Exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association (AHA), the HIPAA Academy has trained tens of thousands on compliance regulations. The HIPAA Academy delivers compliance solutions across the United States every day. The HIPAA Academy's deep knowledge of the HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations is substantiated with hands-on experience implementing technical solutions in the healthcare industry. The HIPAA Academy introduced the industry's first, and today's leading, credentials for HIPAA skills certification: Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP) and Certified HIPAA Security Specialist™ (CHSS™). Clients include several U.S. federal government agencies such as U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, Coast Guard, Air Force, Army, hundreds of hospitals, numerous U.S. State governments, IBM, HP, E&Y, D&T, BCBS affiliates, clearinghouses, long term care businesses, healthcare technology vendors, and many other organizations. The HIPAA Academy is a division of ecfirst.com.

ecfirst.com is a leader with hands-on experience delivering world-class services in the areas of:

• Information security
• Regulatory compliance solutions (HIPAA, FISMA, Sarbanes-Oxley)
• Compliance training and certification
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) consulting and development
• Professional staffing, including project management

Information Security Practice
The ecfirst.com Information Security Practice delivers implementation services in the specific areas of risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, business impact analysis, contingency planning, single sign-on, context management, audit and evaluation. The organization has developed a full suite of information security policy templates that have been licensed and used by thousands of businesses worldwide. Credentialed and certified security advisors and security project managers are provided on a contract or full-time basis.

Regulatory Compliance Practice
The ecfirst.com Regulatory Compliance Practice delivers expertise with legislations such as HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, FISMA and others. ecfirst.com offers an exclusive managed compliance services program that comprehensively addresses all core regulatory requirements.

Compliance and Training certification
ecfirst.com, home of the HIPAA Academy, offers the gold standard in compliance training and is exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association (AHA). The HIPAA CHA™, CHP, CHSS™, and CSCS™ certifications are the only recognized certifications in the Industry.

SOA Professional Services Practice
The ecfirst.com Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Professional Services Practice specializes in assisting clients design, architect and implement SOA solutions for the enterprise. The team has significant experience with SOA-related methodologies, technologies and frameworks.

Professional Staffing Practice
The ecfirst.com Professional Staffing Practice excels in meeting your requirements for contract professionals in the areas of Web development, IT and project management. This practice is distinguished with credentialed staff (PMP, CBCP, CISSP, CSCS™ or CHSS™) that includes deep industry knowledge in the healthcare, financial and government markets.

ecfirst.com, an Inc. 500 business, serves a Who's Who client list that includes Wells Fargo, U.S. Veterans Agency, numerous hospitals, state and county governments (State of Oregon, Iowa,, Illinois), and hundreds of other organizations. ecfirst.com is endorsed by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Illinois Hospital Association (IHA).

ecfirst.com assists all types of organizations with their compliance initiatives for a secure information infrastructure that is compliant with regulation requirements. ecfirst.com can help you with your compliance challenges and priorities. ecfirst.com solutions help your organization implement the security safeguards required as a result of the legislation requirements.

2006 marks the start of our seventh year of operation. We understand that if, and only if, we deliver exceptional value to your organization in every instance of our engagement, will we be able to have you as a customer for life. We are always striving to earn your trust. For more information, please visit www.ecfirst.com.