Health Systems and Population Health

Research Interests

AI governance, data governance, healthcare law

Bio

Debi has a degree in business management, in addition to a graduate degree in organizational management. She is an AHIMA Fellow, Past-President of the California Health Information Association, received the CHIA Distinguished Member award in June 2013 and the Industry Champion Award in June 2018. She was also presented with the AHIMA Innovation Award in 2023. Debi has served as chair and volunteered on many state and national committees in addition to publishing numerous health information articles in addition to speaking at conferences across the nation.

Debi Primeau founded Primeau Consulting Group’s in 2011. The company provides regulatory compliance, information governance, AI governance, health information transition management, and coding auditing and education services. Debi has previously held leadership positions in both acute and ambulatory care facilities and has worked with large consulting companies overseeing clients in Health Information, CDI, Audit and Education, and Privacy and Security. As a clinical faculty member at the University of Washington, Debi teaches information governance, health law, and ethics to graduate students.

Education

MA Organizational Management, University of Phoenix, 2003
BS Business Management, University of Phoenix, 2001

Academic Programs and Affiliations

• Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management