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Sparkle Barnes MHR

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer, CNECT and Health Center Partners of Southern California

Sparkle Barnes is an experienced executive with a history of successfully balancing strategy formulation and execution. Sparkle currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer for Health Center Partners of Southern California, an enterprise of four companies that work collaboratively to help members improve operational efficiencies and deliver high quality health care to an 800,000 safety net population in Southern California. In addition to serving as Chief Strategy Officer of the enterprise, Sparkle is the Executive Vice President of CNECT serving as the principal administrator of the nationally recognized group purchasing organization (GPO) since 2012. With over 8,000 GPO member organizations, Sparkle has overseen the development and implementation of three successful strategic plans that have led the company to historic returns while driving even greater member value.

Appearances

  • Thumbnail for Innovative Practices for Clinically Integrated Networks
    Date
    March 28, 2019
    This session will highlight recent publications in the "Best Practices in Accountable Care" series and provide participants with an opportunity to interact with featured organizations…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Henry Tuttle
    President & Chief Executive Officer, Health Center Partners of Southern California
    Speaker Image for Sparkle Barnes
    Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer, CNECT and Health Center Partners of Southern California
  • Thumbnail for HMA2 Education Session #2: Evolving Roles of PCAs and HCCNs
    Date
    November 16, 2020
    Explore the unique value in community systems of care during a discussion about evolving and emerging roles of PCAs and HCCNs in non-traditional partnerships, health advocacy, and capacity building…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Amy Behnke
    Chief Executive Officer, Health Center Association of Nebraska
    Speaker Image for Shelly Ten Napel
    Chief Executive Officer, Community Healthcare Association of the Dakotas
    Speaker Image for Karen Ford Manza
    Director of Strategic Partnerships, Nevada Primary Care Association
    Speaker Image for Sparkle Barnes
    Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer, CNECT and Health Center Partners of Southern California

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