Executive with healthcare compliance experience utilizing risk assessments, organizational training, process improvement and IT modernization to drive business requirements while limiting compliance costs. Extensive background in HIPAA (patient privacy) compliance with a clear and deep understanding of operational processes. Optimized IT processes transforming the department to handle transactional requests without having to escalate the request.
Seasoned contract negotiator who aligns compliance and legal requirements to mitigate risks to safeguard the organization.
Hardened Project Manager with an impressive record of on-time project delivery.
Servant Leader who develops trust and support though empathy and humility.
- Implemented a HIPAA compliance program by creating an employee-training program that is driven and refreshed by HIPAA self-assessments. The training creates a parallel between the threats that an employee will encounter in their personal life and similar threats they would encounter at work.
- Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business demands and meet regulatory requirements.
- Establish IT departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures though systematically updating and training new/updated processes.
- Ensure system upgrades to the existing systems are implemented timely and appropriately; develop, recommend, coordinate and implement new or revised procedures, policies, and programs to ensure the continued effectiveness of the system software and interfaces.
- Software and SaSS Evaluation and Acquisition through internal team collaboration, creating evaluation and pricing comparison models, lead vendor demonstrations and contract negotiations.
- Redesigned the information technology departments support process with the utilization of standardized processes and staff education.
- Participate in strategic and operational governance processes of the business organization as a member of the management team.
- Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business demands and meet regulatory requirements.
- Establish IT departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures though systematically updating and training new/updated processes.
- Ensure system upgrades to the existing systems are implemented timely and appropriately; develop, recommend, coordinate and implement new or revised procedures, policies, and programs to ensure the continued effectiveness of the system software and interfaces.