Paula is the Clinical Director of Integrated Care Management (ICM) at the Sutter Center for Integrated Care. Drawing on clinical and academic experience, she designs, implements, and evaluates person-centered health care delivery programs to meet the needs of patients and populations. She has over 30 years of healthcare clinical and leadership experience across care settings including home care, acute care, intensive care, cardiac rehab, education, and research. Prior to joining Sutter, Paula co-developed the Home-Based Chronic Care Model™, which received national excellence awards from the National Association of Homecare and Hospice and Modern Healthcare. She currently serves on the executive committee for a national health care quality initiative, the VNAA Best Practice workgroup, and as a reviewer for a leading homecare journal. In 2012, Paula was selected as one of 73 participants in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMMI) Innovation Advisors Program.