Leadership Team

Sheryl Buchholtz-Rosenfield
Director of Clinical Operations
Sheryl joined Zimmet Healthcare in 1996, and has been the partner in charge of the firm’s growing clinical consulting team for nearly 20 years.
As a Board Certified Registered Nurse, Sheryl has devoted her career to serving the post-acute care community, remaining at the forefront of regulatory and payment changes for over 40 years. She is an active participant, speaker and member of many national organizations, including the AHCA/Health Care Compliance Association’s Post-Acute Care Services Care Committee. In this capacity, Sheryl works with representatives nationwide on matters impacting medical review and payment concerns.
Ms. Rosenfield has been a trainer of the MDS since 1990 and is among the nation’s leading resident-assessment experts. She is a founding member of AANAC, a national organization serving over 15,000 professionals associated with the assessment and care processes in skilled nursing facilities.
Sheryl has long standing relationships with many State and Federal agencies, having worked with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and various Medicaid agencies on multiple projects. She was appointed to the Technical Expert Panel established to evaluate the impact of the Medicare Prospective Payment System on provider operations and finances. She was a member of the clinical standards and training team for the Federal DAVE project and a Data Monitor for the Federal STRIVE initiative. She also served as an MDS 2.0/3.0 Manual reviewer, and remains highly engaged in improving the resident assessment process and empowering post-acute nurse managers.