People

Areas of Expertise
- Compensation (Physician and Executive)
- Contracting (Employment, Payer, IT Vendor)
- Due Diligence
- Fair Market Value/Commercial Reasonableness Opinions
- Hospital/Physician Alignment/Integration
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Performance Improvement
- Post-Merger Integration
- Quality-Based Healthcare Initiatives
- Revenue Cycle Optimization
- Strategic Planning
- Transaction Advisory
- Valuation
- Value-Based Care and Reimbursement
Education/Memberships/Credentials
Ohio University
Master of Health Administration
Athens, Ohio
Thomas Edison State College
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Trenton, New Jersey
Certifications
Fellow, Healthcare Financial Management Association
Certified Medical Practice Executive
Certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt
Professional Memberships
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Medical Group Management Association
Stephen Ross, MHA, FHFMA, CMPE, a vice president with Coker Group, has over 15 years of industry experience successfully leading health system strategy and business development. His work encompasses mergers and acquisitions, physician practice/health system integration, physician compensation administration and plan redesign, operational efficiency, and financial and revenue cycle operations.
Stephen specializes in assisting healthcare organizations in hospital-physician alignment transactions, compensation valuation work, compensation plan redesign, strategic business planning, and operational/financial performance improvement. He has experience with multi-specialty physician practice administration, physician network development, Stark, Anti-kickback, healthcare finance, reimbursement, budgeting, capital management, internal auditing, managed care, facility planning, and project management.
Experience
- Led health systems in the development of strategic business plans.
- Developed physician compensation plans for hospitals and large physician groups.
- Reviewed physician compensation models through compensation valuation work.
- Assisted healthcare organizations with hospital-physician alignment transactions.