WEBINARHEALTH - Key Persons

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• CEO

CEO , Touchstone Technologies Silicon Valley, Angela Bazigos is the CEO of Touchstone Technologies Inc. She has degrees in Microbiology and Computing and 40 years of experience in the Life Sciences, Healthcare & Public Health Services. Experience combines Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, Business Administration, Information Technology, Project Management, Clinical Lab Science, Microbiology, Food Safety & Turnarounds. Past employers / clients include Royal Berkshire Hospital, Roche, Novartis, Genentech, PriceWaterhouseCoopers & Stanford Hospital. Positions include Chief Compliance Officer,Director of QA and MIS Director. Co-authored & prototyped 21 CFR 11 guidance with FDA. Co-authored Computerized Systems in Clinical Research w/ FDA & DIA Patent on speeding up software compliance https://www.google.com/patents/US8266578.

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• Compliance Consultant & IT Manager, InGauge Healthcare Solutions

Brian L Tuttle, CPHIT, CHP, CBRA, Net+, A+, CCNA, MCP is a Certified Professional in Health IT (CPHIT), Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP), Certified HIPAA Administrator (CHA), Certified Business Resilience Auditor (CBRA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with over 18 years' experience in Health IT and Compliance Consulting. With vast experience in health IT systems (i.e. practice management, EHR systems, imaging, transcription, medical messaging, etc.) as well as over 18 years experience in standard Health IT with multiple certifications and hands-on knowledge, Brian serves as compliance consultant and has conducted onsite and remote risk assessments for over 1000 medical practices, hospitals, health departments, insurance plans, and business associates throughout the United States. In addition, Mr Tuttle has served in multiple litigated court cases serving as an expert witness offering input related to best practices and requirements for securing and providing patient access to protected health information. Mr. Tuttle has also worked directly with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) both in defending covered entities and business associates as well as being asked by the Federal government to audit covered entities and business associates on behalf of the OCR. Almost all of Brian's clients are earned by referral with little or no advertising. Brian is well known and highly regarded in medical circles throughout the United States for his quality work and down home southern charm Mr Tuttle has a Master's Degree in Health Sciences from Georgia State University and works nationally out of Kennesaw, GA

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• Consultant
• Trainer
• Expert Witness, Investigator, Strauss Consulting
• Nurse to Nurse Bullying: a Sepsis in Healthcare

Dr. Susan Strauss is a national and international speaker, trainer, consultant and a recognized expert on workplace and school harassment and bullying. She conducts harassment and bullying investigations and functions as an expert witness in harassment and bullying lawsuits. Her clients are from business, education, healthcare, law, and government organizations from both the public and private sector. Dr. Strauss has conducted research, written over 30 books, book chapters, and journal articles on harassment,bullying, and related topics. She has been featured on television and radio programs as well as interviewed for newspaper and journal articles.Susan has a doctorate in organizational leadership. She is a registered nurse, has a bachelor's degree in human services and counseling, a master's degree in community health, and professional certificate in training and development.

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• President
• National Practitioner Data Bank Expanded Reporting Parameters
• Pandemic Issues for Medical Staffs: Liability, Compliance and Policies

President , Legal Counsel for the Medical Staff PLLC, Elizabeth Snelson works for medical staffs and medical societies across the country. Medical staff bylaws are a primary focus of her practice. She also handles "disruptive practitioner" procedures, peer review problems, and other compliance matters. A frequent speaker on medical staff legal issues, Elizabeth Snelson presents at medical staff leadership retreats and serves as an expert witness in credentialing and Data Bank cases.She is Past President of the American Society of Medical Association Counsel, and past Vice President of the ABA's Physician Issues Interest Group. She was a member of the Joint Commission's Task Force on medical staff bylaws. Her articles on medical staff legal issues have appeared in various publications. She is the author of The Physicians Guide to Medical Staff Organization Bylaws, published by the American Medical Association.

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• Documentation Challenges in Behavioral Health
• Professor
• Professor, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College

Frederic Reamer, Ph.D., is professor in the graduate program, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College, where he has been on the faculty since 1983. He chaired the national task force that wrote the code of ethics adopted by the National Association of Social Workers. Reamer is the author of more than 20 books and 140 journal articles, encyclopedia entries, and book chapters. He has been a social worker in correctional and mental health settings and specializes in professional ethics. Reamer has been an expert witness and ethics consultant in more than 100 court (litigation) cases and licensing board cases involving ethical and risk-management issues. His books include Risk Management in Social Work: Preventing Professional Malpractice, Liability, and Disciplinary Action (Columbia University Press); Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services (Columbia University Press); Social Work Values and Ethics (Columbia University Press); Ethical Standards in Social Work (NASW Press); and The Social Work Ethics Audit: A Risk Management Tool (NASW Press), among others.

