Wilson and Associates was founded in 2003 by Ann Wilson. Ann has been a Certified Public Accountant ( CPA) since 1984 . She received her Masters in Business Administration ( MBA) in 1990. Her background includes auditing within a Big Eight accounting firm, private manufacturing controllership, and being the Finance Director for Rowan County. Ann was the Chief Financial Officer for Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare ( the largest multi-county area program in the state) from 1991 until 2002 when she became the Chief Financial Officer for the Mecklenburg Area Program. ( the largest area program in the state) As the effects of reform became clear, Ann decided to launch a consulting company to help both Local Management Entities ( LME’s) and provider organizations ( both private for profit and private not-for-profit) manage through reform. Her expertise in budgeting, accounting, reimbursement, organizational structure, business processes and management reporting tools is an excellent resource for her clients. One of her specialities is Cost Reporting. She has conducted numerous trainings across the state to assist providers with this onerous task. Although Ann hates to do cost reports just like everybody else, she is committed to assisting providers to meet the state requirements through training, reviewing cost reports and even preparing them in some instances.
In 2005 Ann completed the Forensic Accounting program at UNCC and later pursued and received her Certified Fraud Examiner designation.
More recently, the firm has expanded its expertise in the area of Human Resources and Compliance through the addition of Ann Taylor, a Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR) Ann offers clients a wealth of knowledge regarding compliance planning, benefit plans, staff training on nearly every topic imaginable, workplace investigations and mediations, employee relations issues, development and review of policy and procedures, and Accreditation readiness and review.
The Anns' (as we are now known) offer external compliance officer services to many agencies across the state. We have developed compliance staff training as well as compliance programs for many LME's and providers to ensure they comply with the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2006. All health care organziations who bill or pay out five million dollars a year in Medicaid, are required to have an effective corporate compliance plan. We can help your organization if you need assistance in complying with this federal mandate.
No consulting firm is complete without Information Technology expertise. Vince Joyce has been consulting with providers of NC behavioral healthcare services for over ten years. He offers extensive knowledge of HIPPA transaction sets, data transfer protocols, state reporting requirements and database applications. He recently began offering electronic billing solutions to his clients. This greatly streamlines their reimbursement process and results in improved collection of claims. He has also authored fee for service pay calculation software as well as target population determination software.
