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10 telehealth program operations experts

These ten leaders have run telehealth and virtual care programs inside hospitals and health systems. A reader can ask them how virtual visit programs are staffed, scheduled and fitted into clinical workflows, and how those programs are measured and grown.

10 professionals10 companiesData retrieved September 28, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Amy Roberts

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Director, Mission Virtual Care · Mission Health

    Telehealth Services Group Director at HCA Healthcare since 2025, and former Executive Director, Mission Virtual Care at Mission Health (2016–2025), where the profile describes providing leadership, development and strategic execution of Telehealth and Virtual Care services across Mission Health. Former Manager, Telehealth at Mission Health (2011–2016).

  2. Beth LeCorgne

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director of Virtual Care Services · BJC Health Systems

    Director of Virtual Care Services at BJC Health Systems since 2024, leading the Virtual Care Services team for the East (BJC in St. Louis) and West (Saint Lukes in KC) regions and focused on growing virtual care programs across the system. Former Program Director Virtual Services at BJC Health (2019–2024).

  3. Donna Phinney

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director Duke Telehealth Office · Duke Health

    Sr. Director Nursing, Telehealth & Virtual Care Center at Duke Health since 2024, and former Director Duke Telehealth Office (2018–2026) and Associate Director Duke Telehealth (2016–2018) at Duke Health. The profile describes leading enterprise telehealth and virtual care strategy at Duke University Health System and an early leadership role in developing and scaling Duke Health's telehealth.

  4. Gerard Frunzi

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director Virtual Care · CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region

    Director Virtual Care at CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region since 2020, where the profile says he oversees virtual care for a region of 20 hospitals and hundreds of primary care and specialty care clinics. Former Telehealth Services Manager (2015–2020) and IT Systems Analyst (2013–2015) at Children's Hospital Colorado.

  5. Lisa Stofko

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Telehealth Director · CHOC Children's

    Telehealth Director at CHOC Children's since 2023 and former Telehealth Manager there (2019–2023); the profile describes developing and implementing new virtual programs and supporting, maintaining and optimizing live telehealth programs. Former Sr. Telehealth Analyst at St. Joseph Health (2016–2019) and Telehealth Project Manager II, Transformation Care Delivery at Kaiser Permanente (2015–2016).

  6. Mary Case

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Director Virtual Care · Parkland Health

    Senior Director Virtual Care at Parkland Health since 2024 and former Director of Virtual Care at Parkland Health (2019–2024). The profile says she leads the development and optimization of virtual programs at Parkland Health, resulting in improved patient access and satisfaction; her Parkland roles also include Transformational Initiatives Senior Project Manager (2013–2019).

  7. Melissa V.

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director - Virtual Care In Telehealth · MaineHealth

    Director - Virtual Care In Telehealth at MaineHealth since 2025, and former Telehealth Program Manager Virtual Same Day Care Practice Manager at MaineHealth (2023–2025). The profile says she leads a fully virtual walk-in clinic while managing projects from initiation to implementation with cross-functional teams, including IT.

  8. Nikki DeLucia

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director of Telehealth Operations · Yale New Haven Health

    Director of Telehealth and Digital Patient Experience at Yale New Haven Health System since 2023. Former Director of Telehealth Operations (2023) and Director of Ambulatory Telehealth (2021–2023) at Yale New Haven Health, and Associate Director of Program Development at Yale University (2019–2020).

  9. Sherene Schlegel

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Director , Telehealth Clinical Operations · Providence Health & Services

    COO CNO Virtual Care and Digital Health at Providence since 2023, Executive Director, Telehealth Clinical Operations at Providence Health & Services since 2019 and Telehealth Director of Clinical Operations there since 2015. Former Director of Telehealth at Swedish (2012–2015) and Stroke and Telestroke Program Manager at Providence Swedish (2009–2012).

  10. Walker Dupre, LOTR, MBA

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director of Telemedicine and Virtual Hospital Services · Ochsner Health

    Director of Telemedicine and Virtual Hospital Services at Ochsner Health since 2021; the profile headline reads Director of Ochsner Virtual Care Center, and the role covers ensuring quality of care and patient satisfaction and developing personnel and workforce for adequate staffing. Former Vice President Chief Operating Officer at Concerned Care Home Health and Hospice (2018–2021).

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Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01How do you staff and schedule providers for virtual visits alongside in-person clinics?
  2. 02Which telehealth services have held up in demand over time, and which did you scale back?
  3. 03How do you measure whether a telehealth program is working for patients, clinicians and the budget?

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