National Leadership Roles (current and recent)

Technical expert panels and committees:

  • Sophia Brasil
    •  Serving on a national Technical Expert Panel for the Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) measures.
  • Sarah Brinkman:
    • Serving as the Emerging Leader Council Chair and on the Board of Directors for Civitas Networks for Health.
    • Selected to join the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Health Equity Council in 2021.
  • Jennifer Lundblad:
    • Serves on the Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR) Committee and the Measure Set Review (MSR) Recommendation Group.
    • Serves as a member of the RUPRI (Rural Policy Research Institute) Health Panel, established in 1993 to provide science-based, objective rural health policy analysis to federal policymakers.
  • Jane Pederson:
    • Serves on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Digital Healthcare Research Strategic Plan TEP.
    • Serves on the System of Quality Assurance Committee of the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition.
  • Janelle Shearer:
    • Serves on the Partnership for Quality Measurement Geriatrics and Palliative Care Standing Committee, which oversees the geriatric, palliative, and end-of-life care measures portfolio.

National conference presentations:

  • Sarah Brinkman
    • Presenting at the 2024 National Rural Health Association Annual Conference (May 2024)
      • Presenting on the Recourse for Rural Health Equity (with Carrie Howard)
      • National CAH Quality Inventory and Assessment: Pilot Results (with our partners from the Flex Monitoring Team)
    • Presented at the 2023 National Rural Health Association Critical Access Hospital conference – The Core Elements of Critical Access Hospital Quality Infrastructure (September 2023 – with partners at the Flex Monitoring Team and the National Rural Health Resource Center)
    • Presented at the 2023 Civitas Networks for Health Conference – Mentorship Matters: Empowering Innovation and Impact (August 2023 – with a member of the Civitas staff)
  • Karla Weng:
    • Presented “Palliative Care Challenges and Solutions in Rural Communities” at the 2023 National Rural Health Association Conference.
    • Presented “Strategies to Support the Readiness of Rural Health Clinics for Value-Based Care” at the 2023 National Rural Health Association Conference.
  • Marilyn Reierson:
    • Co-presented “Harm Reduction in Indian Country: PATH & IHS HOPE Align” at the 2023 CMS Quality Conference, Building Resilient Communities as part of the Pathway to Advance Tribal Health (PATH) team.
  • Jennifer Lundblad:
    • Presented at the 2023 NAACOS (National Association of ACOs) national conference in Baltimore, MD, as part of a panel session “Exploring Innovations, Opportunities and Challenges in Rural Health and the Impact on Value-Based Care,” representing our Rural Health Value team.
    • Serves as a faculty preceptor to teach the Quality module of NRHA’s Certification Program for CEOs, CFOs, and CNOs Certification programs.
    • Presented “Co-Creating a Shared Approach for Social Needs Resource Referrals in Minnesota” for the Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference.

National fellowship program participation:

  • Carrie Howard (2024): Carrie Howard, Stratis Health program manager, was selected for the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Fellows Program of 2024. This year-long, intensive program develops leaders who can articulate a clear and compelling vision for rural America. Previous fellows include Sarah Brinkman (2020) and Karla Weng (2008).  
  • Alona Jarmin (2022): Alona Jarmin, Stratis Health program manager, has been selected as a Next Generation Leadership Fellow 2021-2022 with the American Hospital Association Center for Health Innovation. This fellowship is a unique opportunity to be paired with an executive-level mentor who guides the planning and executing a year-long hospital or health system transformation project, tackling key issues affecting health care affordability, cost, quality, and safety.
  • Jane Pederson fellowship (2018-2019): Jane C. Pederson, Stratis Health’s chief medical quality officer, was selected as a fellow for the national Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program. The goal of the Fellows Program is to provide health and aging professionals with the experience and skills necessary to help lead and shape a healthy and productive future for older Americans through the translation of cutting-edge science and practical clinical experience into sound health policy.

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