The Health Care Compliance Association Announces 2010 Officers and New Members of the Board of Directors

Jennifer O'Brien, UnitedHealth Group Medicare Compliance Officer, Named President of HCCA

MINNEAPOLIS, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Board of Directors voted to approve the 2010 slate of officers for HCCA during a meeting on April 17, 2010. The newly elected Executive Committee will assume office on May 1, 2010.

Jennifer M. O'Brien, JD, CHC, UnitedHealth Group Medicare Compliance Officer will serve as President of the HCCA for a one-year term, the association announced today. Ms. O'Brien has been a member of the HCCA Board of Directors since 2006 and has previously served as Vice President, Second Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Executive Committee.

"I look forward to working with incoming president Jennifer M. O'Brien. Jenny brings her considerable talents, experience, and knowledge to the HCCA Board of Directors. She is an invaluable resource, a talented leader, and is committed to advancing the compliance profession," said Roy Snell, HCCA Chief Executive Officer.

HCCA 2010 Executive Committee also includes:

Frank Sheeder, JD, CCEP, Vice President, Partner, JonesDay.

Shawn Y. DeGroot, CHC-F, CHRC, CCEP, Second Vice President, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility Regional Health.

John C. Falcetano, CHC-F, CIA, CCEP-F, CHRC Treasurer, Chief Audit/Compliance Officer University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina.

Catherine M. Boerner, JD, CHC, Secretary, President, Boerner Consulting, LLC.

Julene Brown, RN, MSN, CHC, CPC, Immediate Past President, Director of Corporate Compliance, Innovis Health.

Daniel Roach, JD, Non-Officer Member of Executive Committee, Vice President Compliance and Audit, Catholic Healthcare West.

Newly Elected Members of the HCCA Board of Directors

Earlier this year, the HCCA membership elected the following three individuals to serve on the HCCA Board of Directors beginning May 1, 2010:

• Catherine M. Boerner JD, CHC, President, Boerner Consulting, LLC
• Brian Flood, JD, CHC, CIG, AHFI, CFS, National Managing Director, KPMG LLP
• Margaret Hambleton, MBA, CPHRM, CHC, Senior Vice President, Ministry Integrity, Chief Compliance Officer, St. Joseph Health System

"We are fortunate to have amassed a dedicated and gifted Board of Directors committed to HCCA's mission '...to champion ethical practice and compliance standards and to provide the necessary resources for ethics and compliance professionals and others who share these principles,'" Snell added.

About the HCCA

The Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), established in 1996 and headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, is a non-profit membership organization made up of over 6,400 compliance and ethics professionals working in the health care industry. HCCA is dedicated to improving the quality of compliance. Visit HCCA's Web site at www.hcca-info.org. Tel: 888/580-8373.  

SOURCE Health Care Compliance Association