Healthcare compliance affects every type of healthcare provider from the solo practitioner to the largest global healthcare conglomerate. It is an important area of the healthcare industry given the focus on different areas of compliance and compliance professionals’ need to be aware of standards set forth by accrediting bodies and regulators. To understand where the area of compliance is heading, healthcare professionals stay current on topics of False Claims, Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks, Third-Party Risk, Regulatory Changes, and Ethics. This program will present strategies for successfully navigating these important areas of compliance, leadership challenges and insight into trend and best practices of managing risk.

Speakers:

Lisa Shannon, JD, BSN, CPHRM, ARM, FACHE

AVP, Risk Management & Insurance Services, Riverside Health System

Christopher Cueller, JD, MBA, CHC, CHPC

VP and Chief Compliance Officer, Elevate ENT Partners

Beth Kost, MBA

Senior VP and Chief Compliance Officer, Wellstar Health System

Mike Kijewski, MBA, MMP

CEO, BedCrypt

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Event Speakers

Beth Kost

Ms. Kost joined WellStar in 2006 and she leads the Health System Compliance Program including Regulatory Compliance, Privacy and Cybersecurity. Additionally, she is responsible for various enterprise operational departments in the areas of Physical Security, Hospital Coding, Health Information Management and Clinical Documentation Improvement and chairs the Board of Managers for Catalyst by Wellstar. Prior to joining WellStar, Ms. Kost served in leadership roles in a number of consulting firms including as Chief Operating Officer for Precyse Solutions, LLC, Director of the Atlanta Health Care Practice for PwC and Manager in the Washington, DC Health Care Practice for EY. In her earlier career, Ms. Kost served in leadership roles for several Health Systems in the MidAtlantic Region of the US. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management. Ms. Kost has served on various organizational and professional association Governance Boards and volunteers her time in community programs.

Mike Kijewski

Mike Kijewski is a cofounder and CEO of MedCrypt, a healthcare software company focused on improving cybersecurity in medical devices. Many medical devices are used for 10 to 15 years, and rarely have their software updated. When these devices are connected to the internet or hospital networks, it gives hackers the ability to infiltrate patients data, or potentially even change the way these devices function. MedCrypt has created a series of software tools that can be integrated into the device at the time they are manufactured, making it easy to apply security updates when they become available, and monitor the devices’ activity for malicious behavior. MedCrypt is backed by Safeguard Scientifics, LRV Health, Eniac Ventures, Sway Ventures, and a group of angel investors with experience in the healthcare, security, and IoT spaces.

Prior to founding MedCrypt, Mike was a cofounder of Gamma Basics, a company started while a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. Gamma Basics aimed to solve a series of workflow problems in radiation oncology, including the analysis of radiation exposure in hospital oncology departments, and the analysis of quality assurance data related to radiation oncology equipment. Gamma Basics was acquired by Varian Medical Systems in 2013.

Prior to Gamma Basics, Mike was a high school physics teacher in the Downingtown Area School District in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

Mike holds a BS in physics from the West Chester University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Medical Physics (MMP) from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Wharton School with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Healthcare Management.

Christopher Cuellar

Christopher Cuellar joined Elevate ENT Partners as the Vice President of Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer in 2023. In his capacity at Elevate ENT Partners, Christopher handles complex compliance, privacy, and ethical issues that arise, as well as overseeing Risk and Professional Claims management functions for the organization.

Chris brings a diverse, multi-disciplinary skill set to Elevate ENT Partners. In his professional career, he has handled negotiations with government regulatory agencies, medical malpractice litigation matters, physician contracting issues, quality of care-related concerns, and implementing the 7 elements of an effective Compliance program for his previous organizations. His passion is working with motivated healthcare operational leaders to attain operational excellence through high-reliability practices in an ethical and compliant framework.

He received his Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (HIM) and has his Juris Doctorate (JD) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Florida International University. He also currently works as an adjunct professor for both FIU and FAU, teaching courses in healthcare finance, human resources, and the legal aspects of healthcare for both Master in Healthcare Administration programs. He is nationally certified in health care compliance (CHC), health care privacy (CHPC), and risk management (CPHRM).

Chris is passionate about serving and giving back to his community. He has logged hundreds of hours volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Miami, the Children’s Trust of Miami-Dade County, and as a national member of the American Hospital Association’s ASHRM Board of Ethics Committee. In his free time, he enjoys spending quality time with his wife and son, playing golf, reading, and traveling the world.

Lisa Shannon

Lisa D. Shannon, JD, BSN, RN, CPHRM, ARM, FACHE is a registered nurse and licensed attorney with over 30 years of healthcare related experience. First as an ICU nurse at a large health system in St. Louis, Missouri and later as an attorney focusing her practice in the area of health care Risk Management. Working in several health systems across the country, Lisa has demonstrated a history of developing solutions to complex risk related challenges.

Currently, Lisa is the Associate Vice President of Risk Management & Insurance Services for Riverside Health System, in Newport News, Virginia where she leads the Risk Management & Insurance Service program. Her duties include, but are not limited to, the coordination of insurance coverages, risk finance, clinical risk management and the management of claims and litigation in collaboration with the organization’s Legal Team. Lisa serves as the organization’s Captive Manager for its Captive insurance vehicle, RHS MedInsur, Ltd.