Brien-Kevin Walker, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Develop business plans for start-up behavioral health organizations providing proforma analyses of market needs, competition, payer rates, expenses, workforce and management requirements. Discussed various In and Outpatient models and service line options.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Assisted the CEO directing all aspects of facility operations. Integral member of the executive leadership team participating in: daily “Flash” patient review; weekly senior leadership, atypical discharge Improvement team and patient experience huddle; monthly operational review with Corporate Office, quality improvement, medical executive, utilization review, and all staff Town Hall. Presented the regional strategic plan at the Annual CEO Conference incorporating right-sizing strategies to respond to volume changes within the Nevada Region. Responsible for the start-up of evening IOP and aftercare programs exceeding planned volume and contribution margin expectations. Prepared Monthly Operating Review submitted to the Corporate Office and presentation for action plan development by senior leadership team. Initiated flexible FTE staffing grids to assist departments with managing staffing levels with census volume. Developed new staggered staffing models minimizing positions for nursing and clinical departments based on daily census achieving EPOB expectations incompliance with staffing grids. Collaboratively developed nursing audits with the Nursing department for patient rounding, manual vitals sign performance and “Early Sense” (sleep monitoring system) for Nevada survey response and compliance. Redesigned admissions department area improving patient flow, identifying staffing requirements, addressing HIPAA privacy issues during the registration process, and new process for securing patient funds and credit card authorization for personal items purchased at facility convenience store.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Assisted the CEO directing all aspects of facility operations. Managed staff of 74 in Out-patient services, accounting & business office, utilization management, purchasing, information technology, plant operations, housekeeping and dietary departments. Integral member of administrative leadership team, participating on Hospital Board and Community Counsel and all routine hospital committees. Participated in the weekly Business Development meeting providing (year to year/month to month) comparative payor/unit admission data for agile and contemporaneous marketing strategies. Developed and presented the annual operating and capital budgets incorporating Malcolm Baldrige criteria (adopted throughout SBH) at the Annual CEO Conference. Operationaled monthly action plans implementing cost reduction and efficiency strategies identified by Home Office. Facilitated the adoption of Quint Studer principles by creating tools to spearhead the Malcolm Baldrige journey: comprehensive organizational patient satisfaction summary scorecards, scored evaluations and quantifiable employee ranking system, instituted flexible FTE grid models based on daily census along with incorporating staggered staffing schedules, prepared financial models justifying nursing loyalty (retention) and preceptorship programs. Actively involved with capital renovation projects throughout the hospital. Redesigned adult and adolescent patient courtyards in compliance with regulatory and safety standards. Successfully prepared the Request for Proposal for Behavioral Health Options of Nevada (Medicaid members) to deliver inpatient behavioral health services resulting in a $4M annual contract. Worked closely with the human relations department to revamp and update competitive pay strategies and policies to respond and reflect current community standards in Las Vegas, Nevada. Responsible for compiling monthly financial statements including comprehensive full balance sheet audit package.

Consulting services provided: Annual budget and business plan preparation, External auditor communication and correspondence, Development and implementation of comprehensive organizational Scorecards based upon best practice policies, Monthly financial statement and Audit packet preparation, Operational evaluations detailing process and efficiency improvements, and Coordinate with senior management team members organizational communication and implementation schedules.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

HCA, INC. - RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, KANSAS CITY, MO Vice President of Operations | Healthcare Executive3/2011 – 3/2013Charged with directing operations for all ancillary departments of this wholly owned subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America, Inc. * Managed 95 staff in CareNet and Mill Creek outpatient clinics, food service, housekeeping, maintenance, ancillary clinical services, utilization review, partial hospitalization program, Assessment and Referral Center, and SAGE, a contracted 10-bed geriatric unit at Cass Regional Medical Center. * As Ethics and Compliance Officer, performed all ethics and compliance training, and chaired quarterly meetings including policy review, performed all investigations and prepared the HCA’s comprehensive” Triennial Ethics and Compliance Audit.” * As Chief Staffing Officer, performed annual reevaluation and development of staffing plans, and executed daily oversight of hospital staffing for budgetary compliance.> Cut 2nd largest expense (Pharmacy Department -drugs) by 11% per patient day and 3rd largest expense (Dietary Department - food) by 9% per patient day. > Achieved best practice status from The Joint Commission and HCA- Behavioral Health Division. > Increased scoring 114% over prior year for MQA Category 7 “Results” positioning RPC to achieve 2012 Award. > Cass Regional Medical Center-geriatric unit successes: achieved patient satisfaction (Press Ganey) 99th percentile, Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (CMS) 100%, physician satisfaction 92%, and improved employee engagement from 65% to 88%

Kansas City, Missouri Area

UHS, INC. – TWO RIVERS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, KANSAS CITY, MO Chief Financial Officer | Healthcare Executive8/2000 - 3/2011 Accountable for all financial operations for this wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. a psychiatric hospital with 240 employees and $26M in annual revenues. Controlled $20M operating budget and directed 27 staff in the Business Office, IT, transportation, food service, maintenance, and housekeeping departments. * Routinely appointed the Interim CEO during CEO absences and between CEO position vacancies. > Lowered annual expenses $100K. > Reduced bad debt and charity care by an estimated 50%.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Member of Corporate transition team to integrate Mariner and Rehability clinics. Supervised Legacy collections department achieving 108% of corporate goal. Created centralized billing/intake department for Kansas City and regional accounts payable department. Redesigned and automated standard clinical evaluation, progress note, and weekly financial/staff productivity reports. Involved with steering committee to establish a L.L.C. created as a vehicle to negotiate risk-sharing managed care arrangements.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

TGC Home Health Care-Private Division, Tampa, Florida, A privately owned home health agency.Supervised division including clinical and operational staff of 150 personnel. Negotiated and Secured $1,500,000 in government contracts with the Departments of Aging and Public Assistance (doubling the size of the organization). Reengineered the admissions process decreasing the admission time approximately 50% significantly improving client satisfaction. Redesigned non-skilled clinical documentation resulting in a 40% paper reduction. Evaluated and implemented Home Health and general ledger software/hardware system which enhanced timely and accurate processing of clinical documentation in conformance with governmental contract guidelines.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Healthcare Staff Auditor

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

TGC Home Health Care, Tampa, Florida, See Above

Malcolm Baldrige Examiner Training

Continuing Professional Education, Estate Planning

Project Management

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Accounting And Computer Science, 3.50

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Accounting And Finance, 3.0

Accounting And Business/Management, 3.3