Cockeysville, MD – September 27, 2023 – TREND Health Partners (“TREND”), a leader in credit balance management and payment accuracy solutions for healthcare payers and providers, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Sarah Armstrong as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Armstrong succeeds TREND’s founder and former CEO, Jeff Donnelly, who will continue to serve as TREND’s Chairman of the Board.

Armstrong brings decades of experience in healthcare revenue cycle operations and technology, having managed and scaled businesses that deliver innovative solutions to numerous healthcare organizations. She also brings a dedication to client service, a passion for leadership, and a long track record of building high-performing teams. Most recently, Sarah served as Chief Operating Officer at Ensemble Health Partners. At TREND, Armstrong will be responsible for stewarding the company’s continued rapid growth and solution expansion, while also pursuing the long-term transformation of how payers and providers resolve inaccurate payments.

“We could not be more excited to have Sarah on board as our new CEO,” said TREND’s founder and former CEO, Jeff Donnelly. “Since our inception just five years ago, we have strived to build a unique culture combining hard work, collaboration and transparency. Sarah exemplifies this ethos and also brings deep and highly relevant experience in healthcare reimbursement. I am confident that Sarah is the right person to position TREND for long-term growth and success.”

Tyler Shean, Principal at Lone View Capital, also praised the appointment, saying, “Sarah possesses a rare blend of industry expertise, leadership acumen and alliance-building skills, which are crucial for reshaping the age-old dynamics between payers and providers.”

“I am truly honored to lead TREND Health Partners and our amazing team,” said Armstrong. “I was determined to join an organization that was actively transforming healthcare and was immediately attracted to TREND’s unique technology platform, which helps payers and providers find common ground to resolve payment inaccuracies and reduce inefficiencies. I believe that innovative solutions such as TREND’s will only become more important as healthcare costs rise, reimbursement complexity increases, and payer/provider abrasion grows.”

Armstrong continued, “I would also like to thank TREND’s founder, Jeff Donnelly, for his many accomplishments in this space, but also for the positive impact he’s had on the lives of so many team members. I hope to continue his legacy of building a company that combines great culture and commercial success.”

About TREND Health Partners
TREND is an independent, technology-enabled payment integrity company. Through a suite of credit balance management and payment accuracy solutions, TREND facilitates collaboration between healthcare providers and payers for mutual benefit, striving to eliminate waste, reduce abrasion, and enhance healthcare access. For more information, please visit http://www.trendhealthpartners.com.