M-TEC Discounts HIPAA Compliance Webinar Series in Celebration of Medical Transcriptionist Week

FAIRLAWN, Ohio, May 20 /PRNewswire/ --The Medical Transcription Education Center (M-TEC), a highly-respected and ACCP-approved medical transcription training program, today announced a discounted registration for their nationally-recognized webinar series on HIPAA Compliance as part of the school's National Medical Transcriptionist (MT) Week celebration. The web-based series is conducted over a six-week period beginning June 9^th and is led by industry expert Brenda J. Hurley, CMT, AHDI-F. The $15 discount is available now through May 28, 2010, using coupon code MTWEEK15.

"What MTs and their employers don't know about HIPAA can cost them," mentions Vallie Piloian, CMT, AHDI-F, Director, Business Development and Innovation for M-TEC. Many of the new rules are already in effect and more will be released this summer. As business associates of covered entities, medical transcription service operators (MTSOs) have new risks under HIPAA. The curriculum addresses these risks and provides a thorough review of best practices and guidelines for preparing medical documents and protecting health information under ARRA's HITECH Act.

"Armed with information from this course, MTs and their employers are much better equipped to protect the important patient information they manage, mitigate risk of HIPAA non-compliance, and potentially avoid hundreds and thousands of dollars of regulatory fines," she concludes.

"M-TEC is excited to offer a discount for this course in appreciation of the commitment and professionalism expressed by our students and our industry," mentions Piloian. For more information about the course, visit the company's website: www.mtecinc.com.

About M-TEC

The Medical Transcription Education Center (M-TEC) was developed and founded in 1996 and is the first school to be approved by the Approval Committee for Certificate Program (ACCP), a joint committee established by AHDI and AHIMA for certifying and approving medical transcription education programs. M-TEC's academic purpose is to prepare students for productive careers in the dynamic, ever-changing, and challenging medical transcription profession. M-TEC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Webmedx.

M-TEC is approved by the State of Ohio Board of Career Colleges and Schools, Certificate #08-11-1886T

SOURCE Medical Transcription Education Center