Healthcare Financial Management articles from April 2007

Healthcare Financial Management archives from April 2007

New study cautions states to keep children's health care in focus when changing public programs.(Medicaid)
April 1, 2007

... The UB-92 form was replaced by the UB-04 paper form on March 1, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.(CMS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

... CMS has provided guidelines for the payment of diabetes self-management training (DSMT) services in various institutional provider settings.(CMS)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

... The ANSI 837P 4010A allows a maximum of eight diagnosis codes to be reported for each claim.(CMS)
April 1, 2007

Patient-centered, coordinated care the key to improved healthcare system, says forum.(Healthcare Reform)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Massachusetts to release mortality rates for heart surgeons.(State Watch)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

... CMS has issued a proposed rule (Federal Register, March 2, 2007) that would establish an appeals process for providers and suppliers whose applications for enrollment or renewal of enrollment are denied.(FEDERAL REGISTER)(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

... CMS has proposed its 2008 payment rates and policy changes for hospitals paid under the long-term care hospital prospective payment system (Federal Register, Feb. 1, 2007).(FEDERAL REGISTER)(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

New Minnesota program offers long-term care help.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Majority of Americans want universal health insurance, says Poll.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)
April 1, 2007... Providing health insurance for all Americans is the most crucial domestic issue currently facing President Bush and Congress, said 55 percent of 1,281 adults polled by The New York Times and CBS News. That the United States has 47 million...

HHS to promote quality and cost reporting at local level.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)(Health and Human Services)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Blagojevich proposes healthcare coverage for all uninsured Illinois adults.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)(Rod Blagojevich )(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

SCHIP's advances could halt if funding does not increase: study.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)(State Children's Health Insurance Program)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

HCA to publicly post charges at its Hospitals.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Baucus: Medicare physician payment update won't be revamped this year.(Quick Hits: Top News Stories of the Month)(Max Baucus)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Elvis is in the building.(Member Spotlight)(Dale Greenberg entertains health care system)
April 1, 2007

Children of less-educated mothers more likely to have timely vaccinations.(From the Headlines)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Weight loss program free for these Medicaid patients.(Strange, But True)(Unicare)
April 1, 2007

A cup of cocoa may improve brain function.(Strange, But True)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Capital planning critical for healthcare organizations.(20 Years Ago in hfm)
April 1, 2007

Site seeing.(ETCETERA)(Financial Accounting Standards Board's Exposure Draft--Not-for-Profit Organizations: Mergers and Acquisitions)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Overheard.(ETCETERA)(medicare)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

DeLay in reaction.(Member Commentary)(cost management of healthcare)(Viewpoint essay)
April 1, 2007

Bridging the gap between nursing and finance: courage in leadership means showing that you care about patient care in your organization.(Courage IN LEADERSHIP)
April 1, 2007

Sen. John Breaux: advising on healthcare policy.(hfm Q&A)(Interview)
April 1, 2007

Financing options for nonprofit rural and community hospitals.(WHAT'S ON HFMA'S TO-READ LIST?)
April 1, 2007

Lancaster Pollard.(healthcare finance)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Revision revisited: essayist, screenwriter, and director Nora Ephron is a chronic reviser.(FROM THE EDITOR)
April 1, 2007

Patient Friendly Billing[R] sponsors rank top revenue cycle themes.(HFMA NEWS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Rhode Island and Massachusetts Chapters exemplify cooperative leadership.(HFMA NEWS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

HFMA names regional executives for 2007-08.(HFMA NEWS)(Healthcare Financial Management Association)
April 1, 2007

Changing the tax code for health insurance.(EYE ON WASHINGTON)
April 1, 2007

'The miracle on Meadows'.(EXECUTIVE CLOSE-UP)(Ken Meinke, Boca Raton Community Hospital)(Interview)
April 1, 2007

Banking on technology.(BUSINESS TRENDS)(electronic payment processing)
April 1, 2007

Effectively managing self-pay balances using KPIs.(REVENUE CYCLE)(key performance indicators)
April 1, 2007

Dollars and sense engaging physicians in supply-cost control: physicians could play a vital role in large-scale supply cost savings initiatives--but some hospitals struggle to include them in these efforts. Learn how three hospitals worked with their physicians to cut supply costs.
April 1, 2007