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• Owner
• Licensed Professional Counselor

Howard Baumgarten is a Licensed Professional Counselor, author, consultant, speaker, wellness and small business-training expert, and owner of a successful mental health private practice in Lakewood, Colorado. He is the founder of Smart Practice Central, a healthcare business-building platform that values intelligent, ethical, and clinically minded practice development, and provides clinical practice business consultation and trainings to private practices and healthcare agencies. Howard has lectured throughout the country on the integration of mental health and business, focusing on practice development, working within managed care systems and the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on mental health care. He is the author of Private Practice Essentials: Business Tools for Mental Health Professionals, a guide to starting and successfully managing mental health practice. In 2003, he developed and implemented the first practice building business curriculum in a graduate level-counseling program in the country at the University of Colorado, where he taught this curriculum for twelve years. He is the former Director of Network Relations for Westside Behavioral Care, Inc., a clinical group practice he helped build into one of Colorado's largest outpatient behavioral health practices. Howard routinely consults and trains businesses and organizations across a variety of industries in areas including managing stress, building resilience, creating work/life balance, burnout prevention, and other wellness related topics.

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• Founder
• President
• President of Colington Security Consulting

Jay Hodes president of Colington Security Consulting, LLC, which provides HIPAA consulting services for healthcare providers and business associates. Mr. Hodes has over 30 years of combined experience in risk assessments, site security evaluation, regulatory compliance, policy and procedures assessments, and federal law enforcement management. He is the former Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Hodes has been the keynote speaker and provided presentations regarding HIPAA compliance to a number of professional healthcare organizations. He has published over 30 educational articles regarding HIPAA compliance, been featured in Part B news articles and provided a guest post for the Electronic Health Reporter.

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• CEO of Healthcare Inspired LLC

Jennifer McNamara is the CEO of Healthcare Inspired LLC. With a strong passion for healthcare and a deep understanding of the industry, she is dedicated to helping healthcare organizations harness the power of data to drive performance improvement, enhance patient care, and achieve their overall strategic goals. She has over two decades of experience in the healthcare industry, specializing in compliance within medical practices. As the founder and leader of Healthcare Inspired LLC, Jennifer and her consultant team are dedicated to analyzing healthcare data to pinpoint potential risks within organizations. She is a national speaker on revenue integrity and the host of the podcast, "Healthcare Inspired: that discusses healthcare issues, fostering a community of professionals dedicated to improving the healthcare landscape.

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• Principal
• Principal of Young Medical Consulting

Jill M. Young , CEMA, CPC, CEDC, CIMC Ms. Young is the Principal of Young Medical Consulting, LLC. A company founded 18 years ago to meet the education and compliance needs of physicians and their staff. Jill has over 40 years of medical experience working in all areas of the medical practice including clinical, billing and rounding with physicians. Her unique style of working with physicians is not only effective but helps bridge the gap between coders and physicians from a practical perspective. Her comments and opinions can be seen in several publications and also heard on a variety of audio-conferences. Her background gives her a unique style of teaching using real life examples of coding and billing situations. She hates boring lectures, so be prepared for a presentation that is fast paced and informative .

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• Director of Compliance Services, Lewis Creek Systems, LLC
• Founder and Director of Compliance Services at Lewis Creek Systems

Jim Sheldon-Dean is the founder and director of compliance services at Lewis Creek Systems, LLC, a Vermont-based consulting firm founded in 1982, providing information privacy and security regulatory compliance services to a wide variety of health care entities. Sheldon-Dean serves on the HIMSS Information Systems Security Workgroup, has co-chaired the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Privacy and Security Workgroup, and is a recipient of the WEDI 2011 Award of Merit. He is a frequent speaker regarding HIPAA and information privacy and security compliance issues at seminars and conferences, including speaking engagements at numerous regional and national healthcare association conferences and conventions and the annual NIST/OCR HIPAA Security Conference in Washington, D.C. Sheldon-Dean has more than 30 years of experience in policy analysis and implementation, business process analysis, information systems and software development. His experience includes leading the development of health care related Web sites; award-winning, best-selling commercial utility software; and mission-critical, fault-tolerant communications satellite control systems. In addition, he has eight years of experience doing hands-on medical work as a Vermont certified volunteer emergency medical technician. Sheldon-Dean received his B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Vermont and his master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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• Director
• Director of Best Defense USA

Joe Rosner is the Director of Best Defense USA and nationally recognized expert on workplace violence and personal safety for health care and other occupations. He is the author of Street Smarts & Self Defense for Childrenas well books and articles on workplace violence prevention and personal safety for healthcare.

