National Advisory Committee

The translational initiatives of the Transitional Care Model have been guided by a National Advisory Committee, comprised of leaders and experts spanning the provider, health system and insurer spectrum. Their support and advisement has been immeasurable.

National Advisory Committee Membership

Sarah Green Burger
Consultant and Former Executive Director, National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform Washington, DC

Jennie Chin Hansen, RN, MSN, FAAN
President-Elect, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) San Francisco, CA and Washington, DC

Janet M. Corrigan, PhD, MBA
President and CEO, National Quality Forum, Washington, DC

Richard D. Della Penna, MD
Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente Aging Network, National Elder Care Clinical Lead Kaiser Permanente Southern California, San Diego, CA

Penny Feldman, PhD
Director, Center for Home Care Policy & Research Visiting Nurse Service of New York, NY

Lillee S. Gelinas, MSN, RN
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, VHA, Inc., Irving, TX

Rosemarie Greco, MBA
Director, Office of Health Care Reform, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA

Robert Hayes, JD
President and General Counsel, Medical Rights Center, New York, NY

Calvin B. Johnson, MD, MPH
Secretary of Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA

Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH
President and CEO, Medsphere Systems Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA

Maryjoan Ladden, PhD, RN
Chair, Nursing Planning Committee for American Assn. of Health Plans, Director, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Office of Continuing Education, Harvard Medical School, Dept. of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Boston, MA

Keith Lind
Senior Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC

Joy Luque, RN, BSN, CCM
Director, Case Management, PacifiCare (UnitedHealth), Cypress, CA

Linda M. Magno
Director, Medicare Demonstrations Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Baltimore, MD

Arnie Milstein, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Pacific Business Group on Health San Francisco, CA

L. Gregory Pawlson, MD, MPH
Executive Vice President, National Committee for Quality Assurance Washington, DC

Peter J. Plantes, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Medical College Physicians Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, MCP, Milwaukee, WI

Victoria Rich, PhD, RN
Chief Nursing Officer, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Representing the Association of Nurse Executives

Catherine Rick, RN, CNAA, CHE
Chief Nursing Officer, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC

Thomas M. Smith, Jr.
Regional Manager, Health Care Initiatives, General Motors Corporation, Flint, MI

Sarah S. Steenhausen [*Presently on medical leave.]
Assistant Secretary for Long Term Care, California Health & Human Services Agency, Sacramento, CA