Scottsdale, AZ & Redmond,
WA (Sep 9, 2002) -- HIPAA
Testing Inc., a leading innovator
in EDI Test Data Generation, Automated
Testing, Trading Partner Testing,
and HIPAA Transaction Interoperability
solutions, announces a close partnership
with Edifecs, Inc., the leader in
providing the HIPAA marketplace with
EDI software for all aspects of compliance.
The partnership will closely align
the two companies in offering the
strongest value proposition to all
covered entities engaged in transaction
remediation.
According to Mark Lott, President
of HIPAA Testing, " Through our
partnership with Edifecs we can offer
the strongest value proposition available
in the industry with four distinct
solutions for covered entities; a
free online HIPAA service for testing
types 1-6, an extremely robust and
powerful desktop authoring and HIPAA
validation tool, a complete HIPAA
trading partner community deployment
solution, and a proven in-line production
HIPAA validation and reporting module.
Also Mr. Lott states We have
completed a thorough review of these
products and their price points and
Edifecs clearly offers covered entities
the best value found in today's
marketplace. Our alliance with Edifecs
will provide the healthcare industry
with phenomenal value, unparalleled
testing solutions and excellent customer
support. We are very excited to release
these new programs offering unequivocal
value and quality to the industry.
The solution to meet the
HIPAA challenge is for healthcare
companies to leverage self-service
and automated technologies with established
methodologies and implementation processes
to ramp-up their trading partner communities.
HIPAA Testing, Inc., solutions combined
with Edifecs products meet this challenge
by providing a proven certification
process that assures transactions
tested and compliant with the guidelines.
HIPAA Testing has taken the correct
approach towards building a solid
and comprehensive testing methodology
on top of proven technologies and
providing a turn-key testing and certification
solution for the healthcare community
, said Sunny Singh CEO of Edifecs.
About HIPAA TESTING
HIPAA Testing, Inc. is a quality
assurance consulting firm specializing
in functional and automated testing
strategies for internal, external
and trading partner compliance. We
have the solutions for a healthcare
industry overburdened with an extensive
testing effort, a slow, tedious testing
process and a fast approaching deadline.
We provide leading technology solutions
offering the best products, proven
resources, testing best practices,
processes and methodologies. Delivery
channels include consulting, staff
augmentation, project outsourcing,
training and knowledge transfer. For
more information, visit the company
website at www.hipaatesting.com, email
sales@hipaatesting.com or call 1.866.447.2283.
About Edifecs
Edifecs (http://www.edifecs.com)
is the proven provider of solutions
for rapidly deploying and managing
today's trading partner networks.
The Edifecs enablement solution suite
encompasses the CommerceDesk™,
SpecBuilder™, XEngine product
families -- all designed to reduce
cost and time-to-market for companies
deploying trading partner networks.
The Edifecs for HIPAA
provides enablement technologies to
accelerate the implementation of HIPAA
and healthcare trading communities.
HIPAADesk.com (www.HIPAADesk.com), powered
by Edifecs CommerceDesk, is
the first free HIPAA compliance checking
& testing facility for the healthcare
community.
Founded in 1996, Edifecs serves an
installed base of more than 1,000
customers and partners with numerous
B2B providers such as GE Global eXchange
Services, Microsoft, Harbinger/Inovis,
Quovadx, Sterling Commerce and Tibco.
Edifecs healthcare clients include
Abbot Labs, Baxter Healthcare, BCBS
Association, BCBS of Alabama, BCBS
of Georgia, HealthPartners and many
others. Edifecs is a technology partner
for more than 30 industry consortia
including RosettaNet, ebXML, UN/CEFACT,
CompTIA, and OBI. Based in Bellevue,
Washington, Edifecs is privately held.
For more information regarding Edifecs solutions click here.
SpecBuilder, CommerceDesk, and XEngine
are trademarks of Edifecs.
All other company and product names
are the property of their respective
owners.
