Institute on Healthcare Systems

Pilot Sites

Sapient Health

The Diabetes Center

BrightStar Health

Northern Lights Health

Modern Day Health Care

James Family Practice

Andrews Healthcare Consulting

Mobile Care Partners of Connecticut

Sapient Health

Sapient Health Services is a Nurse Practitioner (NP) owned and operated company that serves two clinic locations in central Virginia, Huddleston Health and Wellness, and Big Island Health and Wellness with two NPs. The company’s current staff consists of two NPs. The owner, Phyllis C. Everett, founded Sapient Health Services in December of 2016. Services include genetic and pharmacogenomic testing, pediatrics at the Big Island location, CBD certifications for select conditions, and mental health counseling provided via telehealth. As of February 2023, Sapient Health Services provides care for 802 patients.

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The Diabetes Center

The Diabetes Center is a Nurse Practitioner (NP) owned private practice in Ocean Springs, Mississippi that specialized in diabetes care and management. The current staff consists of three NPs. Brook Botts and Shayna Perkins are both family NPs treating patients aged 3 and older. The owner, KC Arnold, is an Adult NP treating patients 13 and older. She founded the practice in November of 2005 to provide access to diabetes care in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The Diabetes Center now serves a patient panel of 10,400 as of February 2023, and operates within a 75-mile radius on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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BrightStar Health

BrightStar Health is a primary care and mental health practice in North Brookfield, MA. The practice’s staff currently has two Nurse Practitioners (NP) Albert Olivera and Lorraine Bock. Bock, the owner, is a CRNP who works both at BrightStar and another of her clinics, Peaceful Balance Health & Wellness in Carlisle, PA. She acquired BrightStar in August of 2022 from the previous owner, Wendy Sergeant. The practice has a panel of 1250 patients, as of February 2023, and provides exclusively in-office care.

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Northern Lights Health

Northern Lights Health is a healthcare company operating in Rosemount, MN and the nearby area. Staff consists of five Nurse Practitioners (NP) and one physician. Their clinical focus is primary care, with additional services in psychiatric and neurocognitive testing, joint injections and urgent care.  Northern Lights Health provides home-based and facility-based care, and currently does not have a centralized office location. The team serves nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and assisted-living facilities. As of February 2023, they have a patient panel of 2200, and are in an area with a primary care provider shortage.

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Modern Day Health Care

Modern Day Health Care is a Nurse Practitioner (NP) led company with a clinical focus of primary care, with additional services in physical therapy, chronic disease and weight management, remote patient monitoring, presurgical visits, and diabetes education. Providers work at the office location in Aberdeen, SD or provide home based care by traveling to patients. Modern Day Health also offers care in nearby states (IA, MN, NE, ND, and CO), through their telehealth services. They have a patient panel of 923 as of February 2023.

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James Family Practice

James Family Practice is a Nurse Practitioner (NP) owned and operated practice in Hagerstown, MD. Their clinical focus is in primary care. The practice’s sole provider is Stacy James, who has been the owner since November 2021, and is both a family NP and doctor-of-nursing. James Family Practice has a patient panel of 800 as of February 2023, and is in a medically underserved area. The clinic provides telehealth options to patients alongside the office location and can refer to nearby health specialists and medical centers.

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Andrews Healthcare Consulting

Andrews Healthcare Consulting is a Nurse Practitioner (NP) owned and operated practice in Trenton, FL. The clinical focus is primary care, with additional mental health, palliative care, and chronic care management services. The staff consisted of 6 NPs with experience in primary care, family medicine, geriatrics and psychiatric mental health. The owner, Logan Andrews, founded the practice in May of 2018. As of February 2023, Andrews Healthcare Consulting treats 2000 patients, and is in a medically underserved area with a primary care provider shortage

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Mobile Care Partners of Connecticut

Mobile Care Partners of Connecticut (MCPCT) is a Nurse Practitioner (NP) owned and operated practice in Bantam, CT. The practice’s clinical focus is primary care, and they provide both office and home-based services. Their home-based services include both the diagnostic and treatment aspects to care. They can provide in home lab testing and imaging, as well as annual physicals and disease management. Additionally, the practice offers telemedicine services, and can make referrals to specialists in the area. The current staff consists of 3 NPs. The owner, Lindsey Maloney, is a primary care NP and founded the practice in August of 2020. MCPCT has a patient panel of 2000 as of February 2023.

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