Prunderground iconPrundergroundSep 15, 2026 ~3 min source read

WellLink Forms National Advisory Board to Guide Its Next Phase of Growth

A cross-sector panel of senior healthcare leaders will advise WellLink on innovation, data products, partnerships and national expansion as it shifts from regional association to national convener.

WellLink Launches National Advisory Board of Healthcare Leaders

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The board will advise on clinical and digital transformation, value-based models, data and analytics, workforce and operational efficiency, and commercialization of innovation.

WellLink intends to use the board’s cross-sector insight to inform technology priorities, data product development, programming, group purchasing and national partnerships.

WellLink has created a National Advisory Board composed of senior leaders across the healthcare ecosystem. The board's purpose is to give WellLink direct input on where healthcare organizations are headed and where the organization should focus its programs, data products and partnerships as it expands nationwide.

  • Tim Boltz, Carahsoft
  • Tom Cassels, Manatt Health
  • Katie Drasser, Rock Health
  • Mike Freni, Mass General Brigham
  • Aletha Maybank, MD, Novellawells
  • Patrick Newbold, Chief Information Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Jared Saul, MD, Vertex Health Partners
  • Joe Shonkwiler, MD, Google (Healthcare and Life Science Startup Lead)
  • Tiffany Wilson, Tif Wilson Advisory
  • Drew Zwiebel, Oracle

WellLink says healthcare organizations face shared complex challenges. The advisory board is intended to bring diverse perspectives together so WellLink can better anticipate emerging needs and identify where collaboration will have the greatest practical effect. The board will connect WellLink's work to the evolving priorities of health systems, payers, vendors and community health entities as the organization scales beyond its regional roots.

According to the announcement, the board will focus on concrete operational and strategic topics:

  • Clinical and digital transformation
  • Financial sustainability and value-based payment models
  • Data and analytics
  • Operational efficiency and workforce transformation
  • Innovation, commercialization and ecosystem development

How WellLink plans to use the board's input

WellLink intends the board's insights to shape multiple parts of its portfolio: technology priorities, programming and educational content, design and rollout of data products, and broader strategic initiatives that touch group purchasing and membership services. The organization frames the board as a forum for candid conversations to translate market insight into practical ideas WellLink can act on.

Look for WellLink to reference advisory board input in future announcements about new data products, partnership deals, programming for members, and initiatives tied to value-based care and digital transformation. The board's membership gives WellLink direct lines into federal policy (CMS), large health systems, major technology platforms and digital health investors, which could influence the organization's product and partnership roadmap.

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