Jennifer Kirchner JD, CHC, CHRC

Professional Experience

Jennifer Kirchner is a licensed attorney, certified in Healthcare Compliance and Healthcare Research Compliance. Ms. Kirchner has experience in health care compliance, with specific expertise in assessing provider compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, fraud, waste and abuse, the False Claims Act, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and clinical research laws and regulations. She has assisted organizations including physician practices, nursing facilities, academic medical centers and hospital systems in the development, implementation, and maintenance of their compliance program.  She has served as an Interim Compliance Officer and an Interim Research Compliance Officer for various organizations. Ms. Kirchner has also conducted compliance program effectiveness reviews and gap analyses for physician practices, hospital systems, long-term care centers, nursing facilities, and managed care organizations.

Ms. Kirchner has assisted organizations under Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) with Independent Review Organizations reviews and reports. Specifically, Ms. Kirchner has conducted arrangements reviews for physician practices, independent laboratories, a specialized surgery company and behavioral health management service. Ms. Kirchner has also served as a Compliance Expert for organizations under an OIG CIA.  She has provided ongoing advisory services and compliance advice to academic medical centers, hospital systems, and third-party billing companies.

Previous Work Experience

Ms. Kirchner previously worked as a prosecutor for the Medical Prosecutions Unit of the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation, prosecuting licensed physicians accused of professional misconduct. As a prosecuting attorney, Ms. Kirchner was responsible for interpreting state licensing laws and regulations.