Ryan Artz

Background

About Ryan Artz

As an Associate Director, Audit & Compliance at Banner Health, I drive operational excellence and compliance through a comprehensive HIPAA audit program that covers a multi-matrixed organization of personnel. I develop and present acute narratives to senior leadership, support personnel in improving enterprise maturity, and leverage the organizational data to generate meaningful use audit reports for internal assurance and additional funding. In previous healthcare leadership roles, I also acted as the designated security official for the organization, as prescribed by §164.308(a)(2). With 9+ years of experience in information security and privacy, I have a proven track record of delivering quality service and innovative operational efficiency, while reducing costs and contributing to company growth and expansion. I have expertise in policy development, risk assessment, business impact analysis, process optimization, vendor management, project management, and solution deployment, aligned with various frameworks and standards, such as ISO27001, HiTrust, NIST, and SOC2. I am also pursuing a PhD in Leadership with a specialty in Digital Forensics and Information Systems Security at the University of the Cumberlands, where I have already completed two master's degrees in the same fields. I hold multiple certifications, such as CISM, CISA, CDPSE, CRISC, CCSFP, and ISO27k - LI. My goal is to leverage my skills and knowledge to enhance the security and privacy posture of organizations and protect their data and assets from threats and breaches.