PORTLAND, OR (November 25, 2009) – BridgeFront announces the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has renewed its online education contract with BridgeFront for the third consecutive year. NCQA has trained its staff with BridgeFront’s HIPAA courses since 2006 and will continue to do so, expanding its use of BridgeFront’s LMS features including the Course Editor and Course Builder tools.

“NCQA relies on BridgeFront’s online HIPAA training to ensure all of its new employees understand the key aspects of HIPAA that are relevant to the company,” Beatriz Coningham, Organization Development Director at NCQA. “The ability to quickly assign someone a course and track course progress and completion makes the process seamless.”

BridgeFront’s HIPAA library provides covered entities and business associates the training they need to become, and stay compliant with both current and new HIPAA regulations. Over 10,000 organizations have utilized BridgeFront’s HIPAA courses making it the leading provider in HIPAA training.

“NCQA has been a valued client for several years now,” says Peter N. Cizik, CEO of BridgeFront. “We are delighted to continue our relationship with this respected organization. This year they are continuing their online education and also expanding to take advantage of our Course Builder and Course Editor features.”

All BridgeFront courses are customizable and available 24/7 online, so students can complete the training when their busy schedules allow. Course features include skill-building activities, chapter review questions, post-tests, certificates of completion and a virtual notes tool.

Learn more about BridgeFront’s HIPAA online education by sending an email to info@bridgefront.com or simply call (866) 447-2211.

About BridgeFront:
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, BridgeFront helps healthcare organizations simplify and strengthen their staff. BridgeFront delivers education on compliance, regulatory, customer service, revenue cycle, nurse, nurse manager and managed care.  They also provide a hosted LMS which features include capabilities for clients to build their own courses, customize off the shelf courses, create competencies and more.  BridgeFront courses can be launched from any LMS and utilized anywhere a learner has internet access.  For more information, visit www.bridgefront.com.

About NCQA:
The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. Since its founding in 1990, NCQA has been a central figure in driving improvement throughout the health care system, helping to elevate the issue of health care quality to the top of the national agenda. For more information, visit www.ncqa.org.
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