Full Name
Sarah Hudson Scholle, DrPH, MPH
Job Title
Principal
Organization Name
Leavitt Partners
Speaker Bio
Sarah Hudson Scholle, MPH, DrPH, is a principal at Leavitt Partners, a policy firm based in Washington, D.C. Sarah specializes in supporting multi-sector alliances to promote improvement in quality, equity and person-centered health care. She also leads work related to federal policy on digital mental health technologies. Before coming to Leavitt Partners, Sarah was Vice President of Research and Analysis at the National Committee for Quality Assurance. She led a portfolio of quantitative and qualitative research that contributed to national thought leadership in quality and equity, contributed to program development and policy action, and resulted in numerous peer-reviewed studies. Specifically, Sarah led projects to develop and test quality measures, including those subsequently adopted into national programs. Her content expertise includes mental health, substance use, child health, care coordination and patient-reported outcomes. Sarah also led research underpinning NCQA’s health equity accreditation program and supported CMS Office of Minority Health on contracts to identify disparities, develop methods for characterizing equity and identify opportunities for policy change. Sarah’s work on primary care practice systems contributed to the development of the patient-centered medical home program. She led studies to understand barriers to implementation of quality initiatives in multiple settings. Sarah has served on national panels for the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Quality Forum. Prior to NCQA, Sarah was an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas.
Sarah Hudson Scholle, DrPH, MPH