HIPAA protects information. The HR Classroom compliance training system delivers content via a Web browser to almost any Internet-connected computer. HR Classroom allows companies with multiple locations to provide compliance training easily and regularly, in a cost-effective manner. Over 30,000 employees throughout North America are trained annually using HR Classroom.
In addition to the trainings mentioned above, HR Classroom provides a full line of employee legal compliance training, including: Sexual Harassment Prevention (Spanish & English); Sexual Harassment Prevention for Managers and Supervisors (Spanish & English); Discrimination and Harassment Prevention (Spanish & English); Discrimination and Harassment Prevention for Supervisors (Spanish & English); Workplace Violence Prevention; Interviewing and Hiring; Discipline of Employees; Termination of Employees, and Email and Internet Use in the Workplace, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Diversity: From Awareness to Action, Hiring and the ADA, Managing Under the ADA, Building a Drug-Free Workplace, Canadian law versions of the harassment prevention trainings, and three trainings on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
HR Classroom is a service of Curtis Communications, a leading provider of employment-related content. To view HR Classroom, go to: hrclassroom.com/sales
About Curtis Communications, Inc.: Curtis Communications, Inc. provides essential human resource information and training services to over 20,000 employers worldwide. Its services include: HR Care® Online Resource Center, HR Classroom, and a variety of custom publishing products.
Contact: Customer Care Director, Curtis Communications, Inc., 877-376-6158 or email [email protected]
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