Dianne_Pledgie

Dianne K. Pledgie

Principal, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC

Dianne Pledgie is a Principal with the law firm of Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC. For the past twelve years she has advised federally qualified health centers, behavioral health organizations, and other non-profit organizations on the development and implementation of robust compliance programs. Earlier in her career, Dianne served as Chief Compliance Officer and Manager of Government Grants at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. That experience continues to influence the advice she provides to clients related to developing compliance programs that align with applicable federal and state regulations and guidance documents and reflect each client’s culture and operational realities. Dianne regularly conducts compliance program assessments, develops compliance program policies, and conducts compliance investigations. She has trained hundreds of compliance officers through in-person and virtual training sessions, as well as one-on-one coaching sessions. Dianne also provides legal guidance on privacy, security and confidentiality matters, with particular focus on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 42 C.F.R. Part 2 and the Information Blocking Rule. As part of the firm’s Health Center Compliance and Risk Management Team, Dianne also develops trainings and tools to support health centers to respond to emerging and evolving compliance risk areas, including recent trainings on responding to Executive Orders, privacy and security in health information exchanges (HIEs), and compliance program requirements for health centers in New York.

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