Health Care Accounting

LYNN TIPTON

**** ****** ******, *********, ** ***10

805-***-****, *****@*******.***

QUALIFICATIONS:

Passed all 4 parts of the California C.P.A. exam. Has an M.B.A. in accounting and successful and progressive experience in accounting, financial analysis, management reporting, and auditing. Has worked in the financial services industry, health care industry, and with government entities. Has expertise in

• General accounting • Investment accounting • General ledger control • Report creation

• Written analysis of financial statements • Fixed asset reporting • Regulatory reporting • Grant accounting

EXPERIENCE:

(Various Consulting Engagements with Government Entities)

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT 1/06 - present

Researched transactions/prepared analyses of City of Ventura funds covering 8 years to reclassify inappropriate allocations.

Selected invoices and prepared related PDFs to document grant/contract activity for Ventura County’s ambulatory health care clinics under audit by the California Department of Health Care Services.

Analyzed balance sheet accounts and prepared schedules, AR aging report, and backup documentation as requested for audit of City of Port Hueneme and Port Hueneme Water Agency by the California State Controller’s Office.

Performed grant accounting for Pico Rivera’s JAG, CalHome, CDBG, DUI, FSS, HOME, Section 8, and other grants, ensured grant/contract compliance.

Researched, cleared-out backlog of City of Moorpark budget summaries/detail using Excel, Pentamation, Cognos software.

Interpreted City of Moorpark’s grant award agreements and monitored for compliance to maximize reimbursement of grants.

Prepared Medi-Cal cost reports for Ventura County Alcohol and Drug Programs to ensure county’s full reimbursement.

Monitored contractor compliance by reconciling Ventura County’s collections, receivables, and claims with contract service provider agreements.

Completed Ventura County quarterly regulatory reports of grant/contract administration and allocations of trust funds.

Completed reporting, using pivot tables, for Ventura County patient care programs under the Mental Health Services Act.

For Ventura County month-end/year-end close completed grant billing/payment reconciliations, calculated/recorded administrative allocations, journaled grant charges/accruals and payroll adjustments, and prepared grant financial reports.

UNITED GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC (formerly BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA), Camarillo, CA 6/97 – 9/05

MEDICARE AUDITOR

Reviewed and adjusted health care providers’ annual Medicare cost reports to ensure providers’ proper reimbursement. Documentation was reviewed for support of capital-related, administrative & general, and operating costs claimed.

Conducted focused audits at health care provider sites to document the integrity of the Medicare cost reporting process. Risks, likelihood, and potential impact were considered to identify the most significant risks and define the scope of the audit. The accuracy and consistency of the health care providers’ claim processing were audited.

Interacted with health care provider staff regarding Medicare claim documentation and other cost reporting requirements. The documentation provided was reviewed to determine whether costs claimed were reasonable, allowable, and allocable.

Completed hospital wage index reviews to enable calculation of salary-based portion of health care providers’ Medicare settlements. Supporting documentation used to compile the cost report wage index was reviewed and compared to the area wage index and the metropolitan statistical area wage index to derive an average hourly wage for the relevant labor market.

ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL, Lancaster, CA 8/96 – 6/97

STAFF ACCOUNTANT (Consulting Engagement)

Prepared monthly reports of results of operations for non-profit hospital administration’s use in management decisions. Reports covered patient service revenue, Medicare/Medi-Cal payments per discharge, capitation fees, third-party payments, contractual adjustments, charity services, unrestricted contributions, and investment income.

Reported monthly performance indicators, such as ratio and trend analyses, for hospital administration’s monitoring. Performance indicators included the daily census, average length of stay, patient and payout mix, FTEs per average daily census, bed occupancy rate, cost per adjusted discharge, readmission rate, inpatient raw mortality rate, patient satisfaction, AR days outstanding, AP days outstanding, etc.

Completed Quarterly Hospital Financial and Utilization reports to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development on services capacity, revenues and expenses by payer, and utilization by payer.

SOFTWARE USED: Cognos, DOS, Harvard Graphics, Lotus 1-2-3, McCormack & Dodge, Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook,

Word), Multiview, Norton Utilities, Pentamation, Q&A, Springbrook, SunGard, wIntegrate, WordPerfect

EDUCATION:

M.B.A., Accounting; State University of New York; Buffalo, New York

B.S.; Rutgers The State University; New Brunswick, New Jersey

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