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A&I Utilizes Secured Messaging System for PHI

Securing transmitted Protected Health Information (PHI) is an important piece of maintaining compliance under HIPAA Privacy and Security, but its implications for security breaches under the HITECH Act make it more important than ever to utilize technology, such as encryption, to protect the PHI and other sensitive information of our clients.

As of February 8th A&I has begun using the ZixCorp service to encrypt e-mails containing PHI and other sensitive information. This system will identify protected health and other sensitive personal information in email messages, such as social security numbers.

A&I ranks #11 in Top Women-Owned Businesses in Portland 2009

A&I has been featured in the Portland Business Journal's Book of Lists as a Top Women-Owned Business since 2004. Each year the Book of Lists ranks the top local companies in their industries. We are pleased to have moved up from #16 in 2008 to #11 in 2009.

Jennifer Schmidt Appointed to Board of Directors of Girls Inc. of Northwest Oregon

A&I Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Schmidt has been appointed to the board of directors of Girls Inc. of Northwest Oregon, an affiliate of the national Girls Incorporated, the nation’s leading voice for girls.

Girls Inc. of Northwest Oregon provides programs and services to girls, ages 8-20, throughout the Portland-metro area, including Clackamas, Washington, and Multnomah counties. Girls Inc. delivers the finest girls programming in the country through gender-specific, evidence-based curricula including the nationally recognized Allies in Action curriculum that helps girls overcome girls-on-girl fighting. The organization’s mission is to prepare girls for confident and economically-independent adulthood.

2010 Holiday Closures

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January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

President's Day

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving

December 23 & 24

December 31

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