Wendy S. Portier MSN, RN, CCM, CPHQ, CHC, CHRC

Wendy Portier has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare, including areas such as healthcare compliance, research compliance, consulting, clinical research, critical care nursing, quality, utilization management, case management, and disease management. Currently, Wendy works at Louisiana Health Cooperative, Inc. (LAHC), a member-governed nonprofit health cooperative. She is responsible for Total Population Health Management and provides direct governance overall clinical care management programs with the goal of improving members’ health, controlling medical expenses, and improving quality of care.

Wendy obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nicholls State University and a Master of Science in Nursing in Clinical Research Management from Duke University. She also completed a Health Care Corporate Compliance Post Graduate Certificate Program at George Washington University in Washington, DC, and holds several healthcare-related certifications. Wendy has lectured locally, nationally, and internationally on various topics related to clinical research, healthcare auditing, and healthcare compliance.