Eric Newman Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, California, Us

Sacramento, California, Us

Sutter Health is a not-for-profit integrated health delivery system operating 20+ hospitals and 200+ clinics in Northern California. • Responsible for overseeing the privacy function for the Valley Operating Unit. The Valley privacy team consists of Privacy Officers, Consultants, and Analysts.• Facilitates the creation of a strong and cohesive privacy team by providing effective coaching to drive and maintain team engagement. Fosters an environment in which continuous improvement in business processes and services is encouraged and recognized. Provides various forums for staff to escalate issues, knowledge share, and enhance collaboration among colleagues and subject matter experts. Implemented changes to address burnout and other issues related to remote work environment• Participates actively in the development of the PI program, including the development of system policies, standardized processes, training programs and risk mitigation strategies. Maintains, analyzes and reports out operational metrics at PI governance meetings.• Cooperates with the Dept. of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, the California Department of Public Health and other government agencies in compliance reviews and investigations.• Develops and ensures implementation of processes to mitigate risk associated with third party arrangements, including complying with requirements for business associate agreements and third-party PI risk assessments.

Sacramento, California, Us

Served as the interim Deputy Chief Privacy Officer prior to moving into the role fulltime.Previously served as an affiliate Privacy Officer at the following Sutter Health affiliates:• Sutter Medical Foundation (Interim) - 2019• Sutter Health Kāhi Mōhala - 2019-2020• Sutter Solano Medical Center - 2018-2019• Sutter Medical Center Sacramento - 2017-2020• Sutter Center for Psychiatry - 2017-2020• Sutter Davis Hospital - 2017-2019• Sutter Lakeside Hospital - 2015-2017• Sutter Lakeside Community Clinic - 2015-2017• Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation - 2015-2017, 2021-2022• California Pacific Medical Center (Interim) - 2015• Novato Community Hospital - 2014-2017• Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital - 2014-2017• Sutter Amador Hospital - 2013-2014• Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital - 2013-2014• Sutter Roseville Medical Center - 2013-2014

Sacramento, California, Us

Privacy Officer for multiple Sutter affiliates, including hospitals and medical foundations in the Sacramento and San Francisco Bay Areas (complete list above under Interim Deputy Chief Privacy Officer).• Effectively recruited and managed regulatory privacy analysts, some of which have since been promoted to Privacy Officers. Partnered with staff to create and adhere to development plans by setting clear, achievable goals.• Investigated over 1000 privacy incidents. Partnered with operations management to gather details. Took steps to mitigate incidents to decrease the probability of compromise to the affected patient information. Determined the root causes of incidents and implemented corrective action plans to reduce the likelihood of recurrence. Conducted breach notice risk assessments to determine whether notification to affected patients and regulatory agencies was required in accordance with state and federal privacy laws.• Conducted investigatory interviews in partnership with management and human resources. Partnered with Human Resources to help ensure consistent corrective action was enforced.• Created and revised over 30 Sutter Health system privacy policies.• Drafted and submitted 40+ plan of correction responses to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).• Developed collaborative relationships with affiliate leadership, including administration, directors/managers, physicians, affiliate workforce members, and interdepartmental team members.SPEAKER:• 2015 SAI Global Customer Conference, "Getting Serious about Data Privacy and Cybersecurity | Panel Discussion."​PUBLICATIONS:• Compliance Today, "​In the Spotlight: A discussion on social media and compliance with Eric Newman"​, July 2016, pp 65-67• Social Media Compliance in Health Care, Health Care Compliance Professionals Manualpublication, Wolters Kluwer | CCH Aspen Publishers, Oct 1, 2016• Social Media Compliance, The Complete Compliance and Ethics Manual, 2nd Edition, Dec 2011

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Us

SCCE/HCCA is a not-for-profit association dedicated to educating and certifying compliance professionals.• Managed the SCCE/HCCA Social Network; created content for the discussion groups, promoted the social network via various social media outlets, monitored the content to ensure relevancy. The most active Discussion Group on the social network is the HIPAA group.• Consulted SCCE/HCCA members on how they can incorporate social media into their workplace by creating a social media policy, educating and training employees, monitoring and auditing social media, and disciplining when necessary.• Presented at various SCCE/HCCA board meetings bi-annually. Conducted a full-day presentation on social media for the Board of Directors in January 2010.• Managed interns who assisted with various social media tasks. • Managed the SCCE/HCCA pages/groups on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube; Moderated pages/groups to ensure spam and promotional materials were either sorted or deleted; Advised members of Group Rules, and removed group members who violated Group Rules• Developed and managed Advertising campaigns on LinkedIn and Facebook for SCCE/HCCA conferences• Managed Mobile Applications for annual conferencesSPEAKER• Conducted Social Networks Workshop: Defining an Effective Approach at the SCCE/HCCA Regional Conferences. • Presented on Social Media use for compliance professionals at the University of Minnesota, HCCA Research and Compliance Conference , and HCCA Compliance Institute• Presented the SCCE/HCCA web conference Making Social Media Your Ally: Resources for Compliance ProfessionalsPUBLICATIONS• Social Media Compliance, The Complete Compliance and Ethics Manual, 2nd Ed., 2012• The Role of Social Media in Compliance – Journal of Health Care Compliance, March-April 2010, pp 37-38; • Making the most of online networking opportunities, Compliance and Ethics Professional, April 2010, pp 26-27

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Us

SCCE/HCCA is a not-for-profit association dedicated to educating and certifying compliance professionals.

Apollo Beach, Florida, Us

Developed and Maintained WWIA presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter

Toronto, On, Ca

Contract position within the Products Performance Testing Department; Evaluated legal research related products to ensure functionality and efficiency within the workplace.

• Researched and drafted memoranda on matters related to employment law, invasion of privacy, and defamation.• Drafted pleadings, factual investigations, conferred with witnesses, assisted with trial preparation, analyzed and summarized client deposition transcripts, and observed client meetings and depositions.• Conducted research for articles and CLE materials and was cited by Attorney Phillip Trobaugh in “That’s Hot! -Burning Topics in Employment Law – 2009” and several articles written by Attorney Marshall Tanick.

St Paul, Minnesota, Us

• Conducted a 7-hour Fair Hearing with the Department of Human Services (DHS) against the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. Interviewed clients, obtained witness subpoenas, sent discovery requests, participated in pre-trial conferences.• Represented a health care administrative assistant in her unemployment compensation hearing. Sent discovery demands, prepared a written legal argument, and represented the client during her hearing, including cross-examining two adverse witnesses. Received a favorable decision and a sincere thank you note from the client • Drafted a successful Set-Aside Request: helped a heath care worker request a set-aside stemming from a disorderly conduct conviction on her criminal record. I interviewed the client, researched the legal issues, and drafted a request that was ultimately successful.

New York City, Ny, Us

• Assisted law students in online legal research

Roseville, Minnesota, Us

• Researched matters relating to individual and commercial bankruptcy.• Assisted with case preparation and case filing; Observed client meetings, met with clients to review documents and address questions concerning their case.• Developed and implemented training procedures for law clerks and conducted regular training sessions with staff.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Health Law, Health Care Compliance, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science: Public Law Concentration

High School Diploma