Tammy L. Zinsmeister

Tammy Zinsmeister has dedicated two decades of her life to COLA’s mission serving in a variety of roles as both a staff member and external advisor. While working for the American Society for Internal Medicine in the early 90s, Tammy became an expert in the federal CLIA law and regulations. In 1993, she joined COLA Inc. to launch the first Government Relations Office. For nearly eight years, she guided COLA’s deeming efforts at the national and state levels. She is also certified in Managed Care from the American Healthcare Management Association.

Ms. Zinsmeister combines her multi-disciplinary background to create inspiring, relevant, and meaningful educational experiences for lifelong learners. Encouraged by the recent work of the Institute of Medicine on Healthcare as a Learning System and seeing the opportunity for COLA Inc. to be a part of this new paradigm, she was delighted to be chosen and currently serves as Chief Innovation Officer. She and her team work to innovate COLA’s value proposition related to its educational, consulting, and accrediting services.