Health Transformation in Colorado: How SIM Can Support & Leverage Colorado’s “Can-Do” Spirit

This presentation will provide a brief overview of Colorado’s SIM grant and will specifically focus on how rural communities can be an integral part of two essential components of the project — practice transformation as well as the work of regional collaboratives to support integration of behavioral health and primary care.

Vatsala will present at CRHC’s Forum conference on Wednesday April 8th from 3:30-4:30pm.  The Forum conference is held April 8-10th at the Denver Sheraton West in Lakewood.  To register for The Forum, visit https://coruralhealth.org/theforum.

About the presenter:

Throughout her career in health policy and philanthropy, Vatsala has united traditional and non-traditional partners for the advancement of health-related issues. Before founding Rootstock, Vatsala was a healthcare consultant serving clients including Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado. She also supported healthcare delivery for low-income populations as a senior program officer at The Colorado Health Foundation. In addition, as a CDC Foundation program officer, Vatsala managed national and international projects in conjunction with multinational corporations, foundations and professional associations. She also has extensive experience in state and community-level health policy in Colorado and Georgia.
Vatsala’s wide-ranging civic involvement includes several positions on board of directors, committees and planning groups. Vatsala received a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, a Master of Arts from the University of Texas, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Colorado College in Political Science and History.