For years, Outpatient Pharmacy was having a lot of breaches involving medications and patient information given to the wrong patient. They constantly advocated to get more space. They have a very high volume of patients and since they have moved into their new space, breaches have significantly decreased.

Heather Schmiegelow, HIPAA Campus Coordinator and UAMS Privacy Officer, together with her team nominated Cara Kirby, RHIA, as the 2021 HIPAA Compliance Champion.

Dr. Jim Clardy, MD, Director, UAMS Center for Graduate Medical Education, Professor of Psychiatry, received the HIPAA Compliance Champion award in celebration of Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week, Nov. 2019.