Compuware and Microsoft to Host Executive Forum Series on HIPAA Conversion
BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA to be Demonstrated; Federal Medicaid Official and Other Speakers to Discuss Compliance Issues
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- November 29, 2001 -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR) today announced it will host a series of executive forums in conjunction with Microsoft Corp. entitled "HIPAA: A Catalyst for Positive Change." Three-hour forums will be held in various cities throughout the United States beginning December 3 in Detroit. The forums are designed for executives in the healthcare or insurance-related industries who are affected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
The forums will feature speakers from Compuware and Microsoft and will explore the latest technological strategies to help organizations become HIPAA compliant. Topics will include understanding HIPAA and its impact on an organization, integrating HIPAA into a business and infrastructure as well as how organizations can proactively respond to HIPAA compliance, now and in the future.
"HIPAA is going to have a tremendous impact on healthcare-related industries and the way they do business," said John Carpenter, worldwide healthcare industry manager at Microsoft. "These forums will give executives the opportunity to discuss their HIPAA compliance concerns with industry experts, as well as learn about the reliable, cost-effective HIPAA solution Compuware and Microsoft are offering to address their HIPAA needs."
Microsoft will discuss and demonstrate how BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA provides healthcare organizations of all sizes with interoperability and integration between multiple platforms, interfaces and business processes to institute HIPAA transaction standards quickly and keep them up-to-date. Compuware will outline its comprehensive set of services, methodologies and tools that enable customers to implement a HIPAA solution quickly and accurately and maintain a HIPAA-compliant environment into the future.
"We want to provide our customers with the highest quality and most cost-effective HIPAA solution in the industry," said Tommi White, Chief Operating Officer, Compuware Corporation. "Our relationship with Microsoft has enabled us to develop a HIPAA solution offering that is truly unparalleled."
The forums will be held in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Charlotte, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Raleigh, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. Guest speakers will include: Dennis Smith, Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Lisa S. Miller, Chief Operating Officer, Washington Publishing Company and Donald Ragan Ph.D., Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Detroit Medical Center.
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation, a multi-billion dollar company, provides business value through software and professional services that optimize productivity and reduce costs across the application life cycle. Meeting the rapidly changing needs of businesses of all sizes, Compuware's market-leading solutions improve the quality, ease the integration and enhance the performance of distributed, e-business and enterprise software. Compuware employs approximately 13,000 information technology professionals worldwide. For more information about Compuware, please contact the corporate offices at 800-521-9353. You may also visit Compuware on the World Wide Web at http://www.compuware.com.
