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ecfirst delivers world-class information security and regulatory compliance solutions. ecfirst, an Inc. 500, business (2004), serves over 1,400 clients. ecfirst assists organizations with their compliance initiatives for a secure information infrastructure that is addresses mandates such as HITECH, HIPAA, ISO 27000, or federal and state legislations.

ecfirst serves a Who's Who client list that includes numerous hospitals, government agencies, and hundreds of businesses across the United States and abroad. A partial client list includes Microsoft, Symantec, HP, PNC Bank, McKesson, EMC, IBM, Principal Financial, U.S. Army, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs and many others. www.ecfirst.com

Behavioral Health Central is the most comprehensive, independent daily news site geared to all tiers within the medical community — behavioral health clinicians, business leaders, case managers, payors, primary care providers, employers, caregivers and patients. Our multi-media news portal is second-to-none when it comes to daily behavioral health news content covering research, legislative updates, industry trends, advocacy, technology, dual diagnosis, clinical news, pharmacotherapy, events and so much more. We are pleased to be a media partner with the World Congress. If your organization has evidence-based news or case studies — and the experts that make the news — then we invite you to submit copy for publishing consideration. And, we invite and encourage you to sign up for a free subscription to the Daily Update industry news eletter. Simply send your email address to robinjay@BHCJournal.com. Or, go to www.behavioralhealthcentral.com and look for the Daily Update sign up tool.

EMRjobs.com is the premier online job search web site focused on providing the most up-to-date healthcare career opportunities, specifically those within the electronic medical record (EMR) industry. Employers and recruiters turn to EMRjobs.com for assistance in finding the ideal candidate for their openings in EMR implementation, training, support, software development, sales and marketing, product management and consulting. Because the best positions call for the top applicants, qualified job seekers continue to utilize emrjobs.com the moment their search for a new career begins. Find your focus now at EMRjobs.com.

The HIPAA Survival Guide was written by Carlos Leyva, an attorney with The Digital Business Law Group P.A., in collaboration with Deborah Leyva, RN, BSN. The guide was initially released as a free (non-commercial use) PDF and is now available on the web at www.hipaasurvivalguide.com; with "clickable" navigation of the HITECH Act. The next release will also include "clickable" navigation of the HIPAA regulations, including HHS' recently released Interim Final Rule on Breach Notification.

To stay current on the guide, subscribe to the HITECH / HIPAA Compliance Newsletter. To sign up, visit http://www.digitalbusinesslawgroup.com/ComplianceNewsletter.html

PharmaVOICE is the executive forum that allows business leaders to engage in a candid dialogue on the myriad challenges and trends impacting the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE reaches more than 17,000 U.S.-based executives who influence business strategies and affect change. Published monthly, PharmaVOICE provides readers with insightful and thought-provoking commentary in a multiple-perspective format through its forums, topics, and articles that cover a range of issues from molecule through market. To Raise Your VOICE, contact feedback@pharmavoice.com.

Physician's EHR, LLC, advises physicians on planning for consumer driven health care, patient communication strategies, electronic medical records, electronic health records and personal health records, along with Privacy and Security implementation strategies. Physicians are turning to us again and again for advice on strategic and layered adoption of electronic health records. Our opinions and survey results are sought by national HIT and compliance organizations as well as numerous medical societies. Physicians EHR is the content developer, team leader and co-author of more than 10 books, video courses and booklets for the American Medical Association's line of HIPAA books and co-authored the HIPAA Security Kit for the American Dental Association. www.physiciansehr.com

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The WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Site seeks and promotes health care innovations that can reduce the cost of quality care. Visit the site to learn how the share your innovation.