Meet Mary.
Proficient in balancing legal and regulatory risks, operational requirements, customer experience, and budget limitations, Mary Austin is a licensed attorney with expertise in healthcare and regulatory compliance. She is a solutionist with a passion for helping people.
Education.
Prior to attending law school, Mary earned her Bachelor’s degree in Interpersonal and Organizational Communications, a program that fostered her ability to navigate complex business dynamics. Mary’s law school curriculum focused heavily on healthcare and elder law, earning her a Concentration in Elder Law with her Juris Doctorate. Her problem-solving abilities allow her to provide end-to-end solutions for all types of challenges.
Experience.
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Served as General Counsel and Compliance Officer for national healthcare and insurance organizations.
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Is well-versed in government-sponsored healthcare programs and previously worked for Centene Corporation, the largest managed care organization in the United States.
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Seeks to help the geriatric population receive quality healthcare, exhibited by her elder law-focused volunteer positions with the Department of Justice and Gulfcoast Legal Services.
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Assisting clients with diligence in capital raises with respect to digital health regulatory issues.
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Reduced costs by implementing an enterprise-wide vendor solution to manage more than 17,000 vendor relationships, which eliminated vendor and software duplication, increased vendor accountability, and promoted continued use of quality, cost-effective vendors.
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Assessed and addressed risk by designing and implementing a custom risk assessment program, based on multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory requirements, which included quarterly and annual compliance reviews, validating and monitoring corrective action plans, and coordinating disciplinary actions, as necessary.
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Reduced risk and increased employee accountability by establishing and managing custom policy programs, including necessary communications and trainings, for a managed services organization, its five provider practice clients, and two professional entity clients.
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Ensured employees, providers, vendors, and other affiliates were eligible to work with the organization by revising and overseeing HR activities including enterprise-wide background and exclusion screenings, conflict of interest reviews, and other eligibility-related processes.