The ethics and compliance program's foundation rests on the support of several committees and individuals both at the corporate level and within the facilities.
Corporate ethics and compliance officer
Kathi Whalen serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for HCA Healthcare.
Ethics and compliance officers (ECOs)
We have developed ECO guides which provide information, resources, as well as tips on how to effectively oversee the ethics and compliance program in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center. In addition to the guides, Facility ECOs are provided with comprehensive training and ongoing education regarding their responsibilities.
Responsible executives
Responsible executives are individuals within the corporate office who have been identified as the subject matter experts in particular areas of compliance risk, and who are responsible for those areas.
| Area of Compliance Risk | Responsible Executive | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Abstraction | VP, COG Clinical Data Analytics | Kacie Kleja |
| Abstraction | SVP, HIM | Cindy Nichols |
| Americans with Disabilities Act – Access to Services | VP, Chief Diversity Officer | Sherri Neal |
| Americans with Disabilities Act – Physical Access | VP, Construction and Equipment | Clint Russell |
| Americans with Disabilities Act – Physical Access | Director, ADA Program | Rodney Harris |
| Antitrust | VP, Legal and Corporate Secretary | John Franck |
| Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning | VP, Accelerated Technologies | JR Allen |
| Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning | SVP, Care Transformation & Innovation | Michael Schlosser |
| Aviation | Director, Corporate Aircraft | Brian Christenson |
| Behavioral Health | President, Behavioral Health Svcs | Eric Paul |
| Billing | VP, Regulatory Compliance | Gail Garrett |
| Case Management | President, Case Management | Jay St. Pierre |
| Clinical Investigation and Research | VP, Compliance Research | David Vulcano |
| Clinical Investigation and Research | AVP, Research ECO | Robbin Seago |
| Coding | VP, Regulatory Compliance | Gail Garrett |
| Collections | President & CEO, Parallon Business Performance Group | Shannon Dauchot |
| Collections | SVP, Service Center Operations | Lilyan Fleming |
| Cost Reports | AVP, Reimbursement | Vaughan DePillo |
| Credentialing and Privileging | VP, Critical Care Services | Jeff Guy |
| Electronic Health Record | VP, Chief Health Info Officer | Jake O’Shea |
| Emergency Preparedness | VP, Emergency Operations | Michael Wargo |
| EMTALA | VP, Legal Operations | Scott Noonan |
| EMTALA | SVP, Assistant CNE | Erica Rossitto |
| Environment | VP, Facility Management Services | Ron Van Vilsteren |
| ERISA | VP, Employee Benefits | Sherri Henry |
| Financial Reporting | Executive VP, CFO | Mike Marks |
| Global Anti-Corruption | VP, Legal and Corporate Secretary | John Franck |
| Global Capability Network | SVP, Global Capability Network | Emily Duncan |
| Government Contracts | VP, Ethics and Compliance | Elsie Faciane |
| Graduate Medical Education | VP, Graduate Medical Education | Dr. Monique Butler |
| Home Health and Hospice | Division VP, Home Health & Hospice | Cindy Douglas |
| Home Health and Hospice | CFO, Home Health & Hospice | Brad Parrish |
| Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention | VP, Chief Hospital Epidemiologist | Ken Sands |
| Imaging | SVP, PPR & Women's Services | Amy Casseri |
| Information Security | VP, Chief Information Security Officer | Jason Barnett |
| Insurance | VP, Risk and Insurance and President, HCI | Brad Spicer |
| Intellectual Property | Sr. Managing Counsel | Rob Arreola |
| International Business | President, International Operations | John Reay |
| Labor and Employee Relations | VP, Labor Relations | Thomas Beck |
| Laboratory | VP, Chief Laboratory Officer | Heather Signorelli |
| Laboratory | CEO, Integrated Regional Labs | Joanne Trout |
| Laboratory | VP, Regulatory Compliance | Gail Garrett |
| Licensure, Accreditation and Certification | VP, Chief Patient Safety Officer | Karla Miller |
| Manufacturing Compliance | Executive Director, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs | Karen Wagener |
| Marketing and Advertising | SVP, Marketing and Communications | Deb Reiner |
| Medical Transportation | VP, Patient Logistics & Medical Transportation | Amy Norman |
| Medicare Bundled Payment Programs | President, Post- Acute Services | Beth Alston |
| Medicare Conditions of Participation | VP, Chief Patient Safety Officer | Karla Miller |
| Medicare Coverage Determinations | VP, Regulatory Compliance | Gail Garrett |
| Medicare Coverage Determinations | CMO, American Group and VP, Group Clinical Operations | Pranav Mehta |
| Medicare Enrollment | VP, Regulatory Reimbursement Ops | Eric Smith |
| Occupational Safety | VP, Risk and Insurance and President, HCI | Brad Spicer |
| Occupational Safety | AVP, Workers Comp & EE Safety | Stan Cobb |
| Occupational Safety | VP, Workforce Health & Safety | Ryan Sledge |
| Patient Safety | VP, Chief Patient Safety Officer | Karla Miller |
| Payer Contracts | SVP, Employer and Payer Engage. | Kathryn Torres |
| Payroll | Parallon Corporate Controller | Annette Strait |
| Pharmacy | VP, Chief Patient Safety Officer | Karla Miller |
| Pharmacy | Senior Director, Medication Regulatory and Systems Compl. | Kara Murray |
| Physician and Provider Relations | SVP, Provider Relations | Amy Casseri |
| Physician Relationships | VP, Legal Operations | Scott Noonan |
| Physician Services/Practices | VP and ECO, HCA Physician Services Group | Susan Peters Mitchell |
| Political Activities | SVP, Government Affairs | Jeff Cohen |
| Privacy | VP and Chief Privacy Officer | Karen Raines |
| Provider-based Entities | AVP, Reimbursement | Vaughan DePillo |
| Procurement | HealthTrust President and CEO | Ed Jones |
| Real Estate | VP, Real Estate | Todd Maxwell |
| Records Management | VP, Chief Information Security Officer | Jason Barnett |
| Rehabilitation Services | VP, Acute Rehabilitation Services | William Grey |
| Safety and Security | VP, Chief Information Security Officer | Jason Barnett |
| Sarbanes-Oxley Act | Executive VP, CFO | Mike Marks |
| Securities Regulation | VP, Legal and Corporate Secretary | John Franck |
| Surgical Services | VP, Clinical Operations Surgical Services | Kristy Frazier |
| Tax | VP, Tax | Lee Grubbs |
Committees
Ethics and compliance committees throughout HCA provide direction and support to the ethics and compliance program.