Steven Odom
Manager
Steven Odom, MHA, is a Manager at COPE Health Solutions with over 6 years’ experience in network management and healthcare analytics at multiple health care organizations. His expertise is in provider and institutional contracting, provider reimbursement, network adequacy, workflow optimization, and data analytics. Mr. Odom has deep knowledge of provider reimbursement methods based on Medicare and Medi-Cal fee standards from capitation, fee for service, DRG, ASC, DME, etc. He has a strong foundation in risk arrangements and CMS network adequacy standards. Mr. Odom holds responsibility for and advises clients with their contracting strategy, reimbursement methodology, provider network design, provider performance and reporting along with data analytics.
Prior to joining COPE Health Solutions, Mr. Odom served as a Manager of Provider Contracting and Network Strategy at Astrana Health. He negotiated and contracted with a variety of professional and institutional providers from primary care providers, ambulatory surgery centers to general acute hospitals. He established network adequacy strategies enabling entry in 10+ new markets across multiple states. He also revamped contracting operations by standardizing operational reporting and workflows resulting in reducing end-to-end turnaround times and streamlined integration of new markets.
Prior to Astrana Health, Mr. Odom was a Sr. Network Strategy Analyst at Optum where he conducted in-depth contract analyses (e.g. Financial Impact Analysis, market benchmarking, Medicare and Medicaid repricing) to support professional and institutional contracting.
Mr. Odom earned his Master of Health Administration at the University of Southern California, where he was awarded the Master of Health Administration Outstanding Student for his role as the President and Co-Founder of the Healthcare Case Competition Club. Previously, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society at the University of California, Los Angeles.