Candice Abbott is the Chief Financial Officer for the Health Care District of Palm Beach County leading the Finance, Revenue Cycle, Referral Management, Care Coordination, and Patient Engagement teams. Ms. Abbott has over 23 years of Healthcare Finance experience partnering with hospital, physician and community leaders. She has proven success increasing a multi-hospital health system’s net operating margin, expertise in aligning innovative care delivery models and financial operations producing cost-savings while executing the organization’s strategic initiatives. Ms. Abbott’s prior leadership experience includes serving as the Regional Executive Director for Cleveland Clinic Florida Integrated Health Network and several senior level leadership positions in Finance for Martin Health System. Ms. Abbott has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management. She is certified in several Epic revenue cycle applications and is a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). Ms. Abbott is a former board member and Director of Education for the FL Chapter of HFMA.