Carol Crews, senior vice president and chief financial officer for Tanner Health System, has been recognized among the top hospital CFOs in the nation.
Becker's Hospital Review, a monthly publication offering up-to-date business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems, released the 2016 edition of its “150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know” list, featuring financial leaders from the country's prominent for-profit and nonprofit hospitals and health systems.
The publication recognized its 150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know for their fiscal-minded leadership and helping their organizations navigate the challenging changes in healthcare reimbursement amid times of financial uncertainty.
Crews was one of only two Georgia hospital CFOs recognized on Becker’s list.
For 25 years, Crews has climbed the ladder at Tanner Health System, joining the organization in 1991 as a staff accountant and rising to senior accountant, controller, vice president of finance and — upon the retirement of the previous long-time CFO — senior vice president and chief financial officer.
As CFO of Tanner, Crews oversees all business-related activity for the system, including budgets, audits and governmental filings. Her areas of responsibility include accounting, payroll, patient financial services, patient registration and scheduling, health information management, revenue integrity and more.
Crews earned her bachelor's in business administration in accounting from the University of West Georgia, where she graduated magna cum laude, and later earned her certified public accountant (CPA) certification. She is a member of the west Georgia chapter of the Georgia Society of CPAs, the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the Georgia Hospital Association.
Becker’s content is geared toward high-level hospital leaders. The publication works to provide valuable content, including hospital and health system news, best practices and legal guidance specifically for decision makers throughout the healthcare industry. Each issue of Becker's Hospital Review reaches more than 18,000 people, primarily acute-care hospital CEOs, CFOs and CIOs.
Becker's Hospital Review previously published versions of this list in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Leaders were selected for this list based on editorial research and discretion. Nominations were also considered when making selections for this list. Individuals did not and cannot pay to be included on the list. CFOs are presented in alphabetical order.
The full list, featuring individual profiles of all 150 CFOs, can be found at http://bit.ly/1WEbwA6.