Gene Hicks

About Gene Hicks

Behavioral Health and Value Based Care: Apply the Essential Elements for Success:1 - Proactive Patient Care (identify and engage)2 - Scale Delivery (No patient left behind)3 - Access Every Dollar Available to You (No dollar left behind)4 - MAKE SURE YOU GET PAID EVERY DOLLAR. the first three are meaningless if you don’t get paid your contractual amounts. I make sure you get paid. Every Dollar – Every Time! This could mean an additional 10% to your bottom line. Every Year.In the new era of “Value-Based Care”, care planning, encounter optimization, patient retention, and patient engagement for Behavioral Health issue especially outside of encounters are major areas of emphasis that affect all initiatives of healthcare organizations.As value-based purchasing contracts gain wider application, it is essential that healthcare organizations address Behavioral health in their populations and access all available dollars while they deliver the new value-based methodologies to patients. I have deep knowledge and expertise in establishing Value Based Care networks designed to improve provider financial performance through increasing revenue and measuring and managing cost and risk for much improved performance.I evaluate a client’s capabilities and initiatives and deliver tailored solutions to meet Value Based Care objectives. My clients have all reached the MIPS Bonus Pool and/or transitioned to a Value Based Care model while attaining among the highest quality scores and shared savings returns nationally over multiple years.

Experience

1. CFO

   Macoser Inc

   Jun 2006 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   All financial services including but not limited to:• FINANCIAL MODELING – PRICING: Created and implemented Company’s first ever pricing model to develop custom pricing for all new clients. Generated minimum 50% gross margin on all new contracts.• Financial Reporting, Analysis, Budgeting – Prepare monthly reports for BOD, identify trends in sales and product line performance, develop annual budget and analyze monthly variances.• AR, AP, HR, Cash Flow. Perform full service monthly accounting functions as required based on personnel. Develop and present monthly and ad-hoc cash flow analysis. Monthly account reconciliations and balance sheet analysis.

Education

• Davidson College

  BS, Economics

  1981 — 1985

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Accounting Sequence, Accounting

  1985 — 1988

Skills

• Leadership
• Start-Ups
• Strategic Planning
• Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Management
• Business Development
• Financial Analysis
• Corporate Development
• Strategy
• Employee Benefits
• Sales
• Mergers
• Human Resources
• Entrepreneurship
• Executive Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Accounting
• Healthcare Information Technology