Iowa Department of Human Services awards CSG contract for HIPAA compliance management services

CSG Government Solutions, a national leader in providing public sector strategy, quality management and systems modernization services, today announced that it has been awarded a multi-year contract by the Iowa Department of Human Services to provide a full suite of HIPAA compliance management services.

CSG Government Solutions will leverage its transformational REALize-HIPAA methodology to provide full life cycle support for the Iowa Medicaid Enterprise HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets (TCS) Compliance Project.  The project includes migration tasks to implement X12 5010 (and amended versions when approved for use), NCPDP D.0 and 3.0, and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.  The scope of work includes comprehensive project management, requirements definition and gap analysis, strategic remediation and implementation planning, test planning and oversight, Quality Assurance and Independent Verification and Validation.  "The CSG Team is deploying a comprehensive methodology and a highly qualified team to support this critical IME project," says Jody Holmes, Project Manager for the Iowa Medicaid Enterprise.  "Their team understands the complex nature of this migration and is onsite, full time, working to bring our plans together.  In addition, their corporate support for our initiative is strong.  They are committed to helping us successfully meet the federal mandates."

"The State of Iowa is addressing HIPAA-related mandates with a well-managed and efficient program," says Andrea Danes, Director of CSG Government Solutions' Healthcare practice.  "We're excited about the opportunity to apply our people and methodologies to assist the State in this critical effort."  

CSG Government Solutions continues to increase its presence across the United States. The company deploys highly experienced teams and innovative proprietary methodologies to help governments modernize their most complex program enterprises.  Its clients include the state governments of Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Vermont; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and large municipal governments.