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Study Group: US GAAP Healthcare Specialists

Council Members in this Study Group: 337

This study group may include chief financial officers, chartered public accountants, controllers, and consultants knowledgeable on topics such as finance, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting and fraud, financial accounting and reporting, bankruptcy, pension benefits, cash flow, company valuation, working capital, hedge accounting, and mergers and acquisition, among others.

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Ronald Kiima, CPA, President , Kiima IncorporatedRonald Kiima, CPA

President
Kiima Incorporated
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Ronald A. Kiima is a former SEC Assistant Chief Accountant. Mr. Kiima is currently the President of Kiima Incorporated, a private consulting firm specializing in SEC accounting and disclosure issues, SEC registration statements and periodic reports, SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings,corporate...

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Paul Miller, CPA, Professor, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADOPaul Miller, CPA

Professor
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
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Paul Miller, PhD, is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Dr. Miller has over 35 years of teaching, professional, and regulatory experience in financial reporting, GAAP, with service on the staffs of both FASB and the SEC. He holds a PhD degree from the University...

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Richard Baland, Sole Proprietor, Richard Baland, CPARichard Baland

Sole Proprietor
Richard Baland, CPA
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Richard Baland is an Independent Healthcare Consultant. Previously, Mr. Baland was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Richardson Medical Center in Rayville, Louisiana. He has also served Lutheran Social Services (LSSS), Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC), Texoma Womens...

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Michael Stein, Board of Directors, NAUTILUS, INC.Michael Stein

Board of Directors
NAUTILUS, INC.
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Michael Stein serves on the Boards of Directors at AIMCO, a real estate investment trust, Nautilus, a fitness equipment company, and Providence Health & Services. Mr. Stein has over 35 years of diverse experience in finance, accounting and management. He was Chief Financial Officer at ICOS Corporation,...

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Hugh Burns, Jr., Affiliate Faculty, COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYHugh Burns, Jr.

Affiliate Faculty
COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
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Hugh Burns, CPA, is affiliate faculty at Colorado Christian University. Previously, he is an independent consultant and Controller at Denver Rescue Mission, a charity serving the poor. He has over 18 years of accounting/finance experience in Mining. Mr. Burns spent over seven of those years in theSantiago,...

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What are these “Further Adjustments?”

November 11, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

AHA applauds reform bill, urges further adjustments | www.modernhealthcare.com

Healthcare Reform has passed the House, with some changes from the two versions in the Senate. What are the items that will affect hospitals and what can hospitals expect for margins in the future.

Why is Healthcare Reform Losing Popularity

August 28, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Deficit Plays into Health Reform | www.washingtonpost.com

The polls are showing healthcare reform is losing its support on main street. The country is realizing the cost of universal coverage is going to be high, and the national debt and annual budget deficits are at unbelievably high levels even without health care reform. The consequences of healthcare...

Healthcare Reform Train under full steam

July 15, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Hospitals accept deal that would cut reimbursement | www.modernhealthcare.com

Healthcare Reform, Where are we, how will the Federal Government pay for it, what does it mean for hospitals, and what does it mean in the long run?  Congress is under pressure to develop a healthcare reform bill, which makes me nervous.  The issues of Tort Reform and sustainable payments...

Truth is truth, whether it's welcome news or not

July 7, 2009

Paul Miller, CPA, Professor, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

The Fair Value Deadbeat Debate Returns | www.cfo.com

Financial reporting works best, and maybe only, when it is complete and unbiased.  If it is biased to manage the message, it becomes a method of distributing propaganda and all credibility is lost.The economics of gain occurrence is unarguable.  If management can retire a debt for a smaller...

Achieving Health Care Reform

May 28, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Achieving Health Care Reform--How Physicians Can Help | content.nejm.org

The authors of the article build their case for healthcare reform on assumptions that may not be correct, but nevertheless accept the assumptions as givens.  The authors outline a system of reform that relies heavily on government interventions and the supply side of the healthcare industry...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Consulting Firm
  • Medical Device Manufacturer
  • Independent Consulting Firm
  • Pharmaceuticals Manufacturer
  • Accounting & Audit Firm
  • Consultancy, Healthcare-Focused

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Controller
  • VP Finance
  • Principal
  • Consultant
  • President
  • Accounting Manager
  • Owner

Related Study Groups

Study Group Name No. Members
Chief Financial Officers 1809
Former C-level Executives in Member Programs 2249
Current or Former Chief Financial Officers in the Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Manufacturing and Research Industry 97
Former C-level Executives in the Accounting & Financial Analysis Councils in Member Programs 306
Current or Former Chief Financial Officers in the Medical Devices and Supplies Industry 78
Current or Former Chief Financial Officers in Hospital Facilities 165

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