Cara Kirby, RHIA, HIM Data Integrity Manager
Heather Schmiegelow, HIPAA Campus Coordinator and UAMS Privacy Officer, together with her team nominated Cara Kirby, RHIA, as the 2021 HIPAA Compliance Champion. UAMS is fortunate to have Cara as HIM’s Data Integrity Manager. Not only is she dedicated to ensuring the integrity of our patients’ medical records, she genuinely cares about our patients and their families and is always willing to help in any way possible.
Cara and her team often collaborate with the HIPAA Office on patients’ requests for amendment and medical record corrections. She is always willing to pause what she is doing to assist with the issue at hand. Cara is experienced with privacy and confidentiality due to her background in Health Information Management. She practices these ethical principles in everything she does and educates others if given the opportunity. She has reported numerous incidents to the HIPAA Office suspecting a potential breach of protected health information and advised others to report.