Experience

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  Neighborhood Healthcare

  • Compliance Officer

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  Neighborhood Healthcare

  • Escondido, California, United States

  • Compliance Officer

    • Mar 2022 - Present
    • Escondido, California, United States

    Working with conscientious healthcare providers to serve those in need of quality healthcare services.

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  B.E. Smith

  • San Diego County, California, United States

  • Interim Director and Consulting for Revenue Cycle, Health Information Management and Privacy

    • Apr 2020 - Apr 2022
    • San Diego County, California, United States

    Interim Director at various Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems in California and Colorado.

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  OnPoint Healthcare Solutions

  • Greater San Diego Area

  • Consultant

    • Oct 2018 - Mar 2020
    • Greater San Diego Area

    Interim Director of Revenue Cycle and Health Information Management Operations at an Integrated Health Care Delivery System in Los Angeles, CA

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  Scripps Health

  • Corporate Office

  • Corporate Director of Coding

    • May 2016 - Apr 2018
    • Corporate Office

    Responsible for the strategic direction, organizational objectives and metrics, vendor management, employee oversight and operational management of the centralized coding department for all 5 hospital campuses.

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  Scripps Green Hospital

  • La Jolla, California

  • Director, Health Information Services

    • Aug 2008 - May 2016
    • La Jolla, California

    Responsible for strategic planning, oversight, employee management and daily operations of the health information department at Scripps Green Hospital. Led and facilitated various interdepartmental committees, reorganized operations to ensure optimal efficiency, educated staff and implemented Lean Management principals, implemented various electronic health information systems, consistently exceeded targets, and was awarded multiple Department of Distinction and Leadership awards.

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  Sharp HealthCare

  • Privacy Officer

    • Aug 2001 - Apr 2008

    Was responsible for the design, development and implementation of the system-wide privacy program in accordance with federal and California law. I had oversight of all ongoing activities related to the development of the content, education of the workforce, risk assessments, gap analysis, policy development, business associate agreements, auditing and monitoring of privacy compliance, investigations, and mitigation efforts. I was the internal consultant to leadership on all privacy related concerns and directed privacy improvements across the 6 hospital system.

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  Sharp Mission Park Medical Group

  • Director, Health Information/Compliance

    • Aug 1997 - Aug 2001

    Managed the daily operations/projects for the Health Information, Transcription, Coding and Data Control departments, and facilitated the Corporate Compliance Program.