Kristin Myer
Senior Counsel, Privacy & Compliance Officer at Delta Dental of Illinois- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance
-Mar, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Certified in Healthcare Compliance
-Sep, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Delta Dental of Illinois
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United States
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Insurance
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Counsel, Privacy & Compliance Officer
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Aug 2021 - Present
• Acts as a trusted leader for Delta Dental of Illinois and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including a national dental benefits provider, third party administrator, and a technology company. • Leads the Enterprise’s efforts to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. • Leads the ethics and compliance team, privacy programs, contracting, and cybersecurity for the Enterprise.• Partners with General Counsel in managing the corporate legal activities, outside counsel, and reports to various internal and board committees.• Reviews, drafts, and negotiates various contracts including insurance, technology, business associate, SaaS, and data privacy agreements. • Investigates data privacy and security incidents, conducts risk assessments, drafts reports, develops mitigation plans, and conducts post-incident reviews.• Responds to government, customer, and Association audits and coordinates remediation of any findings. • Develops, drafts, and maintains Policies and Procedures.• Advises business units at all levels on various inquiries daily and works cross functionally with all departments and teams. Show less
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Compliance Attorney & Compliance Officer
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Jul 2016 - Aug 2021
Contract review, drafting, and negotiation including vendor contracts, business associate agreements, NDA’s, IT contracts, and self-insured group contracts. Managed compliance teamWork with senior leadership and executives. Advise on issues concerning compliance and ethics matters, including giving recommendations and reviewing and revising company policies and procedures.Created and implemented TPA licensing process and procured licenses in all required states and manage insurance filing submissions through SERFF.Responsible for ensuring that DDIL remains in compliance with all applicable state and federal regulatory requirements, primarily in the areas of insurance and privacy. Show less
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Compliance Analyst
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
Compliance responsibilities included: Ensuring that DDIL remains in compliance with all applicable state and federal regulatory requirements, primarily in the areas of insurance and privacy; advise leadership on issues concerning compliance and ethics matters, including giving recommendations; review and revise company policy; analyze licensure requirements, and secure and maintain appropriate state registrations and licensure in required states; research and review HIPAA requirements and log suspected privacy breaches; and other projects as assigned; System administrator for OnBase systemLegal responsibilities included: contract review, drafting, and negotiation; business associate agreement review and negotiation; create vendor management system; legal research; respond to record requests and subpoenas; other projects as assigned. Show less
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Health care compliance
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Chicago
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2014 - May 2015
• Responsible for overseeing research, drafting, and editing of chapters dealing with ethics, privacy, regulatory agency oversight, Medicare/Medicaid payment, research compliance, compliance program policies and procedures, and auditing and monitoring of compliance programs. • Responsible for leading the analytics work and developing modes for assessing, categorizing, and organizing the 332 fraud and abuse advisory opinions. • Responsible for overseeing research, drafting, and editing of chapters dealing with ethics, privacy, regulatory agency oversight, Medicare/Medicaid payment, research compliance, compliance program policies and procedures, and auditing and monitoring of compliance programs. • Responsible for leading the analytics work and developing modes for assessing, categorizing, and organizing the 332 fraud and abuse advisory opinions.
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Balisok & Associates
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Glendale, CA
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Law Clerk
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May 2013 - May 2014
• Worked primarily in the area of Elder Abuse under California’s Elder Abuse Statute. • Duties Included: Legal research, review of medical records, drafted legal memos, propounded and responded to discovery, drafted and amended pleadings, participated in court hearings, prepared deposition summaries, prepared exhibits and questions for trial, attended and assisted in trials, drafted first draft of appellate brief. • Worked primarily in the area of Elder Abuse under California’s Elder Abuse Statute. • Duties Included: Legal research, review of medical records, drafted legal memos, propounded and responded to discovery, drafted and amended pleadings, participated in court hearings, prepared deposition summaries, prepared exhibits and questions for trial, attended and assisted in trials, drafted first draft of appellate brief.
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United States Attorneys' Offices
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United States
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Extern, Civil Fraud Section
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Aug 2013 - Dec 2013
• Worked primarily on Medicare Fraud and Abuse under the False Claims Act. • Duties Included: Legal research, draft memoranda, draft motions, attend mediations, participate in qui tam client interviews, and attend weekly hearings. • Worked primarily on Medicare Fraud and Abuse under the False Claims Act. • Duties Included: Legal research, draft memoranda, draft motions, attend mediations, participate in qui tam client interviews, and attend weekly hearings.
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Education
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2014 - 2015
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Health law fellowship -
2011 - 2014
Southwestern Law School
Juris Doctor, Law -
1999 - 2003
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science, Veterinary Technology
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