Meet Our Bryan Health Connect Team
Bryan Health Connect team members are ready to assist members and potential members with services to help navigate the changing health care environment.
We welcome you to contact any of our staff. You can also call us at 402-483-8891 or email us.
Jessica Heckman, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Jessica Heckman, MD, has a key role in building strong and collaborative relationships with providers, payers and large, self-funded employers. Dr. Heckman will champion physician and advanced care practitioner alignment strategies to support the PHO & ACO annual goals and objectives in the value-based health care environment.
Contact Dr. Heckman at 402-483-8891 or jessica.heckman@bryanhealth.org
Ben Sparks, MBA
President
Ben Sparks serves as the President of Bryan Health Connect, bringing over a decade of managed care experience within both health systems and health plans in the Midwest. Ben focuses on building partnerships with providers, payors, and other critical stakeholders, working with the BHC team to develop aligned incentives and common goals across both our ACO and PHO.
Contact Ben at 402-481-2124 or ben.sparks@bryanhealth.org
Sherry Radford, MSN, RN
Population Health Services Manager
Sherry leads and implements all value based care management services including chronic care management, behavioral health integration services and care navigation programs. She collaborates with organizations to ensure a cohesive and meaningful approach to quality care. This includes supporting teams to effect change through exceptional telephonic and on-site care coordination platforms. Sherry also offers consultative services to effectively improve population health and achieve successful care management outcomes.
Contact Sherry at 402-483-8897 or sherry.radford@bryanhealth.org
Colby Kruse, MS
Payer Relations Administrator
Colby leads all third party payer contract negotiations and all other contract related discussions with payers. He also provides consultation in all areas of payer and provider relations.
Contact Colby at 402-483-8890 or colby.kruse@bryanhealth.org
Tyler Frost
Senior Contracting & Risk Data Analytics
Tyler Frost serves as the key quantitative payor contracting expert for Bryan Health Connect, which includes creating tools, models, and analysis to evaluate agreements with payors, recommending and modeling proposed changes, and assessing the impact of contract and operational changes on financial results.
Contact Tyler at 402-481-2141 or tyler.frost@bryanhealth.org
Heidi Lauenstein, MBA, MSN, RN
Value Based Care Operations Manager
Heidi provides consultative services to BHC member clinics in managing the overall health of populations. She also works collaboratively with member clinics to improve quality and decrease costs through assessment of clinical performance, identification of gaps in best practice, and recommend improvement methods to transform patient care processes and improve quality outcomes.
Contact Heidi at 402-483-8895 or heidi.lauenstein@bryanhealth.org
Tina Ryan
Population Health Quality Improvement Advisor
Tina provides consultative services to BHC member clinics in managing the overall health of populations. She also works collaboratively with member clinics to improve quality and decrease costs through assessment of clinical performance, identification of gaps in best practice, and recommend improvement methods to transform patient care processes and improve quality outcomes.
Contact Tina at 402-483-8895 or christina.ryan@bryanhealth.org
Michaela Geiser, MPH
Population Health Quality Improvement Advisor
Michaela provides consultative services to BHC member clinics in managing the overall health of populations. She also works collaboratively with member clinics to improve quality and decrease costs through assessment of clinical performance, identification of gaps in best practice, and recommend improvement methods to transform patient care processes and improve quality outcomes.
Contact Michaela at 402-483-8895 or michaela.geiser@bryanhealth.org
Sharon Leners, BSN, RN
Grant & Clinical Linkage Coordinator
Sharon is responsible for management of grant programs, providing a population based perspective on ways to improve chronic disease prevention and management, accomplished by collaborating and creating linkages between the clinical, community, and public health sectors. Sharon also works collaboratively to align strategies with local, state, and national initiatives and to align strategies with other Bryan Health Connect initiatives.
Contact Sharon to learn more about the opportunities available to you at 402-806-0408 or sharon.leners@bryanhealth.org
Kim Larson, BSBA
Communications & Services Coordinator
Kim manages member services programs with Bryan Health Connect and providing communications and support.
Contact Kim to learn more about the opportunities available to you at 402-483-8899 or kim.larson@bryanhealth.org
Julie Fletcher
Member Relations & Support Specialist
Julie manages new membership, managed care contract payers and provides administrative support to the Bryan Health Connect team. She also has significant involvement with insurance payer and self-funded employer contracting processes.
Contact Julie for information on BHC's managed care contracts or for BHC membership at 402-483-8891 or julie.fletcher@bryanhealth.org
