Nursing Home Grant Program: Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee Members
The Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee reviews grant proposals. The committee recommends project funding to Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services). The DHS secretary appoints committee members.
Committee members
Nikki Andrews, chairperson
Director, Bureau of Education Services and Technology
DHS - Division of Quality Assurance
Vicky Reimer
Budget and Policy Analyst - Senior
DHS - Division of Quality Assurance
Bridget O’Meara
Policy and Program Analyst
DHS - Division of Quality Assurance
Kim Marheine
State Long Term Care Ombudsman
Wisconsin Board on Aging & Long Term Care
Kevin Coughlin
Policy Initiative Advisor - Executive
DHS - Division of Medicaid Services
Lori Koppel
Executive director
Wisconsin Director of Nursing Council (DON)
Tonya J. Roberts, PhD, RN
Co-Director, Center for Aging Research & Education
University of Wisconsin, School of Nursing
Rick Abrams
Executive director
Wisconsin Health Care Association
Ann Angell
Director, Bureau of Nursing Home Resident Care
DHS - Division of Quality Assurance
Christopher Crnich, MD PhD
Chief of Medicine & Hospital Epidemiologist
William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital
Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health
Emily Nelson
Vice President, Healthcare Transformation
MetaStar, Inc.
Renee Eastman
Vice President, Financial & Regulatory Services
LeadingAge Wisconsin
If you have further questions about the CMP Nursing Home Grant Program, please email dhsdqacmprp@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
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