IntegriGuard Leadership


James G. Huse, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
IntegriGuard, LLC

James G. Huse, Jr. is a national expert on identity fraud and an established authority concerning asset and critical infrastructure protection, accountability oversight, and assurance.

A skilled law enforcement and crisis operations executive, Mr. Huse previously was Inspector General of Social Security, where he directed the audit and investigative operations of the Office of the Inspector General, United States Social Security Administration from 1998 to 2004.

Mr. Huse also was assistant director of the U. S. Secret Service from 1994 to 1996, where he was responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the inspection and internal security of Secret Service offices, divisions, and employees. In that role, he appraised the effectiveness of international and domestic operations, assessed the quality of management and supervision, and determined the adherence to policies, regulations, and procedures.

As a U. S. Secret Service agent for 25 years, Mr. Huse became an expert on financial and identity fraud criminal investigations as well as on physical and major events security operations.

In 2007, Mr. Huse was bestowed a Life Membership of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Mr. Huse was a captain in the U.S. Army with assignments in the infantry and military intelligence and was decorated for valor and meritorious service. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in English from Boston College.
 

Karen A. Watson
President & Chief Operating Officer
IntegriGuard, LLC

Karen Watson oversees all operations of the organization, including the daily operations associated with IntegriGuard’s federal contracts, system security.

Ms. Watson has more than 25 years accounting, finance, and general business experience in the Healthcare, Transportation, Consumer, and Defense related industries.  Prior to joining IntegriGuard, Ms. Watson was employed with Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska.

During her 13-year career with Union Pacific, Ms. Watson held positions in Finance, Accounting, and Purchasing. As General Director Purchasing-Mechanical she was responsible for the purchase and lease of $2.5 billion in mechanical railroad equipment and general supplies; as VP Finance/CFO-Joint Ventures she managed more than 50 of the organization's strategic business alliances and joint venture partnerships; and as Manager Capital Budgeting, she led a financial analysis team responsible for a multi-billion dollar annual capital budget. 

Ms. Watson holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis.

Quality

Our success at IntegriGuard results from implementing and maintaining a Quality Management System (QMS) designed to continually improve our performance while addressing the needs of our customers.  Our QMS helps ensure we meet or exceed our customers’ contractual requirements 100% of the time for the quality, performance, timeliness, and cost of the services we provide.

Our commitment to Quality, backed by our solid performance record, ensures quality program integrity and payment accuracy results to you, our customer.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Since 2003, IntegriGuard has maintained its prestigious certification from ISO-9001:2000, which ensures continual compliance with the highest quality standards in all work performed.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest international multi-part QMS standard that demonstrates an organization's capability and commitment to quality.

The ISO 9001:2000 QMS standard is a well-written document outlining commonly accepted procedures for the assurance of quality activities and the related QMS in which is based on results, leadership, customer satisfaction, and planning as well as on internal control of processes related to quality.

URAC Independent Review Organization

Since April 2005, IntegriGuard has enjoyed URAC full accreditation under the Independent Review Organization (IRO) Standards.

URAC’s mission is to promote continuous improvement in the quality and efficiency healthcare delivery by achieving a common understanding of excellence among purchasers, providers, and patients through the establishment of standards, programs, of education and communications, and a process of accreditation.

Core standards, the foundation of URAC accreditation, address several key organizational functions, including organizational structure, staff qualifications, training and management, oversight of delegated activities, quality management, and consumer protection.

The URAC-IRO standards assure that organizations that perform this service are free from conflicts of interest, establish qualifications for physician reviewers, address medical necessity and experimental treatment issues, have reasonable time periods for standard and expedited reviews, and appeals processes.

An organization with this URAC accreditation strives for a fair and impartial review process that is of benefit to both patients and physicians with grievances. The National Association of Independent Review Organizations has issued a position statement urging state and federal recognition of the URAC standards to promote consistency and fairness for both patients and employers.

For more information, visit www.urac.org.
 

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