Sparrow Care Network Committees

The Finance and Operations Advisory Committee and the Quality Advisory Committee function to oversee the operations of SCN through quality and cost control initiatives.

Finance and Operations Advisory Committee

The UM Health Sparrow Care Network (SCN) Finance and Operations Advisory Committee is designated as an Advisory Committee to the Board of Managers as defined in the SCN Operating Agreement. The purpose of the Committee is to oversee the operations of SCN, as well as the agreements developed with payers that achieve value-based pricing and aligned incentives for clinically-integrated contracts with healthcare purchasers, such as SCN sponsoring hospitals’ employee benefit plan, local self-funded employee groups, and third-party payers.

The following physicians serve on the UM Health-Sparrow Care Network Finance and Operations Advisory Committee

Malani Gupta, MD

Malani Gupta, M.D.

Anesthesia and Pain Management Consultants

Brooke Lemmen, DO SCN Finance & Operations Committee

Brooke Lemmen, DO

UM Health-Sparrow Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Marissa Miller, DO - SCN Committee

Marissa Miller, D.O.

UM Health Partners – East Lansing Primary Care

Wael Salman, MD - SCN Committee

Wael Salman, M.D.

Owosso Medical Associates, PC

Leighla Smith, DO, SCN Finance & Operations Committee

Leighla Smith, DO

UM Health Partners 111

Elizabeth Thomas, MD - SCN Committee

Elizabeth Thomas, M.D.

Alliance Obstetrics & Gynecology

Anurag Tikaria, MD

Anurag Tikaria, M.D.

UM Health Partners Nephrology

Quality Advisory Committee

The UM Health-Sparrow Care Network (SCN) Quality Advisory Committee is designated as an Advisory Committee to the Board of Managers as defined in the SCN Operating Agreement. The purpose of the Committee is to develop and monitor SCN’s evidence-based Clinical Integration Quality Program for services across the continuum of care. The SCN Quality Advisory Committee responsibilities also include ensuring that the technology infrastructure (SCN Physician Performance Dashboards and other associated software) supports the collection of and reporting of physician data.

The following Physicians serve on the UM Health-Sparrow Care Network Quality Advisory Committee

Kristin Bredin, DO, SCN Quality Advisory Committee

Kristin Bredin, DO

Medical Director, UM Health-Sparrow Hospice & Palliative Care

Shahrzad Brown, M.D. | UM Health-Sparrow Lansing

Shahrzad Brown, M.D.

UM Health-Sparrow Lansing

Laurie Hult, MD - SCN Committee

Laurie Hult, M.D.

Lansing Pediatric Associates 

Milind Karve, MD - SCN Committee

Milind Karve, M.D.

Capital Cardiology

Travis Lee, DO - SCN committee

Travis Lee, D.O.

Anesthesia and Pain Management Consultants

Andrew MacKersie, MD

Andrew MacKersie, M.D.

Lansing Radiology Associates, PC

Diane Mater, DO

Diane Mater, D.O.

UM Health Partners East Lansing Primary Care

Michael McDermott, MD

Michael McDermott, M.D.

East Lansing Orthopedic Associates, PC

Albert Ross, MD

Al Ross, M.D.

Michigan Gastroenterology Institute, PC

Lakeeya Tucker, DO

Lakeeya Tucker, D.O.

Alliance Obstetrics & Gynecology