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. Several are NCQA PCMH Certified Content Experts with in-depth knowledge of the NCQA PCMH Recognition program.

We have helped many practices—federally qualified health centers, private practices, academic medical centers, and rural providers—overcome the barriers to change and improvement. We can help you.

Jonathan Sugarman, MD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer Emeritus

Jeff Hummel, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Informatics

Bre Holt, MPH
Director, Practice Transformation

Regina Neal, MS, MPH
Director, Practice Transformation Consulting

Trudy Bearden, PA-C, MPAS, PCMH CCE
Senior Consultant

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

Sue Sirlin, CPEHR, Six Sigma Black Belt
Consulting Director

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