Experience

Brattleboro Retreat

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Brattleboro, Vermont, United States



Mazars in US

• United States
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Healthcare

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2023

  Greater New York City Area



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Health Industries- Advisory

  • Aug 2010 - Oct 2017

  National Over 18 years experience in healthcare, specifically related to managed care contracting and reimbursement, pharmaceutical reimbursement and medical coding, as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC). Specifically, she reviews contract terms and rates to provide insight for contract negotiations to maximize facility reimbursement. She also conducts data analysis to determine appropriate payments and comparison for rate negotiations. Valerie has experience with contract management systems (i.e… Show more Over 18 years experience in healthcare, specifically related to managed care contracting and reimbursement, pharmaceutical reimbursement and medical coding, as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC). Specifically, she reviews contract terms and rates to provide insight for contract negotiations to maximize facility reimbursement. She also conducts data analysis to determine appropriate payments and comparison for rate negotiations. Valerie has experience with contract management systems (i.e. Med Assets, MediTract, EPIC, Experian, Concuity, ContractPRO and MediTech, just to name a few). Ms. Ostrander has significant management experience in effectively re-organizing, streamlining, and strengthening business operations and processes to maximize product delivery performance and profitability while meeting customer need. In addition, she has lead ICD-10 readiness assessments for providers which focus on the people, process and technology impact of the ICD-9/ICD-10 transition, as well specializing in the Managed Care component of these projects. Show less



Preferred Medical Marketing Corporation

• Vice President, Recovery Services

  • Jan 2007 - Mar 2010

  Charlotte, NC Claims data analysis of outpatient claims to determine if appropriate documentation exists to meet medical necessity requirements (i.e. LCDs, etc) in order to resubmit claims for reimbursement Revived declining Underpayment Recovery Department to achieve goal of $1 million in revenue within 2 years. Restructured entire department through development of policies and procedures, staff education while simultaneously increasing client base from 86 to 155 clients within one year



LASH GROUP HEALTHCARE CONSULTANTS

• Sr. Program Manager, Operations

  • Aug 1999 - Dec 2006

  Fast track of promotions from entry-level to senior management, serving in a variety of critical positions culminating as Sr. Program Manager, Operations of legacy, multi-million dollar program.



Carolinas Home Medical

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Patient Accounts

  • Oct 1998 - Aug 1999

  Charlotte, NC Effectively reduced outstanding AR for private commercial and Workers' Compensation claims from $12 million to $9 million.



Ellis Hospital

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Patient Accounts

  • Oct 1995 - Oct 1998

  Schenectady, NY Independently reduced $6 million in outstanding accounts receivables to $3 million in six months. Self-taught coding and NYS Workers' Compensation Laws and Procedures