Plateau Systems Develops Solution to Comprehensively Manage HIPAA Training Requirements

Rapid implementation of Plateau 4 LMS - coupled with custom content and consulting allows companies to efficiently comply with new security rules for healthcare and insurance records

ARLINGTON, VA September 4, 2002 Plateau Systems, a provider of enterprise-class software that manages all of an organization's learning and knowledge, announced today it is offering a rapidly-implemented solution that assigns, delivers, assesses and tracks online and offline HIPAA compliance training for corporations. Plateau is packaging the Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) with custom HIPAA content and strategic consulting from leading vendors, providing corporations a turnkey solution to comply with stringent HIPAA regulations.

With its unique ability to manage and automatically deliver training and training revisions to thousands of employees, Plateau 4 LMS fully manages compliance training for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - which sets standards to ensure the security, confidentiality and integrity of patient healthcare information. Under the HIPAA regulation signed into law by Congress in August 1996, all organizations that manage patient records, from insurance companies to healthcare providers, must train their workforce on rules relating to the confidentiality of those records by April 14, 2003. Corporations that fail to comply with these guidelines face substantial fines.

Plateau 4 LMS can be implemented as a hosted or behind-the-firewall solution. It is easily integrated with Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) to automatically create job-specific HIPAA learning curricula for all employees, and contains administration and security features designed to enable data segmentation, PIN-based electronic signature management, unique times stamps for bulletproof audit tracking and automatic e-mail notifications when training requirements are revised a critical feature to deliver updated training as parts of the HIPAA regulation evolve.

Working with two leading providers of HIPAA custom content and consulting services, Plateau already has secured a contract to deliver HIPAA training to 130,000 employees at one of the nation's largest healthcare providers.

Plateau Systems has distinguished itself as the industry leader in providing mission-critical training solutions to regulated industries. The Plateau 4 LMS has helped more than a dozen Global 2000 healthcare, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies - from Alcon to Zimmer - comply with the FDA's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and 21 CFR Part 11 guidelines on the validity of electronic records.

The Plateau 4 LMS allows organizations to:

Automatically assign HIPAA training by job position and training requirements
Automatically e-mail employees of pending, overdue or revised training requirements
Launch any HTML-based, AICC and SCORM-compliant online content
Deliver just in time training to mobile and rapidly changing workforces
Support synchronous Web-based learning and wireless connectivity
Keep detailed, time-stamped records of all training events and revisions
Assess whether training programs are meeting objectives and find skill gaps
Secure student registrations and training records with unique user IDs

Plateau 4 LMS' ability to comprehensively manage certification training and keep secure, auditable records of all training events makes it ideally suited to the unique requirements of HIPAA compliance training, said Paul Sparta, Plateau's CEO and Chairman. When it comes to mission-critical training, Plateau has proven itself to be the chosen technology, and we will build on that heritage with our HIPAA solution.

About Plateau: Plateau's enterprise-class software manages all of an organization's learning and knowledge on one scalable platform. Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) is built on Web-based J2EE/EJB architecture, and is the engine behind the largest e-Learning initiatives in the corporate, non-profit and government markets. Plateau 4 LMS automates the management and delivery of online and classroom learning, organizational knowledge and competencies for clients including the American Red Cross, Motorola, Union Pacific and the U.S. Air Force. Plateau is listed as a leader in LMS evaluations from Gartner Inc. and META Group. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

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