Katherine Virkstis

Katherine leads Get Well’s clinical strategy and operations. Her team helps hospitals and health systems provide high-quality, personalized patient care by engaging patients, educating families, and empowering clinicians. Prior to joining Get Well, Katherine led the Nursing Executive Center and Clinical Best Practice Collaborative at Advisory Board for 15 years. Her research teams have focused on uncovering best practices to solve clinical, operational, and workforce challenges. She has worked with hundreds of executive teams at health care organizations in over 50 countries around the world. Katherine practiced family medicine for several years in Central Vermont. She has also served as a research consultant for PinnacleCare, a Baltimore health advising firm. She has authored over 70 publications, including 20+ articles published in various academic journals. Katherine also serves as a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA).