Cheryl Earls, Rn, Bsn, Pahm
About Cheryl Earls, Rn, Bsn, Pahm
Cheryl Earls is an Account Director at MCG Health, specializing in national and strategic account management. With extensive experience in medical management and clinical informatics, she has held various leadership roles in healthcare organizations since the early 1990s.
Work at MCG Health
Cheryl Earls currently serves as the Account Director for National and Strategic Account Management at MCG Health, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she focuses on customer success and account management, particularly with payor customers that have complex needs. Her responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to promote evidence-based guidelines and informed care strategies through clinical content and software solutions.
Previous Experience in Healthcare Management
Before joining MCG Health, Cheryl Earls worked at Kaiser Permanente as the Director of Quality Resource Management from 1999 to 2013, where she spent 14 years in the Greater Atlanta Area. She also held the position of Supervisor of Utilization Management at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc. from 1994 to 1999. Additionally, she worked as a Senior Clinical Consultant at Lumeris from 2013 to 2017.
Education and Expertise
Cheryl Earls earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Albany State University, where she studied from 1984 to 1988. She has extensive experience in medical management, clinical informatics, and consulting, with a focus on payer coverage and regulations for Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid. Her areas of specialization include utilization management, care/case management, accountable care, and population health management.
Leadership and Skills
Cheryl possesses strong interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills. She has a proven ability to motivate, mentor, and solve problems within her teams. Her collaborative approach enables her to work effectively with various stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes in healthcare management.
Career Progression
Cheryl Earls has had a progressive career in healthcare, starting as a Post Anesthesia Care Unit Staff Nurse at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital from 1991 to 1994. She then transitioned to roles in utilization management and clinical consulting, ultimately leading to her current position at MCG Health. Her career reflects a commitment to improving healthcare delivery and management.