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Employee Bios
Present Position
- Partner of Burkett Burkett & Burkett CPAs, P.A.
- Member of ResourceOne Health Management Service, LLC in Columbia, SC since 1996 - Provides management and tax advice to over 100 medical practices in South Carolina
- Member of Burkett Financial Services, LLC since 2002
Experience
- Staff Accountant with Cherry, Bekaert & Holland CPAs, a regional CPA firm in Florence, SC from 1974 to 1976
- Founded Burkett, Burkett & Burkett CPAs, P.A. in 1976 in West Columbia, SC
Professional and Civic Activities
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Accountancy
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants—Member
- Past President of the following Associations:
- South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants - Central Chapter of Certified Public Accountants - Cayce/West Columbia Civitan Club
- Cayce Rotary Club - AICPA Vision Project Team Member—Develop vision and direction for CPAs for the next 15 years
- Airport High School Educational Foundation—President
- Recognized in “The Best Tax Practitioner”, an article in Money Magazine as 1 of 4 South Carolina CPAs “Tax Pros” available for middle and upper-middle income taxpayers
Education
- University of South Carolina— Graduated: June 1974
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting
Interesting Facts
- Life Long Resident of South Carolina
- Married to former Jeannie Wynne
- They have two children: Tiffany and Brandi
Present Position
- Medical Consultant Manager
- Evaluates all aspects of medical practices, with emphasis on management, billing, and the resolution of problem areas encountered
- Experience with a broad range of specialties including Family Practice, Pediatrics, Urgent Care, Oncology, OB/GYN, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Urology, Endocrinology, Pharmacy, and Cardiology
Experience
- Columbia Neurosurgical Associates, P.A., 1998-2000—Administrator: Assisted in addition of two physicians into the practice, developed procedures to effectively capture hospital charges, and methods to monitor performance of an outside billing company
- UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc., 1996-1998—Billing Manager: Created and managed the corporate training section
- Increased corporate collections 51%, or 2.3 times the increase in charges for the same period
- Medical Park Pediatrics & Adolescence, P.A., 1992-1996—Practice Manager: Turned around two-year decline in patient volume to an increase of 16.4%. In 1995, profit increased by 24.2%
- US Army, 1969-1990—Fire Support Coordinator 3AD; Director of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security for the largest military community in Europe; and Chief of Inspections for an Office of the Inspector General - Scope of services includes interim management, valuations, physician needs assessments, projections, Practice start up, physician compensation plans, and certificate of need applications
Professional and Civic Activities
- Medical Group Management Association
- Healthcare Financial Management Association
Education
- Webster University—Graduated: 1985
- Master of Arts in Management - Command & General Staff College - Graduated: 1985 - Methodist College—Graduated: 1977
- Bachelor of Arts in History
Interesting Facts
- Resides in Columbia, South Carolina
- Once taught eighth grade Social Studies, General Science and Health in Tarboro County, North Carolina
Present Position
- Medical Consultant Manager with ResourceOne since 2001 - Works with several specialty providers including cardiology, nursing homes, podiatry, pain management, neurosurgery, family practice and general surgery
- Scope of services include: effective cash flow management, new practice startups, physician compensation models, system selection, charge capture and auditing of charges, general practice management, development of management tools, training and staff development, litigation support and practice valuations, nonclinical areas in physician practices and financial areas of hospitals
- Successfully increases cash flow, reduces AR days, reorganizes business offices, relocates physician offices, creates and implements policies and procedures, evaluation tools, performance tracking reports, and reduces wait times for patients in both hospital and physician practice settings
Professional and Civic Activities
- Dickerson Center for Children - Officer
- On board since 2004 - Healthcare Financial Management Association
- Medical Group Management Association
- South Carolina Medical Managers Association: Current President - On the board of the Lexington County Chapter
- South Carolina Access Managers Association: Spoke at their annual meeting in 1993 - American Academy of Professional Coders - National Chapter - Gives presentations on budget and financial practice management issues
Experience
- Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia, SC, 1997: Manager of Business Office
- Worked closely with physician practices owned by Lexington Medical Center as financial analyst for MSO
- Area manager for five OBGYN physician practices: Responsible for the operational and financial success and physician relations of the practice
- The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, 1995: Director of Business Office
- Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia, SC, 1992: Business Office Supervisor
- East Jefferson General Hospital, 1988: Billing Supervisor - Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA, 1983: Patient Accounts
Education
- Professional coder by the American Academy of Professional Coders
- University of South Carolina, Completed 39 Core Accounting Course Hours needed to sit for the CPA Exam
