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Alternative Technology and Health Care Training Institute Announce Strategic Partnership
Alternative Technology to distribute HIPAA Solution Products to Value Added Resellers
Denver, CO/Seattle, WA, March 10, 2003 – Alternative Technology, North America’s premiere value-added distributor, and the Health Care Training Institute (HCTI), LLC announce a strategic partnership enabling value-added resellers across the United States to sell HCTI’s Solutions Kit CD as well as online training courses to physician organizations, health/medical associations, hospitals and insurers. The addition of HCTI’s products to Alternative Technology’s comprehensive product and service solutions will enable value-added resellers to offer specific health care industry products that will assist organizations in complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements and deadlines. Under HIPAA regulations, health care organizations and the 15-million-plus health care workers in the United States must achieve new standards – with specific deadlines for 1) patient privacy and confidentiality, 2) security of patient health information and 3) transmission of electronic transactions such as claims processing, referrals and payments.
"Partnering with Alternative Technology is a perfect way to get our products to a hungry market," said Steve Carson, HCTI’s Vice President of National Sales. "Our ownership pedigree includes technology, online training, marketing and the Foundation for Health Care Quality, a 15-year old non-profit foundation. We have developed several products that will move physicians and health care companies closer to meeting HIPAA’s emerging rules." Resellers can contact Alternative Technology for more information on HIPAA regulations, how HCTI products can assist their customer’s compliance needs and request a free ‘Solutions Kit’ demonstration CD.
About Alternative Technology
Alternative Technology Inc. is one of North America’s leading technology distributors. Our value-added services support our VARs in the configuration and implementation of Server Based Computing, Infrastructure/Edge, Security, and Management enterprise deployment. Dedicated to the channel, AltTech sells only authorized products to VARs and partners with them to assure their success and that of their customers. For more information, visit www.AltTech.com, email us at Sales@AltTech.com, or call Toll-Free at 800-544-7674 (U.S.A.)/Toll-Free at 866-240-9991 (Canada).
About HCTI
The Health Care Training Institute (HCTI), LLC, offers Internet-based and CD-based training and guides to America’s health care industry. Regulatory-, clinically- and patient-focused programs are offered online and through interactive compact disc learning tools. With offices in Chicago, Denver and Seattle, HCTI is a privately held partnership. For further information, please contact HCTI at 877-626-8324 or 206 224 3950; fax: 800-886-1026; or www.hcti.org.
Editorial Contacts:
Alternative Technology, Inc.
Marsha M. Marrier
800-544-7674 ext. 2323
Marsha.Marrier@AltTech.com
Health Care Training Institute, LLC
Peter B. Summerville
phone: 206-224-3950, ext. 22
email: Peter@hcti.org