KAREN G. LESLIE, ESQ. APPOINTED AS NUHEALTH’S CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2013
PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
516-572-6055
KAREN G. LESLIE, ESQ. APPOINTED AS NUHEALTH’S CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
East Meadow, NY……Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO for the NuHealth System, announces the appointment of Karen G. Leslie, Esq. as Chief Compliance Officer for NuHealth. In that capacity, Ms. Leslie is responsible for investigating any suspicions of fraud, waste, or abuse swiftly and thoroughly, through NuHealth’s internal compliance programs and processes. If a violation of NuHealth’s Code of Ethics or other wrongdoing has occurred, Ms. Leslie is responsible for implementing an appropriate corrective action plan, including disciplinary action against wrongdoers.
“Please join us in welcoming Karen G. Leslie, Esq. to the NuHealth team. Ms. Leslie brings a wealth of experience and impressive achievements, with her extensive academic and legal skills having prepared her well for the challenges and opportunities of this position,” said Gianelli. “She brings a unique perspective, particularly with respect to instituting NuHealth’s vigorous compliance program, intended to promote ethics and integrity in the workplace and to prevent wrongdoing of any kind, including but not limited to fraud, waste and abuse relating to Federal and State health care programs.”
Ms. Leslie graduated from Barnard College with a B.A. in Psychology, and received her law degree from Seton Hall University Law School. Most recently she held the position of Special Assistant Attorney General (SAAG) in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the New York State Attorney General’s Office where she evaluated, investigated and prosecuted provider fraud (including false claims, whistleblower, kickbacks, and self-referral actions) as well as patient abuse cases. Her duties as a SAAG also included the analysis, and authority to settle civilly, provider billing and coding issues.
Prior to her tenure in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, she defended the State of New York, its agencies and officers, as an Assistant Attorney General (AAG) in the Claims Bureau, handling a wide variety of civil actions lodged against the State, including Unjust Conviction cases relating to DNA evidence.
Ms. Leslie was a prosecutor in New York and New Jersey, as well as a criminal defense attorney in Manhattan for the Legal Aid Society and in her own private practice. As an experienced civil litigator, she has handled a wide variety of substantive areas including medical malpractice cases, and was Litigation Manager for Mobil, supervising in-house and outside counsel, and eventually being promoted to Counsel, Real Estate and Land Development in Reston, Virginia.
Ms. Leslie, a resident of Suffolk County, also taught Appellate Advocacy as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall University Law School, and was a member of various state and federal criminal defense appellate and trial panels appointed by New York State and Federal Courts.
“My position as NuHealth’s Chief Compliance Officer is the most challenging and gratifying experience imaginable for any professional, as it allows for creativity in the design and structuring of systems in the hospital, nursing home and health care centers that guard patient rights, control quality of care, and implement best practices to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse,” indicated Ms. Leslie.”I am honored to work at NuHealth. Art Gianelli is an incredible intellect and visionary, combined with his love, concern, and respect for all people no matter what their station in life, guarantees the unparalleled success of any organization lucky enough to have him at the helm.”
ABOUT NUHEALTH
NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life. Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community. By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.
For more information about NuHealth or its Centers of Care, visit www.nuhealth.net.