- University of New Orleans, 1983 - 1992, Completed equivalent of a degree in Business Administration and three semesters of graduate level courses toward a Masters in Business Administration - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Graduated:1977
- Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
Interesting Facts
- Resides in Columbia, South Carolina
Present Position
- Medical Consultant since 2003
- Provides medical consulting services to the health care community with an emphasis on accounts receivable management and related systems
Past Experience
- Intramed Plus, Columbia, SC, 1998-2003, Reimbursement Supervisor
- Trained/Supervised all staff in Reimbursement Department
- Performed weekly reimbursement meetings for training/testing in compliance issues
- Oversaw daily activities of personnel to verify completion of duties
- Interviewed, hired, disciplined and terminated staff and Performed quarterly and annual evaluations of reimbursement staff
- Checked all edit reports and claims before claims were transmitted for accuracy
- Balanced and closed the month/year end reports
- Carolina Glaucoma & Vision Center, Columbia, SC, 1996-1998, Insurance Manager
- Completed insurance companies’ applications and Credentialed Physicians
- Trained/Supervised front office staff
- Performed surgery verification and pre-certification
- Reviewed monthly accounts receivables and Balanced and closed daily/month/yearly charges and receipts - Calculated and documented monthly sales taxes for the practice
- Allergy and Asthma Associates, Columbia, SC, 1996-1996, Insurance and Collections Supervisor
- Eye Specialists of the Midlands, Columbia, SC, 1993-1996, Insurance Manager
- Trained and supervised front office personnel
- Performed surgery verification and precertification
- Reviewed monthly accounts receivables /collections
- Credentialed physicians/and completed insurance company applications
- Lexington Family Practice, Columbia, SC, 1990-1993, Insurance Referral Coordination/Secretary
Education
- East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, Graduated: 1987
- Bachelor of Science: Medical Technology - Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC, Graduated: 1994
- Degree: ICD-9 and Medical Terminology
Present Position
- Coding
- Insurance processing
- Chart Audits
Experience
- Blue Cross Blue Shield, Columbia, SC, 1983-1994
- Responsibilities included customer service, claims processing, coordination of benefits, and management - won the “Blue Diamond” award for outstanding customer service and exceptional work ethics
- Columbia Cardiology Associates, PA, Columbia, SC, 1994-1998: Charge Coder and Keyer
- Responsible for coding and charge entry for nine physicians.
- Columbia Heart Clinic, PA, Columbia, SC, 1998
- merged management systems of the two former Practices and was instrumental in decision making for the needs and setup of the new system
- April 2000, promoted to Billing Manager for the 21 physician Practice
- Midlands Orthopedics, PA, Columbia, SC, 2001, Director of Insurance
- Renegotiated the Practice’s managed care contracts and performed carrier contracting and credentialing for the Practice’s ambulatory surgery center
- Reduced A/R backlog, increased collections, educated staff to effectively collect from insurance companies, and ensured optimal reimbursements were captured from payers
- October 2002, Debra was responsible for assisting in the conversion of the Practice to a new practice management system; creating various files, tables, setting parameters, and the training of staff for the billing portion of the system
Professional and Civic Activities
- American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - Past President (2006)
- AAPC Capital Coders—Coder of the Year (2004)
Present Position
- Medical Consultant since 2000
Experience
- Columbia Neurosurgical Associates, PA, Columbia, SC, 1992- 1998: Practice Administrator
- Developed budgets, analyzed practice profitability, monitored cash flow, administered accounts payable, payroll, and generated financial statements
- Reviewed and negotiated managed care contracts, developed and implemented marketing plans and surveys, restructured and administered employee/physician benefits, including establishing a 401K Profit Sharing Plan
- Implemented new practice management and financial management computer systems
- Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC, 1998-2000: Management Consultant
- Responsible for grant budget preparation and reporting for Richland Healthy Start, marketing materials and advertising campaign of the project
- Worked as an internal consultant responsible for identifying, investigating, and implementing cost-saving opportunities
- Implemented an operational benchmarking system and analyzed both the hospital and alliance wide results
- Evaluated Press, Ganey patient satisfaction results, targeted areas for improvement, and presented information to upper level management as well as the board of directors
- Involved and assisted in organizing the preparation efforts for the JCAHO process
- Worked with the nephrology service line and functioned as liaison between the physicians and administration.
Professional and Civic Activities
- Palmetto Richland Employee Activities Council—Former Chair
- Palmetto Richland Adopt-A-Street Program—Former Chair
- Lunch Buddy Mentoring Program
- Medical Group Management Association
- American College of Medical Practice Executives Nominee
- SC Medical Management Association
Education
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Graduated: 1997
- Masters Degree in Business Administration
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Graduated: 1991
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major: Marketing
- Member: Phi Beta Kappa |
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