SHAUN BEGGS, CPA

RR 5 Box 1664 C
Eufaula, OK 74432
(405) 570-8044
sb10e767c@westpost.net
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COMMITMENT | LEADERSHIP | INTEGRITY
Over 17 years' experience with accounting, consulting, business development and
management operations for leading health care organizations. A proven visionary
and strategic leader that translates business strategies into measurable results
commensurate with the best interest of shareholders, customers, employees, and
the public. Significant experience in regulations, accounting, contract negotiat
ion, information systems, strategic planning, partnership building and project m
anagement. Demonstrated success motivating staff to peak performance levels, dev
eloping success in C-level relationships, and building a network of peers and kn
owledge resources. Dedicated to maintaining a reputation built on knowledge, qua
lity, service, and uncompromising ethics.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Strategic/Tactical Planning
Contract Negotiation
Regulatory Compliance
Mergers/Acquisitions
Financial Analysis
Budgeting/Forecasting
Customer Service
Construction Management
Operations Management
New Business Development
Insurance and Risk Management
Quality/Market Analysis

HIGHLIGHTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - McAlester Regional Health Center, 11/2004 to 10/2010:
Revenue Generation - Within five years, increased net revenue by $20 million.
Profitability - Improved operating performance from annual losses/break even per
formance to annual margins of 3.5 to 5%.
Physician Recruitment - Within six years, recruited more than 30 physicians. Imp
lemented hospitalist program managing average daily census of up to 60 patients.
Quality Improvement - First hospital in Oklahoma to adopt DNV accreditation proc
ess including the implementation of ISO 9001 standards. Consistent performance i
n the top quartile on all core measures.
Business Development - Developed Managed Services Organization to support more t
han 25 physicians with practice management and information system capabilities o
f NextGen and Allscripts (Mysis). Developed and expanded the following services:
Wellness Center, Dialysis, Sleep Lab, Geriatric Counseling and Urgent Care.
Customer Service - Developed a 36 month culture development plan and hired an in
dependent facilitator for implementation. Program resulted in improved employee
engagement, established a solid team culture, and resulted in statistically sign
ificant improvement in employee and patient satisfaction in each of 5 years as m
easured by Press Ganey. Recognized at national conference as Inspiring Administr
ator by Custom Learning Solutions.
Operations Management and Strategy - Led board and senior management discussion
and decisions involving vision and strategy, enterprise-level decisions, standar
dization of best practices, and project governance oversight. Managed administra
tive, legal, and financial functions for both the hospital and its owned and ope
rated companies.
Emergency Management - Received Citation from the Oklahoma Senate and Letter of
Commendation from Brad Henry, Oklahoma Governor for management of 2007 Ice Storm
resulting in proclamation for McAlester Regional Health Center Day at the State
Capital.
Creative Spirit - Developed community-wide inspirational educational program wit
h Patch Adams as keynote speaker/facilitator highlighted by an underwear parade
in the inpatient rehab unit and a food fight in the cafeteria with residents of
the assisted living center.
Insurance/Risk Management - Partnered with several hospitals in the state to dev
elop a malpractice captive insurance company resulting in annual premium savings
of more than $1.2 million.
New Business Development - Partnered with several hospitals in the state to deve
lop a provider network and regional group purchasing organization resulting in c
umulative savings of $1.6 million since inception.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - McAlester Regional Health Center, 10/2003 to 6/2005
Accounting - Implemented new accounting policies and procedures related to accou
nts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets and general ledger reporting. Ins
talled accounting software for foundation and medical office building public tru
st. Prepared financial analysis, budgets and forecasts for presentation to finan
ce committee and board of trustees.
Auditing - Coordinated annual external audits and prepared client work papers.
Compliance - Developed and expanded corporate compliance plan including integrat
ion of CMS, OIG, and Public Trust requirements. Resolved IRS reporting issues re
lative to tax reporting compliance on forms 990, 1099 and 5500.
Reimbursement - Initiated cross-over bad debt recovery project resulting in near
ly $1 million in additional Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement. Re-negotiated all m
ajor payer agreements increasing annual net revenue by $1.5 million. Implemented
revised collection and charity care policies including eligibility services, di
scounts and upfront collections program.
Insurance/Risk Management - Implemented self-funded worker's compensation and ri
sk management program resulting in reduction in annual worker's compensation cos
ts of $400,000.
Financing - Completed tax-supported financing for $4.5 million Wellness Center a
nd additional financing for multiple construction and capital equipment projects
.
Operations Management - Responsible for foundation, accounting services, patient
financial services, management information systems, materials management, corpo
rate compliance, managed care, and health information management.
DIRECTOR FINANCE/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - VHA Oklahoma/Arkansas, 4/1998 to 12/2003
Accounting - Compiled financial statements for several health care related corpo
rations offering services to hospitals in the areas of group purchasing, welfare
plan administration, case management, and demand management/nurse triage call c
enter. Present financials at monthly board of directors meetings.
Auditing - Coordinated annual external audits and prepared client work papers.
Financial Analysis - Prepared financial analysis, operating and capital budgets
and forecasts for presentation to finance committee and board of directors. Deve
loped tax strategy for regional cooperative to reduce state, federal and franchi
se tax liability.
Business Development - Became a licensed property and casualty insurance agent t
o assist hospitals with self-funded workers compensation plans in securing compe
titive re-insurance quotes and sharing in commissions through cooperative struct
ure.
Consulting - Directed consulting service bureau for 35 hospitals in the areas of
hospital operations, quality, strategic planning, business development and mark
eting. Developed hospital benchmarking, comparative analysis and research initia
tives. Installed Thomson Reuters productivity and quality software. Utilized mul
tiple risk and severity adjustment systems including Medstat Disease Staging and
3M's APR-DRGs to prepare quality analysis.
Education - Facilitated educational and learning networks for hospital chief fin
ancial officers, marketing executives, and financial analysts.
MANAGER ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL OPERATIONS - VHA Oklahoma/Arkansas, 12/1996 to 4
/1998
Accounting - Managed all accounting and budgeting responsibilities for VHA regio
nal office. Compiled financial statements, processed accounts payable and accoun
ts receivable transactions. Performed bank reconciliations and posted monthly ge
neral ledger entries. Developed accounting policies and procedures.
Auditing - Coordinated annual external audits and prepared client work papers.
Operations Management - Managed all internal operations including facilities, eq
uipment, human resources, information systems and organizational development.
Information Systems - Coordinated upgrade of 50 users from Novell, GroupWise, Lo
tus and WordPerfect to Microsoft Server, Office and installed Business Works acc
ounting software.
Business Development - Assisted in RFP response for SoonerCare (Medicaid) nurse
advice line. Developed regional contracts for air gas, equipment rental and repa
ir program and paging services.
PLANNING ASSOCIATE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT - Integris Health, 8/1995 to 12/1996
Strategy - Supported strategic planning efforts of individual hospitals and syst
em C-Suite with market and competitor intelligence utilizing Claritas demographi
cs, Milliman and Roberts managed care forecasting tools, cost reports, MedPar da
ta and other market research.
Strategy - Prepared position paper for corporate lobbyist to support the reinsta
tement of certificate of needs laws based on national research of trends in stat
e laws and utilization statistics from the Dartmouth Atlas.
Market Analysis - Identified targeted communities and service locations utilizin
g traffic studies, utilization statistics, socio-economic data, demographics, pr
ojection models and life-stage planning software from MedStat. Prepared communit
y health status analysis for 15 communities utilizing data from county and Oklah
oma State Department of Health resources.
Mergers - Participated in merger development teams that developed the system nam
e, and created core values, marketing strategy, human resources and insurance pr
ograms for newly developed system.
Acquisitions - Supported the RFP process for the acquisition and partnership for
acute care hospitals, mental health services and hospice. Provided core data an
d financial analysis for multiple acquisitions.
Financial Analysis - Prepared contribution margin analysis for key service lines
and owned physician practices to determine divestiture and growth strategies.
Fundraising - Prepared core analysis and grant application for mobile clinic str
ategy that resulted in grant of $650,000 from the Paul Simon Children's Health F
oundation.
STAFF ACCOUNTANT - Baptist Healthcare of Oklahoma, 2/1993 to 8/1995
Accounting - Processed payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable transac
tions for rural hospital system. Prepared cash transactions and bank reconciliat
ions for self-funded welfare, workers compensation and liability programs. Poste
d monthly general ledger entries. Maintained proper accounting for bond transact
ions and fixed asset schedules.
Operations - Served on executive operations team for the management of 15 rural
hospitals and related organizations.
Organizational Development - Assisted with corporate wide training in Covey's Se
ven Habits of Highly Effective People, Joiner's Team Handbook and Juran CQI.
Acquisitions - Supported acquisition strategy with due diligence, financial anal
ysis and proposal/presentation development resulting in the acquisition of 3 hos
pitals.

