Mary A Nester
Nursing in Portland, OR

Independent Compliance Consultant Holiday NIC Management, LLC - Portland, OR
Director of Compliance - Assisted Living Portfolio Avalon Health Care, Inc - Salt Lake City, UT
Vice-President of Corporate Compliance & Ethics Harrell & Nester, LLP - Portland, OR
Partner Group Health Cooperative - Redmond, WA
Hospital Administrator

Highly experienced Corporate Compliance and Ethics Officer and Healthcare Regulatory Counsel who has developed broad application healthcare compliance programs for hospitals, physician practices, long term care companies and other classes of healthcare entities that meet or exceed the stringent requirements of the Office of Inspector General, compliance guidance for healthcare organizations. In-depth familiarity with all regulatory aspects of healthcare enforcement initiatives including Anti-Kickback, Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse, False Claims Act, including Qui-Tam Acts, HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations, Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participations, payment recovery actions, EMTLA, and state licensing and regulatory actions. Proven ability to successfully analyze a healthcare business risk areas and potential opportunities for improvement and develop specific workable solutions for ongoing compliance and ethical conduct. Able to incorporate my clinical knowledge and skills to provide practical and realistic compliance advice in all healthcare related business settings.

6825 SW Capitol Hill Rd, Portland, OR 97219

29 years

Business Law, Family Law, Gov & Administrative Law, Personal Injury, Car Accidents, General Civil

Washington (1997)

Washington State Bar (1997)

Hospital & Health Care