Aviva Halpert is a Healthcare Compliance Professional with over 35 years of hands-on success in health information management and Healthcare compliance . She has broad knowledge of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HITECH, the 21st Century Cures Act, and related state regulations in both the Acute Care, Ambulatory and IT Support settings and has extensive experience in creating and presenting training modules, conducting HIPAA security risk assessments, creating and maintaining policies and procedures and conducting Notification of Breach investigations, including interrogation, mandatory reporting and implementing corrective action.
Her experience includes:
- Developing and implementing an integrated HIPAA Privacy and Security Program for a major healthcare system including acute care, the medical school, ambulatory care and faculty practice network (MSMC)
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive Notification of Breach program in compliance with both federal and state regulation including responsibility for identifying, tracking, investigating and implementing corrective action for all HIPAA –related privacy and security complaints and incidents across the health system. (MSMC)
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive, institution-wide training and education program for the HIPAA- related knowledge base (MSMC)
- Cochairing implementation of the Cerner MPI at major medical center. (MSMC)
- Serving as an internal consultant for institutional projects with health information components, including multiple Health Information Exchange initiatives, development of a Patient Access Portal, design of the Accountable Care Organization, development of work-at-home initiatives.
Aviva has been active in professional organizations, serving on the editorial board of the Journal of HIMANYC, as the legislative director of NYHIMA, on AHIMA’s HIE Practice Council, and on the Healthix Privacy/Security Committee. Recognition for her professional leadership, includes receipt of the Mount Sinai Presidential Service Award and the College of Health Related Professions, SUNY Downstate, Distinguished Alumnus Award. She has an MA in English from Queens College, a BA (Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude) from Hunter College and a BS with honors from SUNY Downstate.
