Anna Cuson, CPA, CFE, CRMA

Experience

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  HCA

  Jun 1998 - Jul 2000

  Staff Internal Auditor
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  VF Corporation

  Nov 2002 - Aug 2004

  Senior Internal Auditor
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  Civil Air Patrol

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2016

  Civil Air Patrol

  I was a Major in the US Air Force Auxiliary. (CAP)

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  Community Health Systems

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2006

  Senior Internal Auditor

  Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the nation's leading operators of general acute care hospitals.Designed and implemented audit programs in a team environment for both internal controls testing and financial audits.• Performed, documented and reported internal controls testing to support Sarbanes-Oxley activities• Met with Senior Management to report any improvement opportunities and co-created corrective action plans• Remediated internal control exceptions to help ensure internal control weaknesses were corrected timely• Interviewed key hospital personnel and Corporate Staff to gain an understanding of key components for business processes• Documented conclusions and prepared related supporting workpapers and final report documenting improvement opportunities reached during testing • Worked with external auditors, as needed, to perform financial audits at hospital level Show less

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  PRG-Schultz

  Jul 2006 - Mar 2008

  Internal Audit Principal

  Directly responsible for helping develop the internal control structure related to the CMS Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program for the state of Califormia. This included the securing of physical medical records, IT controls related ePHI and staying within the boundaries of HIPAA's minimum necessary requirements. Also responsible to perform physical access to the RAC area and assited IT with data solution selection.In addition to the RAC, actively performed SOX and compliance audits for other areas of the business. Performed site visits for major clients in the US, Canada, Mexico and England. Worked directly with external auditors on the annual financial audit. Conducted fraud investigations as needed within the organization. Show less

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  Self Regional Healthcare

  Jun 2008 - Jan 2016

  Senior Internal Auditor

  Self Regional Healthcare has received its 11th consecutive Gallup Great Workplace Award. Performed internal audit and consulting services as needed within Self Regional Healthcare (SRH) and Self Medical Group (SMG) and prepared co-developed corrective action plans to address internal/external findings.• I established the internal audit function of Self Regional Healthcare including the development of the Audit Charter, creation of policies and procedures and development of audit reports, hired and trained staff and completed performance assessments. • I implemented automated audit processes utilizing ACL data analytics and ACL-GRC to expand the bandwidth of the audit function with the addition of continuous auditing. It also included the establishment of an internship program as preceptor/mentor for interns from Lander University to further benefit the students and hospital.• I developed and executed enterprise-wide risk assessment for SRH and SMG (including Family Medicine Residency Program) for clinical and non-clinical risks. This allowed for the identification and consideration across the entire organization. • I created a drug diversion prevention and detection program to help more readily identify and investigate potential diversion with a cross-functional team of subject matter experts. Show less

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  International Capital & Management Company

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2018

  Senior Internal Auditor

  ICMC is a boutique management services organization serving Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) and other clients in the USI supervised and trained junior staff, oversee their work and design the audit program for each of the audits performed as part of the annual audit plan. I developed tools and training materials to enhance accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness of the audits and investigations performed. I also played an integral role in the development of documentation and testing standards. Show less

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  BDO

  Jan 2019 - Nov 2019

  Disaster Recovery Consultant

  BDO brings world-class resources and exceptional service to each and every one of our clients. BDO USA is a member of BDO International, the world’s fifth largest accounting network. I worked as a BDO Consultant as they performed consulting services to assist the US Virgin Islands recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

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  Crowe Healthcare Risk Consulting LLC

  Nov 2019 - Jul 2021

  Audit Manager

  Crowe is a public accounting, consulting and technology firm that combines deep industry and specialized expertise with innovation.• I am the first employee in Crowe’s history to be granted a waiver to remain client-based during a mandatory work from home order to provide direct support for the hospital. During the waiver I designed and executed six-month special project to support my 357-bed client during COVID-19. • I assisted with the design and implementation of Crowe’s Disaster and Materials Management programs. • I directly interact with the Board and Executive Level Team (ELT) regarding the internal audit function including performing the annual risk assessment, creation and execution of the audit plan and the identification of significant risks as they arise during the year. Show less

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  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

  Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

  Internal Audit Manager
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  University of Kansas Medical Center

  Jun 2022 - now

  Audit Services Manager