Meet The Team

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  William Sacks

  Vice President,
  COI Product Management

  Bill Sacks has over thirty-five years of experience in healthcare management as a consultant, medical practice manager and faculty practice plan director. Mr. Sacks has consulted to medical groups and academic medical centers on many topics. He has spoken nationally and hosted webinars on Corporate and Professional Compliance, on the Responsible Conduct of Research and Conflicts of Interest.
  
  Mr. Sacks served as the Director of the Clinical Faculty Practice Plans at Temple University. He later assumed the position of Executive Director of Professional Services at UCLA. In 1998 Mr. Sacks co-founded Health Care Compliance Strategies, which is now a HealthStream Company. HealthStream is a leading provider of training and tracking solutions to healthcare facilities and health plans around the country.
  

  William Sacks

  Vice President,
  COI Product Management

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  Ben Diamond

  Vice President,
  Compliance Solutions

  Ben Diamond has 30 years of systems experience in the healthcare field. Ben started in the mid-80’s as a Systems Engineer for MedE America, now a part of Healtheon-Web/MD. He designed and implemented a large-scale network scanning solution that enabled New York City Pre-Natal Care programs to reduce the documentation and enrollment turnaround time for expecting mothers from eight months down to 48 hours.
  
  After a brief stint as Senior Network Systems Engineer for Eastman Kodak, Ben became one of the founding members of Health Care Compliance Strategies (HCCS) in 1998. There he combined his technical skills with his passion for helping hospitals navigate the continually changing landscape of government regulations. In 2006, he became President of HCCS. In 2014, HCCS was acquired by HealthStream, where Ben now serves as Vice President of Compliance Solutions. 

  

  Ben Diamond

  Vice President,
  Compliance Solutions

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  David Rosenthal

  Vice President,
  Business Development

  As HCCS’s Vice President of Business Development, David Rosenthal oversees product management and product strategic direction for HCCS, the Compliance and Regulatory team at HealthStream. Mr. Rosenthal leads a team of product managers responsible for online regulatory and compliance training content, compliance systems and healthcare workforce big data solutions. 
  
  David Rosenthal has over thirty years of experience selling, managing, developing and implementing healthcare, technology and E-learning solutions. He has worked with all types and sizes of healthcare facilities from the largest health systems in the country to physician offices. Mr. Rosenthal has presented sessions and hosted webinars on Healthcare Compliance Issues, Changing Staff Behavior, Responsible Use of Social Media, Big Data Solutions and more. Mr. Rosenthal joined HCCS in 2000 as a member of the management team with responsibilities in sales and marketing leadership. Prior to joining HCCS, Mr. Rosenthal served as President of Comsult, a software consulting company where he managed and developed complex software systems for clients in the fields of health care, utilities, finance and online services, among others.

  

  David Rosenthal

  Vice President,
  Business Development

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  Debbie Newsholme

  Senior Director,
  Content Operations

  Debbie Newsholme has a Bachelor's Degree in Management and a Master's Degree in Organization Leadership. She holds both the CHC and CCEP designations from the Compliance Certification Board (CCB). Ms. Newsholme has more than 35 years of experience in the healthcare industry serving in both clinical and non-clinical roles. Ms. Newsholme spent 13 years in Education and Organization Development for a large multi-hospital health system in Atlanta, Georgia. This role included working with the Compliance Office in the development, deployment and tracking of compliance training. Ms. Newsholme currently serves as the Director of Content Development for HCCS.
  

  Debbie Newsholme

  Senior Director,
  Content Operations

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  Greg Hackbart

  Sr. Director of Sales,
  Compliance

  Greg currently serves as Sr. Director of Sales – Compliance for HealthStream. He leads a team of compliance experts in helping healthcare providers mitigate risk by maintaining regulatory training and managing conflict of interest relationships, while providing powerful data analytics tools. Greg is proud to have found his calling in healthcare, especially in having an impact on the quality of life and healthcare experience for patients and their families. 

  Prior to HealthStream Greg served 11 years as Vice President of Business Development for National Research Corporation where he helped to oversee sales and strategic thought leadership efforts for the company’s experience measurement solutions. Earlier, he spent 15 years with a national network of distributors and sales representatives, developing network solutions for global organizations such as Qwest, SBC, AT&T and Verizon. Greg holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 

  

  Greg Hackbart

  Sr. Director of Sales,
  Compliance