Location
Minneapolis, MN
How did you hear about the NIC Hub?
Word of mouth
Organization
Network for Public Health Law
Title
Deputy Director
What are your domains of INTEREST?
Public Health, Health Information Technology
Do you have any OTHER domains of interest?
behavioral health, Tribes and Tribal law
What are your domains of EXPERTISE?
Human Services, Public Health, Health Information Technology
Do you have any OTHER domains of expertise?
public health law, data law
Share with us a short bio of yourself.
Sallie Milam, JD, CIPP/US/G, is a Deputy Director with the Network for Public Health Law Mid-States region, which promotes and supports the use of law to protect the public’s health by providing free direct technical assistance; developing and providing training, materials, and practical tools; and, connecting individuals with one other to build a public health law community. Navigating law to share data within and across sectors to address health inequities is her focus. Sallie has practiced law for over 25 years primarily in the health, HIPAA and general privacy areas. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional, with US and government privacy certifications. Sallie has extensive experience in working with state agencies around data. From 2003 to 2018, Sallie served as West Virginia’s Chief Privacy Officer and led the Executive Branch’s Privacy Program. Previously, Sallie facilitated data sharing through her service as the West Virginia Health Care Authority’s Privacy Officer and as HIPAA Senior Legal Counsel, where she led HIPAA privacy implementation across the West Virginia Executive Branch. Additionally, she was the first Executive Director of the West Virginia Health Information Network, which is West Virginia’s statewide health information exchange, and was West Virginia’s Project Director for its Nationwide Health Information Network contract.
Would you like to join Health IT Group?
Yes
Would you like to join the Civil Justice Technology Project Group?
No
Would you like to join Social Determinants Group?
No
Would you like to join Opioid Epidemic Group?
Yes