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• Senior Consultant & Director, HIPAA Compliance, the Gobel Group

Joel L. Simon has worked as a professional fundraiser for more than 20 years. Prior to fundraising, Joel worked in the in-house counsel's office of a regional hospital and as a lawyer at a prominent regional law firm. Joel lectures frequently on the fund raising aspects HIPAA, including at many national conferences. He has been a thought leader on fund raising components of HIPPAA since the law was first proposed in 2000. Joel is a contributing editor to "Fundraising under HIPAA: A Guide to the HIPAA Privacy Rules" published by the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy.

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• Attorney
• Auditing Physician Contracts under the New Stark Rules
• Drafting and Negotiating Physician Employment Contracts: Key Business, Legal, and Compensation Consideration
• Health Care Attorney

Joseph Wolfe is an attorney with Hall Render, the largest healthcare-focused law firm in the country. Mr. Wolfe supports high-performing hospitals, health systems, medical groups, and other healthcare organizations nationwide on complex financial, legal, regulatory, and strategic issues both as a consultant and attorney, depending on the scope of support, client preference, and need. He is a frequent speaker for most of the national healthcare trade associations and has given over 200 in-person, web-based, and podcast presentations in recent years. He is the leader of Hall Render's healthcare regulatory practice group and currently serves as the vice chair of educational programming for the American Health Law Association's Fraud & Abuse Practice Group. He is licensed as an attorney in both Florida and Wisconsin.

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• Director
• 2 - Hour Virtual Seminar on CMS Hospital Improvement FINAL Rules Nursing, Medical Records, Infection Control, Antibiotic Stewardship Program, Restraints, QAPI, and
• 2 - Hour Virtual Seminar on CMS Hospital Restraint and Seclusion: Navigating the Most Problematic CMS Standards and Proposed Changes
• CMS Hospital Improvement FINAL Rules Nursing, Medical Records, Infection Control, Antibiotic Stewardship Program, Restraints, QAPI, and
• CMS Hospital Restraint and Seclusion: Navigating the Most Problematic CMS Standards and Proposed Changes

Laura A. Dixon served as the Director, Facility Patient Safety and Risk Management and Operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020. In her role, Ms. Dixon provided patient safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states. Such services included creation of and presentations on risk management topics, assessment of healthcare facilities; and development of programs and compilation of reference materials that complement physician-oriented products. Ms. Dixon has more than twenty years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, peri-operative services, and pain management. Prior to joining COPIC, she served as the Director, Western Region, Patient Safety and Risk Management for The Doctors Company, Napa, California. In this capacity, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation to the physicians and staff for the western United States. Ms. Dixon's legal experience includes medical malpractice insurance defense and representation of nurses before the Colorado Board of Nursing. As a registered nurse and attorney, Laura holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Regis University, RECEP of Denver, a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Drake University College of Law, Des Moines, Iowa, and a Registered Nurse Diploma from Saint Luke's School Professional Nursing, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado and California.

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• President of Statistical Outsourcing Services

Mr. Steven Walfish is the President of Statistical Outsourcing Services, a consulting company that provides statistical analysis and training to FDA regulated industries. Prior to starting Statistical Outsourcing Services, Mr. Walfish was the Senior Manager Biostatistics, Non-clinical at Human Genome Sciences in Rockville MD. Prior to joining HGS, Mr. Walfish was a Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers specializing in the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Walfish was Manager of Non-Clinical Statistics at Chiron Diagnostics. Mr. Walfish brings over 20 years of industrial expertise in the development and application of statistical methods for solving complex business issues including data collection, analysis and reporting.

