Biography:

Valerie Rock

Valerie serves as a Principal on the Firm’s Compliance Advisory Services team, specializing in physician coding, reimbursement, and regulatory compliance. With more than 15 years of experience in healthcare consulting, Valerie has assisted numerous clients with hospital-employed physician compliance and audit program development physician and laboratory compliance program advisory support, statistically valid sample-based refunds, physician and non-physician practitioner compliance, Medicare and Medicaid regulatory compliance and reimbursement methodologies, practice establishments, and practice operational consultations.

Valerie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  Also, she is Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), and HCCA, and is certified through the American Academy of Professional Coders as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC).

Kristen Davidson

Kristen brings more than 25 years of executive management and leadership experience to the Compliance Advisory team in health system and physician practice operations, regulatory compliance, human resources, and revenue cycle improvement. She assists health systems and physician practices with the development, design, and evaluation of their compliance programs. She also conducts pre/post-acquisition compliance and revenue cycle operations due diligence on behalf of buyers/investors and sellers preparing to go to market.

Kristen’s diverse experience offers a unique perspective that allows her to understand complex situations and advise clients. She served as adjunct faculty for the University of Memphis, is a published author and co-author, and routinely speaks on regulatory compliance and due diligence at national meetings.

Kristen holds a Master of Health Administration degree from the University of Memphis and a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management degree from the University of Tennessee. She is Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), a Certified Compliance and Ethics professional–international (CCEP-I), a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), and a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA). She is a long-standing member of the American Health Information Management Association and the Healthcare Compliance Association.