Maureen P. O’Connor, JD, IGS

* ****** *****, **** *****, NJ 08757

718-***-**** • ad3ulx@r.postjobfree.com

Education Month

AAS in Health Information Technology 2021

Plaza College, Queens, NY

J.D. in Law 2000

Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY

BA in History 1985

St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY

Licensures and Certifications

External Peer Reviewer, Quality Matters 8/2025

Information Governance Specialist, AIIM No Exp.

Certified Community Mediator, State of NY No Exp.

Teaching & Advising

Director and Professor of Allied Health 2010-Present

Plaza College

Advisor to Allied Health Sciences Students – work with students to ensure they maintain GPA at 3.0 or above; assist with planning course schedules; liaison with Academic Resources Center to arrange tutoring for students challenged by any curriculum.

Instructor of Record of Liberal Arts, Allied Health and HIT courses

Instruct Medical Assisting students in the use and navigation of Practice Mgt System

Adjunct Faculty of Allied Health 2007-2009

Plaza College

Advisor and Instructor of Medical Assisting Students in Medical Law and Ethics, Medical Terminology, Medical Finance, Medical Administrative Procedures, Medical Insurance; Healthcare Delivery Systems.

Faculty Mentor 2015-Present

Plaza College, Allied Health

Mentor new Allied Health faculty to ensure their compliance with college policies on student engagement, assistance in navigation of LMS and professional development.

Professional and Managerial Work Experience

Administrator, Department of Emergency Medicine 1999-2009

New York Methodist Hospital

Accounts Receivable/Payable; Money Transfers;

Credentialing of all Attending Physicians and Physician Assistants for Hospital and Academic Titles;

Hiring and Termination of department personnel;

Maintaining and Updating Department Policies/Procedures for Joint Commission/Regulatory compliance;

Department Payroll Manager;

Supervised Coding/Billing staff for submission of ED Medical Records to Outside Vendor for Claims Submission;

Quality Assurance/Risk Mgt. Officer for the Emergency Department;

HIPAA Compliance Officer for the Emergency Department;

Plan/Coordinate all Major Corporate Events for the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Administrative Manager I, Department of Neurology & Neuroscience 1998-1999

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Credentialing of all Faculty and Graduate Staff for the Department of Neurology & Neuroscience;

Administrative Manager for Department of Neurology Quality Assurance Committee;

Coordinator, Neurology Graduate Program;

Assistant to Chair to coordinate NIH Grant Submissions.

Executive Assistant to Chair, Department of Neurology & Neuroscience 1992-1999

Cornell University Medical College

Coordinate and Maintain Chairman’s calendar;

Supervise patient care;

Credentialing all incoming housestaff to Neurology;

Assistant to Chair to Coordinate all NIH Grant Submissions;

Supervise administrative personnel in Department of Neurology;

Editorial Assistant: Cecil’s Textbook of Medicine, Editions 18-20; Cecil’s Essentials of Medicine, Editions 3&4; Numerous chapters, reviews, and scientific/medical journal articles;

Managed all extramural patient/legal case billing for the Chairman;

Coordinate medico-legal cases when Chairman was consulted as a medical expert.

Academic Service

Curriculum Sub-Committee 2010-Present

Allied Health, Plaza College

Assistant Dean of Curriculum Development for Medical Programs

Curriculum development and revision for Health Information Technology Program to transition from 2014 to 2018 standards for CAHIIM accreditation;

Assisted in curriculum transition from Moodle LMS to Canvas LMS;

Developed Online Courses for the HIT program;

Developed Online Medical Terminology Course;

Revised Medical Assisting courses for re-accreditation with MAERB.

Professional Service

External Peer Reviewer 2023-Present

Quality Matters

Serve as a Quality Matters Peer Reviewer for Higher Education to ensure compliance with the QM Rubric, 7th Edition.

Quality Matters Coordinator 2023-Present

Plaza College

Internal review of asynchronous/synchronous courses to ensure compliance with the QM Rubric, 7th Edition.

Advisory Committee Member 2021-Present

Plaza College, Legal Studies Program

Advisement on curriculum, externship, and compliance with Paralegal standards.

Advisory Committee Member 2018-Present

Plaza College, Medical Assisting and HIT Programs

Advisement on curriculum, externship and compliance with accreditation and professional standards.

Advisory Committee Member 2011-2012

Carrington College, DeVry University, HIT and HCA Programs

Review of HIT/HCA Programs for compliance with accreditation standards and to improve student retention.

Subject Matter Expert for Course Development 2009-2011

Carrington College Online, DeVry University, HIT, HCA & Paralegal Programs

Medical Law and Ethics; Regulatory Compliance for Healthcare; Healthcare Finance; Quality Improvement; Property Law for Paralegals; Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Paralegals; Career Development for students completing their programs (eCollege platform).

Professional Memberships

AHIMA 2012-Present

Honors and Awards

United Federal of Teachers College Scholarship (4 Years) 1975

New York State Regents College Scholarship (4 Years) 1975

Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society 1979

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