UA Compliance, Ethics, and Regulatory Affairs Office hires HIPAA Privacy Officer

UA Compliance, Ethics, and Regulatory Affairs Office hires HIPAA Privacy Officer

• January 13th, 2022
• in Compliance, Privacy

The office of Compliance, Ethics, and Regulatory Affairs (CERA) is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Institutional HIPAA Privacy Officer, Ms. Ronda Lacey.  Ronda has over 25 years of experience in legal regulatory compliance with a concentration in health care compliance.  She has a JD, a BS and an MS in Pharmacy, and is current serving as the HIPAA Privacy Officer at Auburn University. 

With this hire, the institutional oversight and coordination of HIPAA Privacy will move to CERA, with Ronda serving as the primary HIPAA privacy contact for the covered entities on campus, and as a resource for researchers working with health care data.  Her knowledge, attitude, and experience will be invaluable to anyone working in these or other privacy areas.

Ronda will join CERA beginning March 1, 2022.  Please contact CERA with any privacy or HIPAA related questions at 205-348-2334 or privacy@ua.edu.