Main Line Health names Cheryl Straup as new Associate Vice President/Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer
Bryn Mawr, PA — Main Line Health has appointed Cheryl Straup, a talented executive with in-depth knowledge and expertise in health care compliance, as its new Associate Vice President and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer. She officially joins the system on November 6.
Straup comes to Main Line Health from Advocare LLC, a large multispecialty physician group based in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where she has served as Vice President of Compliance, Audit and Privacy. Previously, she served as the Deputy Enterprise Chief Compliance Officer at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health.
“We feel very fortunate to have Cheryl join our team,” said Jack Lynch, FACHE, President and CEO, Main Line Health. “She comes to us with a wealth of health care compliance experience and brings strategic insight to advance Main Line Health’s commitment to excellence and integrity in our operations. I know we couldn’t be in better hands.”
Straup also held compliance and privacy leadership roles at Tenet Healthcare Corp. and Inspira Health System. Earlier in her career, Cheryl worked at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in revenue integrity, health information management and utilization management roles.
Her role will be devoted to ensuring Main Line Health complies with outside regulatory and legal requirements as well as internal policies and bylaws and strict ethical standards.
"I’m deeply honored to join Main Line Health, an organization known for its unwavering commitment to excellence and integrity,” Straup said. “It's a privilege to work alongside such a dedicated team. With the insights I've gained over the years, I'm enthusiastic about upholding rigorous compliance and privacy standards, ensuring we provide the best care to our patients and the communities we serve.”
Cheryl is a graduate of Penn State University and received a master's degree in jurisprudence and health law from Widener University School of Law.
About Main Line Health
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the Philadelphia region and beyond. Main Line Health consists of five hospitals, six health centers and over 150 medical practice locations. The System has more than 14,000 employees and over 2,100 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
At its core are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital. Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, providing skilled home healthcare, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization.
Main Line Health's medical staff benefits from a collaborative relationship including independent physicians, community healthcare professionals and hospital-based experts from Main Line HealthCare, the employed multi-specialty physician network of Main Line Health.
Main Line Health collaborates with top experts to deliver exceptional specialty care. Through our affiliation with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors and advanced practice providers care for pediatric patients at select Main Line Health locations, including the neonatal intensive care units at Main Line Health's four acute care hospitals, as well as Bryn Mawr Hospital's Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care, and trauma surgeons provide critical care to our patients. Through our affiliation with Sheppard Pratt — a nonprofit provider of mental health services, substance use, developmental disability and other comprehensive behavioral health support — patients receive compassionate care in a welcoming environment.
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