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Ms. Berkeyheiser has over 20 years experience in the healthcare
industry. Her HIPAA product creation experience
began as content contributor to a web-based HIPAA
Gap Assessment Tool. Working with team members, she
has subsequently provided training and consulting
services for numerous health care providers, health
plans and business associates in approaches to HIPAA
gap analyses and remediation, and in the use of
various electronic compliance tools. She actively
participates as Security and Privacy Co-Chair for WEDi SNIP (Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
Strategic National Implementation Process), and was
past Leader of the Vendor Technologies
Interdependencies subgroup. This gives her an
extensive knowledge of the current and emerging
HIPAA regulations. Ms. Berkeyheiser is a content
contributor and creator of the Clayton-MacBain, LLC,
HIPAA Privacy Policy and Procedure Templates.
Prior
to starting N-Tegrity Solutions Group, Ms. Berkeyheiser
was principal and founder of The Clayton Group, LLC, an
independent health care management consulting company.
The Clayton Group specializes in HIPAA (Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) preparation
and compliance, business development, and technology
conversion projects.
Through her course of
her career, Ms.
Berkeyheiser has been responsible for Business
Development for a technology consulting firm, held senior operational
posts and has been active in government relations
posts in several HMOs. She has extensive experience
in regulatory compliance and in managing the
interface among compliance, operations and
information systems.
Ms. Berkeyheiser has
held various academic and societal positions
including: Board Member, Officer, and Chair of
Pennsylvania's Managed Care Association and NCQA
HIPAA Business Associate Certification Steering
Committee Member. She has participated in speaking
engagements on the issue of Medicaid managed care as
well as giving in public testimony regarding
healthcare reform and public regulatory review
projects. Mrs. Berkeyheiser holds a Bachelor of
Science degree and attends various non-matriculated
Masters level classes. She maintains a Health and
Accident Agent License in the state of Pennsylvania
and has attained the rank of Fellow at the Academy
for Healthcare Management. She is a member of the
National Association for Female Executives and also
participates as a member of the Board of Directors
for PrivaPlan Associates.
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