Trends in hospitals' use of contract labor: too much reliance on contract labor to fill clinical vacancies can undermine a hospital's financial well-being. Yet a recent study suggests that over-reliance on contract labor is all too common among U.S. hospitals.(FEATURE STORY)
April 1, 2007

7 steps toward gaining control of your labor costs: as healthcare organizations face shrinking revenues and rising expenses, one cost-saving solution could lie in addressing your facility's labor costs.(FEATURE STORY)
April 1, 2007

The value of vendor-reported ambulatory EHR benefits data: vendor databases can provide useful information about the value of EHR implementation--but they're not without limitations.(FEATURE STORY)(electronic health records)
April 1, 2007

Just ASC how to formulate the question: ambulatory surgery centers are proliferating in the outpatient surgery marketplace. Do you know how best to weigh the opportunities that may exist for your organization?(FEATURE STORY)
April 1, 2007

"Joint" agreements: making the most of orthopedic contracts: baby boomers' joints aren't the only things feeling strain. Increasing demand for joint replacement surgery is having an impact on hospitals, too.(FEATURE STORY)
April 1, 2007

The folly of using RCCs and RVUs for intermediate product costing: a hospital that does not have an activity-based costing system could be putting its financial viability at considerable risk.(FEATURE STORY)(Relative Value Unit)(ratio of costs to charges )
April 1, 2007

Nurse staffing report cards.(hfm TOOLBOX)
April 1, 2007

How big is your toolbox? Do you have the right toolbox for your organization?(LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT)(financial management)
April 1, 2007

Financial incentives for healthcare IT adoption.(INSIDE IT)
April 1, 2007

What would you do? What should this hospital do about its physicians developing a freestanding endoscopy unit?(STRATEGY CHALLENGE)(Community Hospital )
April 1, 2007

Calendar.
April 1, 2007

Katherine Arbuckle, FHFMA, CPA.(PEOPLE)(Certified Public Accountant)(Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association)(Bon Secours Health System Inc. appointments)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Greg Labow, FHFMA.(PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... Mr. Labow has joined Health Care Legal Services, Santa Ana, Calif., as senior vice president. Formerly, he was president, Receivables Optimization, Inc., Long Beach, Calif.

Andrew J. Majka.(PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... Mr. Majka, partner, Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Skokie, Ill., has been appointed to the additional position of COO.

Vincent Schmitz.(PEOPLE)(Chief Financial Officer of the Year award from Puget Sound Business Journal)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Timothy Shoger.(PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... Mr. Shoger has joined Charis Healthcare, Hudson, Ohio, as senior manager. He had been senior director, financial planning, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland.

Gary Wengerd, CPA.(PEOPLE)(Certified Public accountant)(SS&G Healthcare Services appointments)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Carl Biber, CHFP, CPA, CFE.(PEOPLE)(Certified Human Factors Professional)(Certified Public Accountant)(Certified Fraud Examiner)(Pender Memorial Hospital appointment)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Pierre Bogacz.(PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... Mr. Bogacz has been promoted from senior vice president to director, Ziegler Capital Markets Group, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Janice Holliday, CPA, FACHE.(PEOPLE)(CareFlite appointments)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Michelle A. Holtzman.(PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... Ms. Holtzman has joined Emdeon Business Services, Palatine, Ill., as revenue cycle specialist/ account executive. Formerly, she was regional account manager, MedAssist, Incorporated, Louisville, Ky.

Joseph M. Kemka.(PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... Mr. Kemka has been named senior director, Cohn Healthcare Consulting Services, LLC, Edison, N.J. Previously, he was senior vice president, Aon Consulting, Somerset, N.J.

Will CMS's adoption of severity-adjusted DRGs promote upcoding?(DATA TRENDS)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(diagnosis-related groups)
April 1, 2007

Accounting for community benefit: the importance of a hospital's mission cannot be overstated: providing safe, high-quality care that benefits the community.(FROM THE PRESIDENT)
April 1, 2007

The opportunity of price transparency.(HFMA EDUCATIONAL REPORT)
April 1, 2007