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY - MBA, Healthcare Administration
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY - BBA, Accounting/Healthcare Administration
NIMS - ICS 100, 200, and 700
Member of the American College of Healthcare Executives
Member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member of the Oklahoma Financial Management Association
Member of the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants

GOVENANCE AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

AROK Purchasing Coalition, Board Member - 2008 to 2010
City of McAlester Audit and Finance Committee - 2010
Heartland Healthcare RRRG, Board Member(VICE CHAIRMAN) - 2004 to 2010
LifeCare Health Services, Board Member - 2004 to 2010
McAlester Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC (PRESIDENT/CEO) - 2004 to 2010
McAlester Diabetes Advisory Board, Member - 2003 to 2010
McAlester Economic Development Foundation, Board Member - 2005 to 2010
McAlester Public Health Authority (PRESIDENT/CEO) - 2004 to 2010
McAlester Regional Dialysis Center, LLC (PRESIDENT/CEO) - 2004 to 2010
McAlester Regional Health Center Foundation, Board Member - 2004 to 2010
McAlester Medical Services, LLC (PRESIDENT/CEO) - 2005 to 2010
Mercy Free Clinic, Board Member - 2005 to 2010
VHA Oklahoma/Arkansas, Board Member - 2004 to 2010

REFERENCES

Brian Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Custom Learning Solutions - Calgary, Alberta
(403) 607-7444
Chuck Skillings, Chief Executive Officer
Unity Health Center - Shawnee, OK
(405) 878-8110
Tim Reddout, President/COO
LifeCare Health Services - Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 440-8933
Scott Vaughn - Chief Executive Officer
Global Health - Tulsa, OK
(918) 809-5589
Dr. Don Shuller - Trustee, Chairman 2007 - 09
McAlester Regional Health Center Authority - McAlester, OK
(918) 424-5176
Rick Wagner, Partner
Eide Bailly - Denver, CO
(303) 986-2454
Strawn Steele - Vice President Finance, Academic Organizations
Tenet Health - Dallas, TX
(469) 236-0289
Bill Gwartney - SVP, Chief Executive
VHA Oklahoma/Arkansas - Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 440-8901
Joel Tate - VP Program Development
Medical College of Augusta - Augusta, GA
(205) 300-3406
Craig Jones - President
Oklahoma Hospital Association - Oklahoma City, OK
(405) 427-9537