Heather Harper
About Heather Harper
Heather Richards' Title and Role
Heather Richards is the Chief Revenue Optimization Officer at Atlas. In her current role, she leads the company's payor strategy and operations, as well as centralized Revenue Cycle Management services. Her work focuses on developing value-based arrangements, optimizing revenue with managed care contracts, and delivering best-in-class revenue cycle results.
Heather Richards' Experience and Leadership
Heather Richards has more than 20 years of experience as a transformational and results-oriented leader. She is recognized as a leader in the industry and a champion of health care innovation. Her expertise extends to strategy, business operations, and mergers and acquisitions across healthcare organizations. She has played an integral role in the performance improvement of physician practices, ancillaries, and facilities.
Heather Richards' Previous Roles
Heather Richards has served in executive leadership roles at several highly regarded organizations, including Tenet Healthcare, United Surgical Partners International, Baylor Scott & White, Source One Management, and MPOWERHealth. Her experience includes developing and executing strategies for a Value-Based Healthcare business unit, which comprised a multi-state musculoskeletal specialty Clinically Integrated Network (CIN), episodic care delivery and management services, physician practice optimization solutions, and GPO offerings.
Heather Richards' Education
Heather Richards holds a master’s degree in business administration, magna cum laude, and a Bachelor of Science in accounting, magna cum laude, from Husson University, Bangor, ME. Her academic background has provided a strong foundation for her extensive career in healthcare strategy and operations.
Heather Richards in Healthcare Innovation
Heather Richards is known for her deep experience in healthcare innovation. She has successfully developed data-driven solutions for over 250+ facilities, aimed at improving client engagement and revenue cycle results. Her contributions have established her as a key figure in advancing value-based healthcare and optimizing operational performance across a wide array of healthcare services.