Ms. Kelly Heilman

Kelly Heilman, MBAPrivacy Program and Policy Specialist, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Ms. Heilman is a Privacy Program and Policy Specialist in the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.OCR has responsibility for implementing and enforcing the HIPAA Privacy Rule.Prior to joining OCR, she worked for the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) for 8 years in various capacities.Most recently, she was the Assistant HIPAA Project Manager for the Department and before that as the Department's Data Administrator.Kelly served with the Department's Health Resources Planning Commission where she was responsible for health professional planning and its effect on access to care.She initially joined DHMH in 1993 as a public health coordinator for the Diabetes Control Program and worked closely with the Medicaid Diabetes Care Program.Ms. Heilman came to HHS in October 2001 to lend her expertise with state government, information technology, and health services marketing to the implementation of the HIPAA regulations for privacy of health information.Ms. Heilman is currently pursuing her doctorate in Health Policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.She received her Masters in Business Administration (Health Care Administration and Health Services Marketing) from Loyola College of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Goucher College

"The proposed rule will answer a lot of questions," Kelly Heilman, privacy program and policy specialist for HHS's Office of Civil Rights, told BNA.

"The proposed rule will answer a lot of questions," said Kelly Heilman, privacy program and policy specialist for HHS's Office of Civil Rights (OCR)."We are looking to publish an enforcement rule to provide more details."The OCR, charged with enforcing the privacy rule, may impose monetary penalties for non-compliance and refer cases to the US Department of Justice for investigation.The OCR may also conduct compliance reviews of health care organizations and request that covered entities submit the policies and procedures they have developed for safeguarding patient information.

Source:"Proposed Rule to Modify Privacy Regulation To Be Released Shortly, HHS Official Says," Privacy & Security Law Report, The Bureau of National Affairs, 1/14/02.

Kelly Heilman, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

"The proposed rule will answer a lot of questions," said Kelly Heilman, privacy program and policy specialist for HHS's Office of Civil Rights (OCR).