AHIS, Alliance for Health Implementation Science

About / Governance

Effective governance, built in phases.

We're standing up the AHIS Board first, and it does the work of governance until the full structure is in place. Oversight is built into the MONARCH master protocol, so programs move fast without cutting corners.

Interested in serving on the Board?

Phase 1 · We are here

Our board is growing.

Our CEO, who also founded Rabble Health, recuses from any AHIS decision involving Rabble Health. Those decisions are made by the Board's independent directors.

Deanna Darlington serves as Board President, and two more independent directors have been approved to join. We have a few more seats to fill.

Interested in serving?
Who we're looking for
  • Clinicians and health system leaders
  • Patients and patient advocates
  • Implementation science and research leaders
  • Nonprofit governance, finance and legal expertise

Independent directors have no financial relationship with AHIS sponsors or Rabble Health.

Where we are

Three phases, one direction.

Each phase is time-boxed, so governance grows with the work, not ahead of it.

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Phase 1 · We are here
Now, time-boxed
Stand up the AHIS Board

The Board does the work: it reviews protocols and results, sets priorities and hears sponsor input through the annual survey. The Board is growing now.

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Phase 2
Time-boxed
Four governing bodies

The Board, one Implementation Advisory Committee, one Affinity Group and one Sponsor Advisory Council, all across AHIS.

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Phase 3
As programs grow
By care area

Affinity Groups, and Implementation Advisory Committees where volume requires, break out by care area.

How decisions flow

From a member's gap to shared results.

The loop every campaign and Implementation Support Program follows. In Phase 1, the Board fills each role.

Affinity Groupraises a gapCampaign or ISPunder an initiativeAdvisory Committeeoversees the workResultsshared with membersAHIS Boardfiduciary authoritySponsor Advisory Council gives input

Who governs what

Four bodies, clear roles.

Members of each body will be listed here as seats are filled.

Board of Directors
Phase 1: now
AHIS
Independent directors
What it does

Holds governance and fiduciary authority. In Phase 1, the Board also reviews protocols and results, and sets priorities. Our CEO recuses from any decision involving Rabble Health.

Interested in serving?
What it doesn't do

Delegate fiduciary duties to sponsors or affiliates.

Implementation Advisory Committee
Phase 2
Across AHIS
Clinicians, leaders and patients. Patient seats are contracted through advocacy organizations, at fair market value, with conflicts disclosed.
What it does

Oversees each Implementation Support Program: protocol, measures, ethics and results, under the MONARCH master protocol.

What it doesn't do

Include sponsors or paid partner seats.

Affinity Group
Phase 2
One across AHIS, then by care area
Patients, caregivers, patient advocates and community organizations
What it does

Brings the patient and community voice: raises the gaps members see, shapes campaigns, and helps choose what gets measured.

Join the interest list
What it doesn't do

Approve programs or direct funding.

Sponsor Advisory Council
Phase 2
Across AHIS
Sponsors and partner seats
What it does

Gives sponsors a formal channel to share the challenges, populations and outcomes that matter to them, including the annual Implementation Priorities Survey.

Sponsor AHIS
What it doesn't do

Vote, approve initiatives, set priorities alone, select speakers, or oversee protocols and results.

Standards

One standard for every program.

Every Implementation Support Program runs under MONARCH, AHIS's master protocol for implementation measurement, with a documented research and IRB determination before any participant-facing activity begins. Each program is a sub-protocol, so review focuses on what's new.

Our principles and policies

Help build AHIS governance.

Our Board is growing, and we're building the interest list for Phase 2.

Interested in serving?Join the Affinity Group list