Bio

Ellen has over 38 years of experience in business development, managed care operations, negotiations and strategic planning. She has extensive experience in payer relations, hospital and physician contract negotiations, managed care operations management, marketing, and strategic planning. She served as the Strategic and Technical Managed Care Advisor for the University Health Systems Consortium (UHC). Currently, she provides strategy and business development as well as managed care contract negotiation for many regional and academic medical centers across the country.

Experience

Professional Experience

• 23 years as a Managed Care Consultant, providing technical expertise in the area of contract negotiation, strategic planning, medical group development, and health plan negotiations as well staffing plans and health system reorganizations
• 10 years as a Senior Executive in an Academic Medical Center, developed and implemented market strategies, payer relations, joint programs, hospital and physician managed care negotiations
• 5 years as a Hospital Administrator for several California hospitals

Project Experience

• Managed care contract negotiation and evaluation
• Medical group start up and development
• Joint program opportunities
• Staffing plans and reorganization
• Market analysis and strategic planning

Education

• Wheaton College, Norton, Mass—B.A., Government, Cum Laude
• Dartmouth College Exchange program, Government
• Yale School of Epidemiology and Public Health, M.P.H

Professional Organizations

• Healthcare Financial Management (HFMA)