Work History
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Overview
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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KAREN E. HUGGETT

Manager, Collaborator, And Problem Solver
Chula Vista,CA

Work History

Compliance Manager

El Camino Health
- 01.2021
  • Drafted, implemented and maintained novel policies and procedures for remedying fraud, kickbacks and privacy breaches.
  • Lead a cross-disciplinary team to undergo internal audits for attenuating risk.
  • Analyzed and interpreted CMS data to maximize revenue and patient satisfaction.
  • Sister caregiver during life threatening illness and death
  • 2022-25

Senior Compliance Specialist

University of Washington
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Spearheaded project task execution, coordinated team meetings and prepared compliance related communications.
  • Conducted routine risk assessments and mitigation plans to manage privacy incidents and OCR investigations.
  • Developed, facilitated and assisted in multi-faceted educational programs.
  • Life Threatening Medical Issue
  • 2020

Compliance Officer & Office Manager

Phoenix Children's Hospital & My Kare Clinic
01.2006 - 01.2012
  • Supervised internal HIPPA and Stark audits and advocated patients’ rights.
  • Trained personnel, staff, physicians and C-level executives on compliance protocols, patient privacy issues and ethical behavioral practices.
  • Reviewed, revised and negotiated payer contracts and directed revenue cycles.

Patient Advocate

Health East & Maricopa County
01.2019 - 01.2008
  • Advocate and empower others in complex situations
  • Foster a supportive and limited judgement environment

Compliance & Privacy Officer

Minnesota’s Children’s Hospital and Clinics
01.1992 - 01.2007
  • Generated and executed innovative risk mitigation strategies regarding tax exemptions and PATH regulations.
  • Established and implemented the first organization-wide project for corporate compliance, HIPPA & EMTALA.

Summary

A meticulous, hard-working professional with two graduate degrees, a multitude of certifications and nearly 30 years of experience in healthcare compliance. In addition, Peer Support Training.

Overview

4
4
Certificates
27
27
years of professional experience

Education

M.S. - Child Developmental Psychology, Child Life

Boston University
01-1991

B.S. - Psychology, Social Work & Industrial Engineering

University of Madison
01-1984

M.S. - Cognitive Psychology

University of Madison
01-1984

Skills

Healthcare compliance program management

Policy and procedure development

Internal audit coordination

Risk assessment and mitigation

Training program facilitation

Privacy incident management

Regulatory compliance monitoring

Fraud and kickback prevention

HIPAA compliance

Revenue cycle compliance

Accomplishments

  • Achieved system-wide compliance by introducing internet training for staff annual compliance training.
  • Documented and resolved coding discrepancies which led to attenuated paybacks..
  • Collaborated with team of seven in the development of a comprehensive compliance and HIPAA team.

Certification

CHC

Timeline

Patient Advocate

Health East & Maricopa County
01.2019 - 01.2008

Senior Compliance Specialist

University of Washington
01.2013 - 01.2019

Compliance Officer & Office Manager

Phoenix Children's Hospital & My Kare Clinic
01.2006 - 01.2012

Compliance & Privacy Officer

Minnesota’s Children’s Hospital and Clinics
01.1992 - 01.2007

M.S. - Cognitive Psychology

University of Madison

B.S. - Psychology, Social Work & Industrial Engineering

University of Madison

Compliance Manager

El Camino Health
- 01.2021

M.S. - Child Developmental Psychology, Child Life

Boston University

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
  • Quick learner with wide-ranging interests that thrives in fast-paced environments.
  • Goal oriented self-motivator, active listener and clear communicator.
  • Patient and amiable individual that works well with diverse teams.
  • Accountable leader, critical thinker and effective collaborator.

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