Deann Baker Email and Phone Number

Leadership is about role modeling the expected performance standards; thereby influencing others. A successful ethics, compliance, and audit program is weaved into the fabric of an organization through a corporate strategy that incentivizes leaders to be accountable to ethics and compliance standards, and connects employees to the purpose and benefits of the ethics and compliance program. o Certified Healthcare Compliance (CHC) o Certified Healthcare Research Compliance (CHRC) o Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) o Author and Public Speaker o Twenty three years experience as a Compliance Professional. o Thirty three years of corporate compliance program oversight, healthcare and insurance environments. o Experienced in working with Board of Directors, providing compliance education and reports o Promote ethics and compliance standards organization wide through the development and execution of the compliance plan utilizing multi-disciplinary committees of management, and leadership to strategically weave compliance into the fabric of the organization. o Design and implement the compliance program through a risk assessment strategy to help the organization prioritize its risks, and allocate resources to meet its mission. o Collaborate with management to align corporate strategies with compliance. o Create and deploy online and other forms of education for specific risks and ongoing awareness. o Direct complex internal audits, risk assessments, and investigations and monitor management’s response to develop and implement correction action plans. o Create and maintain a system to track, monitor, benchmark, assess and report trends. o Experience in auditing and identifying process and compliance improvement opportunities including but not limited to contracts, procurement, coding and billing, and regulatory requirements.