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• Partner
• Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Ms. Gina L Campanella focuses her practice on business law, healthcare regulatory and transactional matters, and residential and commercial real estate. Ms. Campanella has assisted clients with transactional services and regulatory compliance consulting, as well as general counsel services to small and large businesses, medical practices, professional societies and real estate clients alike. Clients seek her expertise when reviewing employment agreements, commercial leases, formation of new businesses and medical practices, separation from and sale of businesses and medical practices, business structuring, commercial and residential real estate transactions, and surgical center licensing and registration, including preparation for Department of Health, AAAHC and AAAASF surveys of licensed and Medicare deemed facilities, as well as preparation and implementation of resulting plans of correction. Ms. Campanella is a nationally respected regulatory compliance specialist who dedicates herself to educating professionals nationwide on issues of business transactions and regulatory compliance. Ms. Campanella graduated Magna Cum Laude from Seton Hall University with a Masters in Healthcare Administration in 2012 and earned her Juris Doctor from Seton Hall Law in 2005. In 2002, she graduated with Honors from Union College with a Bachelor of Arts in History. She is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (New Jersey Chapter), the American Health Lawyers Association, and the New York City Bar Association. Ms. Campanella has been admitted to practice law in New Jersey and United States District Court for the District of New Jersey since 2006, the District of Columbia since 2013, New York since 2013, Pennsylvania since 2017 and Vermont since 2018. Ms. Campanella was recognized by New Jersey Super LawyersTM as a Rising Star in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, a "Best of Bergen" attorney by Bergen Magazine in 2017, 2018 & 2019, an "Awesome Attorney" by South Jersey Magazine in 2019, and is recognized by AVVO as a Clients' Choice Attorney in 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 with an AVVO rating of "10 out of 10".* Her additional certifications include earning the status of Certified HIPAA Administrator from the HIPAA Academy and she is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Ms. Campanella is also an Adjunct Professor at the Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences.

Job Titles:

• Founder
• Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Nokomis Health

Rich Henriksen is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Nokomis Health. Rich has 30 years of experience in healthcare systems, coding, billing, and reimbursement. He has led managed care departments and provider contracting units at a variety of organizations, including hospitals, clinics, and health plans. Rich has worked with over 70 different organizations, ranging from hospitals and clinics to third-party administrators, law firms, and internet-based companies. As a respected industry expert, he is well known for his unparalleled depth of knowledge in all aspects of healthcare coding, billing and reimbursement. Rich received his Bachelor of Arts in biology from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and his Master of Arts in Healthcare Administration from The University of Iowa. He resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he leads the Nokomis Health team on their mission to set a new standard for medical claim review.

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• Chief Information Security Officer, ObservSmart Invisalert

Ross A. Leo has been in Information Systems for more than 35 years, and an Information Security professional for much of that time. He has worked internationally as a Systems Analyst/Engineer, and as a Security and Privacy Consultant. His past employers include IBM, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Rockwell International. A NASA contractor for 22 years, from 1998 to 2002 he was Director of Security Engineering and Chief Security Architect for Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center. From 2002 to 2006 Mr. Leo was the Director of Information Systems, and Chief Information Security Officer for the Managed Care Division of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Upon attaining his CISSP certification in 1997, Mr. Leo joined ISC2 (a professional role) as Chairman of the Curriculum Development Committee, and served in this role until 2004. During this time, he directed the team that formulated and produced what became and remains the standard curriculum used to train CISSP candidates worldwide. Mr. Leo is a Certified Instructor in CyberSecurity certification and has since trained and certified over 10,000 CISSP candidates since 1998, and nearly 4500 in HIPAA compliance certification since 2004

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• Founder and COO, Care 2 U Tele - Dentistry Services
• Registered Dental Assistant

Theresa Sheppard is a Registered Dental Assistant, Speaker, Consultant, and Author, with experience in all clinical and administrative aspects of the dental practice. This, coupled with her extensive hands-on experience of 40 years, including over 25 years as an office administrator, uniquely qualifies her to train dental teams and develop leaders. She trains on Risk Management, HIPAA, Insurance Coding & Billing, Mouth-Body Connection and Implementation of Tele-Dentistry Services into your practice. Her priority is to protect the clinical and financial integrity of your practice by helping you mitigate risk while becoming more profitable. Theresa's passion for dentistry and love of teaching merged when she became the Owner and Director of Career Express Dental Assisting School, A California Radiation Safety Course Provider, & Dental Board of California Continuing Education Provider. Theresa is the Founder and COO of Care 2 U Tele-Dentistry Services. She is dedicated to breaking the barriers between oral care and total health by bridging technology with comprehensive care to deliver oral care services to those without access. She believes in treating the whole patient and developing collaborative relationships with all disciplines of healthcare providers. Theresa is a member of many professional organizations including Academy of Dental Management Consultants, American Academy of Oral Systemic Health, DIY Digital Dental Consulting Affiliate, Dental Codology Consortium, Beyond Oral Health, and is a founding member of the Modesto Holistic Chamber of Commerce.

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• Principal
• Member of the American Health Lawyers Association
• Physician Employment Agreements: Items to Consider

William Mack Copeland MS, JD, PhD, LFACHE, practices health care law in Cincinnati at the firm of Copeland Law, LLC. He is also president of Executive & Managerial Development Group, a consulting entity providing compliance and other fraud and abuse related services. A graduate of Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Bill is a frequent author and speaker on health law topics. Copeland is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, American, Ohio and Cincinnati Bar Associations and is a life fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He was awarded the American College of Health Care Executives Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent's Award in 2007.