Institute for Healthcare Busines

Professional Profiles

Ann Couch, CPA was graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy. She launched her accounting practice in 1981 after working as an auditor for a "Big Eight" accounting firm. Ann's firm provides accounting, consulting and practice management services to clients in the healthcare field. She has assisted numerous professionals in establishing their healthcare practices based on solid business and accounting principles. Once the practice is established progress is closely monitored to ensure continued success and adherence to the procedures implemented. Ann is a periodic contributor to the Roundup magazine, authoring several articles on practice management. She is a member of the Arizona Society of CPAs and past president of Entrepreneurial CPAs Network.

Sara Eversden, CPA has over fifteen years of diverse healthcare experience including physician practice management, patient accounting, Big Four professional services and business process analysis. Sara started her career as a business consultant at a "Big Four" accounting firm. Her experience also includes 6 years with the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale as a practice manager, project manager and process engineer. Sara then spent three years providing accounting services to small and medium size medical groups while working for a local accounting firm and then established her own accounting and consulting practice in 2008. Sara is a member of the Arizona Society of CPAs, Medical Group Management Association and Healthcare Financial Management Association.