Chris Culhane
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Mike Zarcone
I own a small chidrens hospital which must undergo a cost report analysis conducted by the state annually. Chris was highly recommended having been a controller for Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. He initially came on board submitting our cost reports to the state for review. In this capacity he was tremendous. He was able to justify a significant cost per patient day increases which are ongoing today. In addition, in 2000, when I let go of the hospital CFO, Chris came on board immediately taking over all CFO responsibilities while helping me reorganize our finance department. After several months the finance department had two new hires. Chris mentored the new CFO for about a year. Ever since, we've had a dynamite team working extremely well together and meeting all deadlines. Chris continues to complete and submit our annual state cost reports and is present for the exit interviews conducted by the state after each audit. Chris Culhane continues to be a welcomed asset to our hospital organization. I highly recommend Chris to any organization looking for a highly competent, independent, hard working, ethical and loyal individual and resource in the area of business finance and accounting. If any additional information would be helpful, please call 408-340-1564. Michael Zarcone, Pharm.D., MS CEO Children's Recovery Center and Subacute Saratoga Children's Hospital
Mike Zarcone
I own a small chidrens hospital which must undergo a cost report analysis conducted by the state annually. Chris was highly recommended having been a controller for Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. He initially came on board submitting our cost reports to the state for review. In this capacity he was tremendous. He was able to justify a significant cost per patient day increases which are ongoing today. In addition, in 2000, when I let go of the hospital CFO, Chris came on board immediately taking over all CFO responsibilities while helping me reorganize our finance department. After several months the finance department had two new hires. Chris mentored the new CFO for about a year. Ever since, we've had a dynamite team working extremely well together and meeting all deadlines. Chris continues to complete and submit our annual state cost reports and is present for the exit interviews conducted by the state after each audit. Chris Culhane continues to be a welcomed asset to our hospital organization. I highly recommend Chris to any organization looking for a highly competent, independent, hard working, ethical and loyal individual and resource in the area of business finance and accounting. If any additional information would be helpful, please call 408-340-1564. Michael Zarcone, Pharm.D., MS CEO Children's Recovery Center and Subacute Saratoga Children's Hospital
Mike Zarcone
I own a small chidrens hospital which must undergo a cost report analysis conducted by the state annually. Chris was highly recommended having been a controller for Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. He initially came on board submitting our cost reports to the state for review. In this capacity he was tremendous. He was able to justify a significant cost per patient day increases which are ongoing today. In addition, in 2000, when I let go of the hospital CFO, Chris came on board immediately taking over all CFO responsibilities while helping me reorganize our finance department. After several months the finance department had two new hires. Chris mentored the new CFO for about a year. Ever since, we've had a dynamite team working extremely well together and meeting all deadlines. Chris continues to complete and submit our annual state cost reports and is present for the exit interviews conducted by the state after each audit. Chris Culhane continues to be a welcomed asset to our hospital organization. I highly recommend Chris to any organization looking for a highly competent, independent, hard working, ethical and loyal individual and resource in the area of business finance and accounting. If any additional information would be helpful, please call 408-340-1564. Michael Zarcone, Pharm.D., MS CEO Children's Recovery Center and Subacute Saratoga Children's Hospital
Mike Zarcone
I own a small chidrens hospital which must undergo a cost report analysis conducted by the state annually. Chris was highly recommended having been a controller for Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. He initially came on board submitting our cost reports to the state for review. In this capacity he was tremendous. He was able to justify a significant cost per patient day increases which are ongoing today. In addition, in 2000, when I let go of the hospital CFO, Chris came on board immediately taking over all CFO responsibilities while helping me reorganize our finance department. After several months the finance department had two new hires. Chris mentored the new CFO for about a year. Ever since, we've had a dynamite team working extremely well together and meeting all deadlines. Chris continues to complete and submit our annual state cost reports and is present for the exit interviews conducted by the state after each audit. Chris Culhane continues to be a welcomed asset to our hospital organization. I highly recommend Chris to any organization looking for a highly competent, independent, hard working, ethical and loyal individual and resource in the area of business finance and accounting. If any additional information would be helpful, please call 408-340-1564. Michael Zarcone, Pharm.D., MS CEO Children's Recovery Center and Subacute Saratoga Children's Hospital
Experience
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Consultant
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2022 - Present
Deliver FP&A services on a consulting basis for startup clients, providing modeling and guidance to ease a company’s growing pains and provide financial and operational insight to scale. Deliver FP&A services on a consulting basis for startup clients, providing modeling and guidance to ease a company’s growing pains and provide financial and operational insight to scale.
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University of California, San Francisco
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Financial Analyst
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2014 - 2021
Provided senior financial analytical consulting services to various UCSF departments and affiliates that included the public UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco and private UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (BCHO). Projects included:Directed Payment Programs for UCSF (public) and BCHO (private)Initiative: The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) instituted enhanced payment initiative programs that focus on delivery system reform. These programs required hospitals and health plans to collaborate to submit accurate encounter data to the state with payment of funds dependent on the finalized data.Achievement: Provided and reconciled data at the encounter level working with billing department and programmers. Collaborated with the plans to rectify variances. Attained significant reimbursement for both UCSF and BCHO annually in allocation from state funds.Community Benefit Reporting and IRS 990 Schedule HInitiative: The Community Benefit Report communicates the amount of services provided to meet the health needs of the community.Achievement: As lead for the financial report section, accumulated figures summarizing Charity Care provided and other programs. In collaboration with various departments, developed methods that identified the community benefit portion of costs for both UCSF and BCHO.Other Government Reimbursement Projects:Extracted data from the financial systems (Peoplesoft and EPIC) to submit reports for BCHO:- Office of Statewide Health and Planning Department (OSHPD) Reporting- Federally Qualified Health Clinic - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grant Reporting- Trauma Funding and Alameda County Proposition A- 340B Application SubmissionReimbursement AnalysesDeveloped pricing model for implementation in EPIC, the billing system. Provided ad-hoc reimbursement analysis for various services.
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Controller
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2008 - 2013
Provided controller, financial accounting, and overall financial management services to several technology startup companies including Red Bricks Media, Digital Island, Playlist.com, and Ustream.tv.Managed Financial Reporting, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Collections, Payroll, and Treasury functions. Provided controller, financial accounting, and overall financial management services to several technology startup companies including Red Bricks Media, Digital Island, Playlist.com, and Ustream.tv.Managed Financial Reporting, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Collections, Payroll, and Treasury functions.
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Education
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University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Economics and French Literature
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