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August 19, 2014, Milwaukee, WI - VCPI has extended its current contract with communications powerhouse marcus evans, a global, multi-faceted media, corporate marketing and information company. “We are excited about expanding our relationship with marcus evans over the next couple of years,” said Katey Sidesky, VCPI’s Marketing and Business Development Manager. ”Their event management and promotion capabilities are a great complement to our business model as we continue to support the Senior Living and Post-Acute market. Our enhanced multi-channel partnership will help us strengthen our value and position in the health care industry among clients, prospects and partners.”

marcus evans manages several global summits targeting C-level executives in the Senior Living and Post-Acute Care industry. “We’ve initiated a number of excellent, valuable relationships with key executives of senior living companies as a result of the partnership we’ve had with marcus evans this year,” adds Tim Tarpey, Sales Manager at VCPI.

This year, the week of May 11 through the 17^th is National Nursing Home Week® (NNHW) and American Health Care Association (AHCA) has created a special theme and events to promote the week and share best practices.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights recently announced it will resume its HIPAA compliance audit program starting the fall of 2014.

“OCR will be conducting desk audits of select HIPAA privacy and security rule provisions, with comprehensive on-site audits conducted as resources allow,” noted an OCR person. In 2012, KPMG conducted 115 pilot audits. The upcoming 2014 audits will be conducted by OCR staff. The auditors will assess compliance efforts through an updated protocol, which will include new criteria reflecting HIPAA Omnibus Rule changes and more specific test procedures. Read more details about the HIPAA Audit.

VCPI to discuss investment value of Senior Living and Post-Acute Care technology with attendees.