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Judy Ringholz

As a nurse-attorney, Judy Ringholz has a depth of knowledge and experience that enables her to analyze compliance issues from every perspective. Judy began her career as a perinatal nurse manager. During the second phase of her career, Judy worked as a nurse-paralegal in law firm settings to assist with defending hospitals and individual providers in malpractice litigation, then returned to the hospital setting to work in risk management. Since 2004, Judy has dedicated her career to healthcare compliance. She has served as a compliance officer at the local, regional and corporate levels in four major health systems and has served as a compliance enforcement attorney for the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG). Judy speaks on health care compliance topics at local, regional, and national conferences, as well as webinars, and she has published in Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice, the Journal of Health Care Compliance, and Compliance Today. Judy retired from her position as Vice President of Compliance and Ethics & Chief Compliance Officer for Jackson Health System in Miami, Florida and is Founder and Principal of Sage Compliance Advisors. Judy is honored to serve on the Board of Directors for SCCE & HCCA.