Christopher Young
Christopher Young is certified in healthcare compliance by the Health Care
Compliance Board of the Health Care Compliance
Association. He is a compliance
professional with nearly 20 years of experience in laboratory compliance issues.
He is a medical technologist certified by the U.S. Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare, a former chairman of the Clinical Laboratory Management Association’s
Health-Care Policy Committee, and a former member of the Medicare Billing Issues
Committee for CLMA. He is currently serving as the laboratory representative
on the Carrier Advisory Committee for Arizona and is serving as an alternate
representative for CLMA on the Pathology Coding Caucus.
He has worked directly
with government representatives in shaping laboratory legislation. Young has
contributed articles to Vantage Point, Laboratory
Industry Report, and other healthcare publications. He is a member of
the board of advisers for Laboratory Compliance Insider and writes
a bimonthly column for the Journal of Health Care Compliance.
During nearly 40 years as a laboratory professional, Young has had the opportunity
to work in or with every kind of laboratory setting. Currently he is working
as an independent consultant specializing in regulatory matters and the development
of compliance officers and programs for clinical laboratories. He speaks locally
and nationally on healthcare compliance, regulatory issues, Medicare and Medicaid
billing, and other laboratory-specific topics.
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10/09/07 - The Modern Compliance Officer
