Professional Integrity Office
USF Health
Patsy Bickel, CPA, MBA - Compliance and Privacy Officer - Director, Professional Integrity Program
Patricia (Patsy) Bickel, CPA, MBA
Compliance and Privacy Officer
Director, Professional Integrity Program
Welcome to the USF Health Professional Integrity Office website. Our mission is to be a resource to the USF Health community for achieving excellence by conducting our education, research and patient care activities legally and ethically. Toward that goal, we strive to:

  • Provide credible guidance and effective education on healthcare services billing integrity and HIPAA/privacy topics;
  • Monitor compliance with related regulations and completion of indicated corrective actions;
  • Draft and recommend policies and procedures that promote best practices; and
  • Lead the development and promotion of our Professional Integrity Program and Code of Conduct.
I invite you to browse this website to learn more about the USF Health Professional Integrity Program; Code of Conduct; important policies and regulations that apply to our activities; and contact information for those who assist the USF Health community in meeting various legal and regulatory requirements
If you have questions or wish to report a concern or potential problem regarding the Code of Conduct, Document/Coding/Billing, Privacy or other Professional Integrity Topics, you may contact:
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* Many pages within the Professional Integrity Office website are for internal use and require authentication with a USF Health account. To obtain a USF Health computer account, please visit the USF Health IT website or call the USF Health IT Support Desk at 974-6288.