The Team

Qualis Health team members are experienced healthcare leaders who have supported over 1,000 practices across the nation in their transformation efforts and nearly 250 in achieving NCQA PCMH Recognition.

Our successful outcomes and high levels of client satisfaction are a result of our experts’ unmatched understanding of the healthcare industry and practice redesign strategies.

Our staff provide onsite and remote technical assistance and coaching, and they develop custom tools and resources that get providers to their goals. They have helped many practices—federally qualified health centers, private practices, academic medical centers and rural providers—overcome the barriers to change and improvement. They can help you.

We have NCQA PCMH Certified Content Experts on staff. This certification identifies experts with a demonstrated understanding of the NCQA PCMH Recognition program.

Team Members

Jonathan Sugarman, MD, MPH
President & CEO

Jeff Hummel, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Informatics

Regina Neal, MS, MPH
Director, Practice Transformation Consulting

Trudy Bearden, PA-C, MPAS, CPHIT, CHP
Senior Consultant

Susan Crocetti, RN, BSN, CPHQ, CPEHR, HEM, PCMH CCE
Senior Consultant

Bre Holt, MPH
Program Manager, Practice Transformation

Sue Sirlin, CPEHR, Six Sigma Black Belt
Consulting Director

Karen Vest-Taubert, RN, BSN, MBA, CPHQ, PCMH CCE, Six Sigma Green Belt
Senior Consultant

Justin Villines, PhD(c), MBA
Consultant—Professional