Brent Beaulieu is Vice President of Financial Services for BAPTIST HEALTH in Little Rock, AR, which is composed of eight hospitals as well as multiple non-hospital entities. In this role, his responsibilities include all financing, accounting and purchasing activities as well as hospital managed care contracting. Prior to becoming Vice President of Financial Services in June 2007, he served nine years as a certified public accountant specializing in health care matters with BKD, LLP. Brent is an active HFMA member and is a past Arkansas Chapter President. He was a member of the AICPA Health Care Expert Panel from 2010-2013, and is currently a member of the HFMA Principles and Practices Board.