Andrea Merritt
Principal, Athena Compliance Partners
Dr. Andrea Merritt is the founder of Athena Compliance Partners and owner of SafeWhistle in Troy, Michigan. She has over 25 years of experience in healthcare compliance and internal audit. Andrea provides various compliance and HIPAA consulting services for various organizations. She has presented for many professional organizations in the area of compliance effectiveness, compliance investigations, and statistical sampling and auditing. Andrea earned a doctorate in education with specialization in adult learning and instructional technology. She also earned an MBA and BS in Accounting from Wayne State University and a certificate in healthcare leadership through Cornell University. Andrea is Certified in Healthcare Compliance through HCCA, a Certified HIPAA Compliance Officer through AIHC, and is a Certified Internal Auditor