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WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Information technology
and business consulting professionals may now attain an industry credential
demonstrating domain expertise through a new certificate program developed
by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Infosys, a global consulting
and information technology (IT) solutions company, is the first to offer
this program to its employees.
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"Health insurers rely on IT to increase their competitiveness and
provide better service to customers," said Eric Paternoster, head of
Insurance, Healthcare and Life sciences at Infosys Technologies. "Through
AHIP's program, IT professionals deepen their business knowledge and earn a
badge of industry recognition. This increases our ability to help clients
achieve IT-business alignment successfully."
The Business Process Advisor (BPA) certificate program is the newest of
12 designations offered by AHIP's Center for Insurance Education and
Professional Development. This six-course program is specifically designed
for companies that provide customer solutions to local and international
clients, offer back office support, or work with overseas support services.
To complete the BPA designation, students are required to take courses
in customer service, the fundamentals of health insurance, and care
management. In addition, they can choose electives on topics such as HIPAA,
medical management, and call centers.
"It's a win-win for all parties involved," said Karen Ignagni,
President and CEO of AHIP. "With a greater understanding of how our
industry works, companies such as Infosys are able to develop innovative
solutions to improve business operations for our members."
Infosys provides an array of consulting, IT and BPO services to clients
around the world. The company focuses on providing business transformation
solutions and services for health plans. Over 1,000 Infosys professionals
are currently enrolled in the BPA designation program and Infosys expects
to scale up the program to include an additional 1,000 employees by the end
of 2007.
The AHIP Center for Insurance Education and Professional Development
has over 40 years of experience providing continuing education courses for
business professionals. For a full listing of the over 30 courses offered,
visit http://www.InsuranceEducation.org.
AHIP is the national trade association representing nearly 1,300 member
companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million
Americans.
Infosys Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: INFY) defines, designs and delivers
IT- enabled business solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a
flat world. These solutions focus on providing strategic differentiation
and operational superiority to clients. Infosys creates these solutions for
its clients by leveraging its domain and business expertise along with a
complete range of services. With Infosys, clients are assured of a
transparent business partner, world-class processes, speed of execution and
the power to stretch their IT budget by leveraging the Global Delivery
Model that Infosys pioneered. Infosys has over 72,000 employees in over 39
offices worldwide. Infosys is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index. For more
information, visit http://www.infosys.com. 本人已认领该文编译，48小时后若未提交译文，请其他战友自由认领。 WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
华盛顿， 7月9日/美通社
-- Information technology and business consulting professionals may now attain an industry credential demonstrating domain expertise through a new certificate program developed by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Infosys, a global consulting and information technology (IT) solutions company, is the first to offer this program to its employees.
通过美国健康保险计划（AHIP）推出的一项新认证项目，信息技术和商业咨询人士现在也可以在医药行业里取得专家级的认证资格。全球咨询和信息技术顾问公司Infosys是首家向其员工提供这一项目认证的公司。
"Health insurers rely on IT to increase their competitiveness and provide better service to customers," said Eric Paternoster, head of Insurance, Healthcare and Life sciences at Infosys Technologies. "Through AHIP's program, IT professionals deepen their business knowledge and earn a badge of industry recognition. This increases our ability to help clients achieve IT-business alignment successfully."
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