Amy E. Chepaitis

Amy Chepaitis is in RTI’s Health Practice Area. She has more than 20 years of diverse and complementary experience in health care management, policy, research, consulting, and technical assistance/capacity building. With this experience, Dr. Chepaitis applies a unique understanding of varied aspects of health and social care to practical and theoretical work.

At RTI, her research and evaluation projects focus primarily on health care reform, community health care, and the integration of health, social, and supportive care. Her current project roles include leading major tasks such as qualitative evaluation or reporting tasks, and leading or co-leading state or awardee qualitative evaluation teams.

Before RTI, Amy directed the strategic planning function in a mid-sized community hospital; managed a small team at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), developing new and clarifying to internal and external stakeholders accreditation programs (products), standards, and policies; and led the health care practice of a small consulting group, providing technical assistance and capacity-building services to community-based organizations serving vulnerable populations, including PLWHA, the homeless, and the formerly incarcerated in a major metropolitan area.