Sr. Financial Analyst

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Aimee Brasington, MBA

Professional Experience

Senior Financial Analyst – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX August 2016 – Present

Serve as a liaison between upper management, joint venture partner, and clinical departments to manage recruitment strategies and develop financial projections to inform decisions.

Develop pro forma financial projections across 20 different service lines to enable senior leadership to make informed decisions regarding strategic growth.

Manage department and senior leadership expectations for timely recruitment while working with legal and affiliate parties to secure physician funding and program support.

Review employment agreement contracts and professional service agreements for accuracy and financial terms.

Calculate ROI and investigate potential reimbursement rates for capital asset purchase decisions.

Senior Financial Analyst – Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston, TX August 2015 – August 2016

Created and maintained master budget spreadsheets used to assist in developing, monitoring, interpreting, and presenting the budget information for all corporate functions, including capital requests, new initiatives and transfers between departments and functions.

Managed assumptions and devised allocation methodology for welfare and non-welfare benefits for system.

Managed budgetary GL Relationship processes for system.

Analyzed budget proposals, financial reports and expenditures, and developed recommendations for budget allowances.

Monitored departmental expenditures to ensure proper allocation of budgeted funds.

Processed budget revisions and reconciled with the general ledger.

Provided timely and accurate information for internal and external financial requests, including monthly financial reports, operating budgets, and ad hoc reporting.

Trained corporate employees on the budget process, timeline and use of budgeting software, EPSI Budget Manager.

Acted as a liaison and resource between the Budget Department and the Financial Accounting Department, Facilities and System Services.

Manager, Revenue Cycle – UT Health - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Houston, TX September 2014 – August 2015

Increased time of service collections by $220K in six weeks at UT Ortho by re-educating staff on best practices for collecting outstanding balances; understanding various types of debt in the billing and accounts receivable systems; and how to appropriately explain these to patients by implementing scripting.

Monitored revenue cycle activities including charges, collections, adjustments, contractual adjustments, write-offs, payer mix, accounts receivable and charge capture.

Created and maintained Revenue Cycle Dashboard and metrics to evaluate financial performance and productivity of the revenue cycle team on a weekly and monthly basis and report trends to administration, revenue cycle team and clinic managers to increase collections.

Monitored reimbursements from third-party payers for accuracy as per contracted rates; reviewed and monitored overpayments and underpayments.

Reported collections per RVU per financial class for specified periods of time to identify trends and/ or issues.

Conducted periodic reviews and analyses of the accounts receivable, billing areas, and providers and report to management when issues or trends are identified.

Prepared forecasts and estimates of clinical revenue by billing area, location, and providers for budget purposes and for new program initiatives; participate in strategic planning meetings for the department.

Researched and identifed trends in healthcare, national and local benchmarks, especially in academic healthcare.

Led various projects to increase collections for 34 clinic locations and 142 providers.

Senior Financial Analyst – St. Luke’s Medical Group, Houston, TX March, 2013 – September 2014

Led St. Luke’s Medical Group (SLMG) to finish fiscal year 2014 with a financial improvement of $1.4M, a 15% improvement to total budget.

Designed and managed new Accounts Payable processes, including monthly accruals, allocations, reclassifications, physician and visits statistics, variance analysis, and formal narratives where there were none before. Decreased the number of journal entries and reclassifications necessary for corporate accounting by 22% each month.

As Administrative Lead on the SLMG Finance & Compensation Committee, did solo research and presented compensation plans to SLMG Board of Director’s to adopt and finalize compensation plans for Physicians, Mid-Levels, and Directorships.

Maintained SLMG general ledger consisting of 110 cost centers and 33 pay sections.

Reported and analyzed physician clinics’ profitability and communicate trends to management. Led monthly financial discussions with various internal levels of management, corporate Financial Accounting and Decision Support departments, as well as participate in discussions with external levels of management regarding clinic volumes, profitability, and expense management.

Main point of contact between Financial Accounting department and all 501(a) clinics, providing Financial Accounting department with reports necessary for end of month closings for both St. Luke’s Health System and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI).

Reviewed all clinic expenses to ensure correct cost accounting and strong internal controls.

Created pro formas, provided financial analysis and strategic planning to evaluate the financial impact of the acquisition of existing clinics, formation of new clinics, and physician recruitment.

Oversaw the completion of forms and facilitate approvals for the CHI checklist process for property leases and adherence to Legal Policies 9 & 10 in physician contracting. Reviewed FMVs for leases and physician compensation to validate appropriate compensation is being provided.

Calculated and issued physicians’ bonuses (ancillary, productivity, quality and variable salary bonuses), as well as all other aspects of compensation packages (benefits, sign-on bonuses and relocation allowances).

Managed annual budget process by overseeing the budget development process, compiling revenue and expense reports, validating trends and strategic plans for the organization and developing internal communications between various levels of organizational leadership.

Project Manager – Methodist Orthopaedic Specialists of Texas, Sugar Land, TX January, 2010 – July, 2012

Created a successful ‘Self-Pay Early Out Program’ at MOST for collecting accounts receivable under 120 days. Program consisted of managing a team of 7 revenue cycle employees and auditing weekly/monthly progress on subsequent collections, which yielded an increased net return of 35%, which was $350K, in the first 6 months of the program.

Provided financial analysis, monthly reports and revenue cycle dashboards to Practice Administrator, physicians, and CFO of community hospital for five practice management systems.

Solely responsible for accounts payable for the entire organization.

Completed credentialing and state licensure for 14 physician and 6 non-physician providers at various local hospitals and ambulatory facilities.

Managed physician call schedules.

Applied for and maintained malpractice insurance for providers. Assisted in malpractice lawsuits.

Maintained relationships with outside vendors. Executed Business Associate Agreements to protect HIPAA/HITECH.

Prepared daily deposits and completed bank reconciliations. Closed 2 active practice management systems and 3 legacy practice management systems monthly.

Acted as MOST’s Safety Officer.

Created and analyzed patient surveys which guided the selection of marketing strategies. Placed print advertisements in magazines and newspapers. Launched and managed Facebook marketing campaign.

Service Coordinator – VCA Southwest Freeway Animal Hospital, Sugar Land, TX February 2007 – April 2009

Receptionist & Trainer – Centreville Animal Hospital, Centreville, VA June, 2002 – August, 2006

Legal Secretary – Law Office of P. Clark Kattenburg, P.C., Fairfax, VA August 2001 – June, 2002

Education

Master of Business Administration – Texas Woman’s University, Houston, TX 2009

Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a Concentration in Care Coordination – George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2006

System & Software Skills

Electronic Practice Management Systems & Billing Software, including Allscripts, Athena, eMedsys, Encite, EPIC, GE Centricity Business and NextGen; Financial Accounting Software, including PeopleSoft, Lawson and SAP; Crimson Medical Group Advantage; EPSi Administrator, Budget Manager and Data Loader; Microsoft Office; Microsoft Windows; QuickBooks; and Adobe Photoshop.

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