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Christopher Fraley, CPA, was named vice president of finance in January 2021. In this position, Mr. Fraley is responsible for the financial operations of all four FirstHealth hospitals, clinics, and regional services. Mr. Fraley has managed care responsibilities for FirstHealth, which include negotiations for all managed care contracts. He has management responsibilities for the revenue cycle (including ER/outpatient registration, admitting, billing and collections), health information management (including coding, transcription, and general medical records), and accounting (including financial planning/budgeting, general accounting, and hospital reimbursement).

Mr. Fraley received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1996 and has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant in North Carolina since 1999. He is also a member of the NC Association of CPAs and a member of the NC Healthcare Financial Management Association. Mr. Fraley joined FirstHealth in 1999 and served in a variety of leadership roles at FirstHealth within finance, revenue cycle, managed care, and reimbursement services. Prior to serving in his current role as vice president of finance, Mr. Fraley served as the administrative director of the revenue cycle since 2007.