Karen Biesack, RHIA, CPHQ, CPPS

Senior Application Support Analyst

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Karen Biesack, RHIA, CPHQ, CPPS, brings more than 40 years of healthcare experience, including more than 25 years leading quality and patient safety initiatives in acute care hospitals.

Having witnessed the industry’s evolution firsthand, she is passionate about helping healthcare organizations improve patient safety, quality, and audit programs.

As a Senior Application Support Analyst at Inovalon, she draws on her clinical expertise to help customers strengthen performance and support safer care through technology.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Patient safety and event management
  • Healthcare quality management
  • Audit and regulatory compliance
  • Acute care quality operations
  • Clinical workflow improvement

Current Focus at Inovalon

Biesack helps healthcare organizations turn quality, safety, and audit data into meaningful action. She partners with customers to strengthen reporting processes that support regulatory compliance and build programs that drive continuous improvement across their organizations.

Speaking Topics

  • Patient safety
  • Healthcare quality improvement
  • Safety event reporting and investigation
  • Healthcare performance improvement
  • Clinical audit and regulatory compliance
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"Patient safety and quality have always been at the heart of my career. Knowing that I can help healthcare organizations improve care and make a difference for patients is what continues to motivate me."

Karen Biesack, RHIA, CPHQ, CPPS
Authored Content

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