Polly Mullins-Bentley, RN, RHIT, CPHQ

Ms. Bentley has a number of years of healthcare experience including clinical nursing (emergency department), health information management, quality & performance improvement, case management, regulatory compliance (including HIPAA Privacy & Security), and clinical information technology.

Polly’s current post is in the Governor’s Office of Electronic Health Information in the Cabinet for Health & Family Services, with a primary focus on the statewide initiative for health information exchange (Kentucky Health Information Exchange/KHIE). She is working in the capacity of State Health IT Coordinator to facilitate the KHIE Strategic & Operational Plan, which is focused on connecting all providers across the state of Kentucky to the health information exchange over the coming years.

Prior to this, Polly spent the past ten years as Director of Clinical Information Systems for Appalachian Regional Healthcare, where she was responsible for the implementations of clinical systems including a physician portal, document-imaging/EMR, PACS, physician practice EHR, and Emergency Department EHR (both including CPOE). She also served in the capacity of the organization’s HIPAA Security Officer.