EC Integrity, LLC, headquartered in Wausau, WI provides education, consultative services and research and development of electronic commerce (EC) and electronic data interchange (EDI). Currently EC Integrity's focus is on the health care industry and the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). EC Integrity works with EDI Partners in offering the "Mastering HIPAA EDI Implementation Guides" and other related courses held through the United States and online. These courses have become the defacto standard for individuals who must deal with the transactions, code sets, and identifiers required by HIPAA.