About Us

Headquartered in Portland, Ore., Apgar & Associates, LLC was formed by Chris Apgar in April, 2004 to address the healthcare industry's growing need to comply with information privacy and security requirements, such as those resulting from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and new state laws regarding identity theft. While our roots are in healthcare, we have expanded our services to the financial services industry. We have also expanded services to address the growing need for assistance with compliance related activities and expanded use of electronic health information exchange.

Chris Apgar

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• One of the country's foremost experts and spokespersons on healthcare privacy, security, regulatory affairs, state and federal compliance, and secure and efficient electronic health information exchange
• More than 19 years of experience in regulatory compliance
• Leader of regional and national privacy, security and health information exchange forums
• Member, Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Board of Directors since 2006