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 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
- 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