Astara Crews is a member of Nuvance Health’s senior leadership team and is responsible for overseeing the HIPAA Privacy & Security Program for the organization. She began her 20-year career as a revenue cycle manager, then quickly rose to senior healthcare administration positions at several prominent hospitals and tertiary institutions. Crews prides herself on her vast knowledge of health and regulatory law, including the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark law, clinical documentation integrity, fraud and abuse laws, HIPAA, and OSHA, to name a few. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in anthropology, biology, and chemistry and a Master of Jurisprudence in health law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Crews joined AAPC in 2007 and has served as president of the Lower Westchester, N.Y., local chapter. This is her second consecutive term on the NAB.
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