Sherene Schlegel

Sherene has been in healthcare for over 20 years, with more than ten years focused on telemedicine. She currently works for the third largest non-profit health care organization in the United States as the executive director of Clinical Operations. Prior to joining the Providence team, Sherene worked with Swedish Health Services, leading and managing their telehealth team as well as spent years leading the Stroke and Telestroke team. In her current role her teams focus on establishing a multistate provider network which includes contracting, onboarding and licensing and credentialing providers. Additionally she leads a telehealth billing and coding team as well as a team of clinicians responsible clinical program development, quality oversight and training models for telepresenters and providers. In addition to operational duties, Sherene is integrally involved in strategic planning/execution and aligning direction with partners and internal stakeholders. She has co-authored multiple publications and holds the Stroke-Fellow American Heart Association Award, as well as the American Stroke Association Impact Award. She has also served on the Disease Specific Certification Advisory Council for The Joint Commission, and on the AHA/ASA Stroke Nursing Rehabilitation Professions Committee.