Denise Atwood Rn, Jd, Cphrm

Denise Atwood, RN, JD, CPHRM has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and organizations.

From 2018 to the present, Atwood has been working at District Medical Group as the Chief Risk Officer, overseeing enterprise risk management for the organization. Denise is also a Vice President at District Medical Group Insurance Company, where they began in 2018.

Prior to these roles, Atwood owned their own company, Denise Atwood, PLLC, which provided discrete task consulting services in healthcare risk management. Denise worked as an owner and provided various services such as risk and compliance consulting with SunHawk Consulting, LLC, public speaking, blogging, and authoring, as well as ethics evaluation and education.

Atwood also served as a Director at SunHawk Consulting, LLC, starting in 2022. Denise'sresponsibilities included managing client needs and budgets in matters related to healthcare, life sciences, and insurance industry operations.

In the past, Atwood worked as a freelance contributor for Wolters Kluwer Health from 2000 onwards.

From December 2004 to November 2015, Atwood held the position of Vice President of Hospital Operations at Maricopa Integrated Health System. In this role, they were responsible for all areas of operations for 45 cost centers and over 750 employees in ambulatory and inpatient departments. Denise also served as the co-chair of the executive compliance committee and was responsible for provider contracting and compliance in a previous director role with MIHS.

Denise Atwood, RN, JD, CPHRM, completed their education in a chronological manner. Denise first attended Moorpark College from 1990 to 1993, where they received an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) with a focus on nursing. Following that, they enrolled at Ohio University and earned a Bachelor's degree in specialized studies in Healthcare Administration, although the specific years of their enrollment are not provided.

Later, they pursued further education at the Phoenix School of Law from 2006 to 2009, obtaining a Juris Doctor degree in Law.

In addition to their degrees, Denise Atwood has achieved the certification of Certified Professional Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM) from the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) in December 2016.