HealthPort Appoints April Robertson to Serve as Compliance Officer

ALPHARETTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HealthPort, a top-30 company in the healthcare information industry, announced today that April D. Robertson has joined the company to serve as Compliance Officer. In her new role, Robertson will identify and mitigate organizational compliance risks related to HIPAA and electronic discovery; coordinate cross-functional compliance efforts and staff training; oversee investigations into reports of regulatory/statutory non-compliance; and spearhead other compliance initiatives for customers, employees, regulatory agencies, and leadership.

“In keeping with my personal commitment to the industry, I am delighted to be part of an organization with such a long legacy of serving health information professionals and provider organizations”

“HealthPort is pleased to welcome April Robertson, and her wealth of health information management (HIM) experience, to our Legal Department,” states Jan McDavid, General Counsel. “The respect that she has garnered in the industry is evident by her professional activities which include serving on the Board of Directors for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) for the last three years and holding leadership positions with the California Health Information Association (CHIA). Robertson has also contributed numerous articles and served as industry spokesperson for topics such as HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Best Practices for Regulatory Compliance, Legal Medical Records, and Electronic Discovery.

Robertson holds RHIA, RHIT and CHP credentials and is a Fellow of AHIMA. She has earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Health Services Administration. Her honors include receiving CHIA’s Distinguished Member Award, and the Outstanding Service Award from the state of Maine’s Health Information Management Association (MeHIMA).

“In keeping with my personal commitment to the industry, I am delighted to be part of an organization with such a long legacy of serving health information professionals and provider organizations,” says Robertson.

“We have a unique opportunity and corporate responsibility to lead the industry in the protection of patients’ health information,” she concludes. Robertson plans to establish model policies, procedures and annual staff training programs to ensure ongoing service excellence for the company’s 6,000 plus customers.

About HealthPort

HealthPort combines technology and strategic solutions to continually improve fragmented business processes for the healthcare community. The company offers revenue cycle management, electronic medical record, electronic document management, on-site conversion services, practice management, release-of-information, and healthcare consulting services. HealthPort is the one-source provider, offering the widest selection of affordable, quality health information products and services in the industry. For more information, visit www.healthport.com or call 800-737-2585.