Robert Zimmerman
Health Tech Access Alliance
Founder and President
Robert focuses on helping healthcare organizations enhance cybersecurity and technology risk management. He started his career 30 years ago with Andersen Consulting as an information technology consultant. As a Deloitte Partner, he served as regional project risk services and IT audit leader as well as a regional and national diversity leader. As a business leader his current focus is on developing innovative and efficient security and privacy solutions for healthcare. To that end, Robert led creation of the QI Express solution to help organizations achieve ongoing HIPAA compliance, provide continuous security protection, and preserve patient confidence.
Robert is also Founder and President of Health Tech Access Alliance, which provides cyber security and HIPAA compliance solutions for small and medium healthcare organizations serving low income, uninsured and Medicaid patients. These providers often do not have the technical expertise or financial resources to implement costly risk management systems. HTAA's goal is to simplify and make cybersecurity and privacy protection solutions affordable to drive better health care outcomes.
A native of Baltimore, Robert is cofounder of the Maryland Health Tech Coalition and the Central Maryland Health Tech Innovators. He speaks frequently on healthcare cybersecurity, and presents with FBI representatives. He has also developed a Health IT course targeted to women and minorities to train them for successful careers in Health IT. Robert currently teaches at Howard Community College as well as provides trainings across the country. Robert has a B.S. from the University of Maryland, and an M.S. from Purdue University.
Robert is also Founder and President of Health Tech Access Alliance, which provides cyber security and HIPAA compliance solutions for small and medium healthcare organizations serving low income, uninsured and Medicaid patients. These providers often do not have the technical expertise or financial resources to implement costly risk management systems. HTAA's goal is to simplify and make cybersecurity and privacy protection solutions affordable to drive better health care outcomes.
A native of Baltimore, Robert is cofounder of the Maryland Health Tech Coalition and the Central Maryland Health Tech Innovators. He speaks frequently on healthcare cybersecurity, and presents with FBI representatives. He has also developed a Health IT course targeted to women and minorities to train them for successful careers in Health IT. Robert currently teaches at Howard Community College as well as provides trainings across the country. Robert has a B.S. from the University of Maryland, and an M.S. from Purdue University.