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Health Professor, Inc., to Provide HIPAA e-Learning Solutions to Physician Assistants

Alexandria, VA, April 2003 - The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the only national organization for physician assistants in all medical and surgical specialties, and Health Professor, Inc., a leading provider of e-learning systems for the healthcare industry, today announced an agreement that offers e-learning courses for training to comply with the new HIPAA privacy regulations.

Physician assistants (PAs) will be able to access the on-line courses through Health Professor’s Internet-based system known as HIPAAprof. Organizations of any size, as well as individual physician assistants, can easily access, track, and complete their HIPAA training requirements at any time or location. This is a critical factor for PAs, who have complicated and demanding work schedules.

“This partnership with Health Professor provides a much-needed benefit for physician assistants,” says Stephen C. Crane, Ph.D., M.P.H., executive vice president and CEO of AAPA. “The deadline for HIPAA training is fast approaching, and this solution is easy to implement and of high quality.”

“We are honored to be in partnership with an organization like AAPA,” said Clifton R. Gaus, CEO of Health Professor, “and we are excited to make this cost-effective training for HIPAA available to such an important group of professionals.”

Physician assistants are licensed health professionals who deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services as members of a team with their supervising physicians. Founded in 1968, AAPA works to promote quality, cost-effective health care, and the professional and personal growth of PAs. For more information about the Academy and the PA profession, visit the AAPA’s Web site, www.aapa.org.

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