Nursing Home Grant Program: Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee Members
In 2007, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) revised Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 132 so it could form a Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee (QAIC). The committee's purpose is to recommend funding. The committee recommends project funding to 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
Jenna Helminski Juve
State Long Term Care Ombudsman
Wisconsin Board on Aging & Long Term Care
Kevin Coughlin
Policy Initiative Advisor - Executive
DHS - Division of Medicaid Services
Lori Koeppel
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
Jessica Radtke
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
Are you interested in becoming a member of the QAIC?
Membership on the QAIC is an annual appointment. Applications for QAIC membership are reviewed and retained for the purpose of annual or as-needed member recruitment. To learn more about applying to be a member of the committee, please email dhsdqacmprp@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
Disclaimer about advisory council content
This content reflects the views and opinions of the advisory council. It may not reflect the official policy or position of DHS.