THOMAS
GIMLER
ad1rt6@r.postjobfree.com
East Northport, NY 11731
SKILLS
Culture Transformation
Team Building and Motivation
Core Values Management
Practice Operations Management
EDUCATION
Pace University
Pleasantville, NY
Marketing
Suffolk /Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
AAS in Health Information Technology
CERTIFICATIONS
Health Information Technician (RHIT)
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Certified Information Privacy Professional
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
SENIOR COMPLIANCE EXECUTIVE Chief Compliance Officer Information Security Executive Vice President of Compliance Exceptional record of achievement in the management of corporate compliance operations, with a special emphasis in Health Information Technology, Information Security, and Environmental Health Safety. Consistent history of reducing organizational risk, liability, and exposure, lowering costs, and maximizing compliance. Experienced in startup and turnaround environments. Excel at conducting assessments, evaluating and updating compliance programs, and developing policies and procedures. Highly adept at creating risk management frameworks, monitoring compliance performance, and managing audits, 501C (3) governance, BPCIA compliance, Enterprise Risk Management, (ERM), GDPR compliance. Multiple industry certifications. Key strengths include: Regulatory Compliance – OMIG – HIPAA – NYSDOH – Project Management – Strategic Planning – HIT Systems HITECH – NIST – Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – Reporting – Assessments – Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) Root Cause Analysis – Consulting – Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) – Six Sigma – Contract Negotiations – Budget Control
WEBSITES, PORTFOLIOS, PROFILES
www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-gimler-400a7b25
WORK HISTORY
Compliance Consultant
01/2022
Advising clients on all matters related to Regulatory Compliance, Auditing, Corrective Action, Mitigation, advisory boards, Board of Directors, Standard Operating Procedures, Risk Management Frameworks, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Security as it pertains to all policies and procedures.
Fortune Society - Senior Director, Risk Management & Compliance
01/2022 - 01/2023
Responsible for assessing organizational risk and outcomes based on root cause analysis, monitoring of policies and procedures, corrective action, and continuous auditing.
SOMOS COMMUNITY CARE - Chief Compliance Officer
01/2016 - 01/2021
Oversee full compliance program, including compliance and ethics hotline, risk assessment, technology selection and implementation, corrective actions, audits, compliance reporting, regulatory actions, regulatory agency interactions, and privacy practice enforcement
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, Omnibus, NYSDOH, OMIG, and other regulations
Develop policies and procedures
Supervise a staff of 7 supporting 2 locations
Administer $900Kin budgets
Work with human resources on responses to employee incidents
Validate all business associate agreements
Direct employee and management compliance-related training.
EMBLEMHEALTH SERVICES - Compliance Director
01/2010 - 01/2016
Promoted to manage IT compliance, cybersecurity, regulatory filings, audits, KPI monitoring, and more
Planned and led internal reviews and gap analyses of all departments
Maintained the compliance and privacy work plan for audits and activities
Conducted regulatory reviews
Supervised a staff of 10 and administered a $10M budget.
EMBLEMHEALTH SERVICES - Assistant Director, Medical Management Department
01/2002 - 01/2010
Responsible for the electronic health records (EHR) and associated projects
Provided management for the development of interfaces between internal and external systems
Worked with medical directors on program creation to maximize EHR operability and availability
Streamlined workflows internally and with external providers and partners.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MS Office, Visio, Project, SharePoint, Cognos, Oracle, Softheon, MS Business Intelligence Suite, Crystal Reports, data mining, data warehouse tools, EHR applications., Society of Compliance & Corporate Ethics (SCCE), Healthcare Compliance Association (HCA), Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
TRAINING
Health Information Management Technology Systems Consulting Project Management Root Cause Analysis Implementation & Integration Contract Negotiations Audit Procedures SOX Process Management IT Security Awareness IT Privileged User Cybersecurity Phishing Malware & Ransomware Workplace & Sexual Harassment Compliance & Ethics Medicare & Medicaid Fraud, Waste, and Abuse HIPAA Privacy & Security Risk Management Risk Assessment Family Medical Leave Act American Disabilities Act ISO 27001 HIPAA Chief Compliance Officer Code of Conduct & Conflict of Interest
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