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Articles in Nov, 2003 issue of Healthcare Financial Management

• AHRQ quantifies consequences of injuries during hospitalization - Industry Watch - a study from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Brief Article
• House passes mortgage insurance bill - Policy Watch - the U.S. House passes the Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003 - Brief Article
• Blue plans to implement HIPAA contingency plan - Policy Watch - each of the 42 Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans will continue to accept existing claim formats in addition to HIPAA-Compliant transactions - Brief Article
• Presentation offers labor cost solutions - HFMA News - for the health care industry - Brief Article
• Design for success: efficiency and effectiveness through facility design
• Gustafson & Associates, Inc - People - Christina M. Rizzo - Brief Article
• Customized Fee Analyzer
• Smyth Solutions
• GAO recommends expanding CAH program - Policy Watch - the GAO reports that Congress should expand the critical access hospital program to include additional hospitals - Brief Article
• HIAA, AAHP boards vote to merge - Industry Watch - the Health Insurance Association of America, the American Association of Health Plans - Brief Article
• Robert M. Shelton, past president of HFMA, passes away - HFMA News - Obituary
• Seeking shelter from rising malpractice costs: with malpractice insurance costs skyrocketing, government, provider groups, insurers, and others struggle to find solutions
  by Sarah Norland
• Calendar
• Fountain View, Inc - People - Ronald Raglin - Brief Article
• Accordis
• Legislation maintains FY03 standardized rates for hospitals - Policy Watch - Congress approves the extension of a 1.6 percent increase of the rural and 'other urban' standardized hospital payment rates through 3/31/04 - Brief Article
• … The National Correct Coding Initiative edits for October 1, 2003, to December 31, 2003, have been posted on the CMS web site - NCCI
• Survey shows high HIPAA awareness among Family Physicians - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Resource highlights OIG proposed rule on excessive claims - HFMA News - Brief Article
• A balanced perspective: using nonfinancial measures to assess financial performance: in an ongoing evaluation of your organization's financial condition, nonfinancial measures may be more telling than traditional financial measures - Feature Story - Illus
  by Ann L. Watkins
• Crossroads Regional Medical Center - People - Kacia Allen - Brief Article
• 2002 Ad
• Med-Data Management, Inc
• … Providers of mental health services under the TRICARE program will see a 3.4 percent increase in their per diem payment rates in FY04, the Department of Defense announced in a September 29 Federal Register notice - DOD - Brief Article
• Census reports foretell rise in bad debt, charity care - Industry Watch
• Employer-sponsored health coverage on the decline - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• How are hospitals financing the future? Access to capital in health care today - Report 1 Executive Summary
• Building and Implementing Physician Practice Web Sites
  by Phillip H. Belcher
• Child Health Corporation of America - People - Karla McGaugh - Brief Article
• Hospital Chargemaster Guide
• In another rural healthcare-related report, the GAO recommended that CMS adjust rural ambulance payment rates for ground ambulance services to better account for their cost per trip - Policy Watch
• Study: physicians decline on-call duties to reduce liability rates - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Will to speak at HFMA Region 11 Healthcare Symposium - HFMA News - George Will makes an appearance at the HFMA Region 11 Healthcare Symposium
• Inside-out, bottom-up healthcare reform: as the healthcare system continues to be eroded by escalating costs, any successful reform effort depends on the leadership of providers - Commentary
  by David F. Durenberger
• Allina Hospitals and Clinics - People - Ian Oliver Young named marketing research analyst - Brief Article
• Children's Specialized Hospital - People - Lisa Steinerd - Brief Article
• Progressive Healthcare, Inc
• New hospice wage index cuts into FY04 payment update - Policy Watch - average Medicare hospice payments will increase by 0.6 percent overall for FY04 - Brief Article
• CMS clarifies billing for outpatient renal services - Policy Watch - Brief Article
• U.S. population without health insurance, 1988-2002 - Industry Watch
• Medicare: the end of an era? - Eye On Washington
  by Jeanne Schulte Scott
• Hey, you—look at me! - Leadership And Management - Excerpt
  by J. Larry Tyler
• Revenue Cycle Solutions, Inc - People - Michael Edwards has founded Revenue Cycle Solutions Inc - Brief Article
• Complete Guide to APCs
• Reliable Medical Necessity content from Info-X
• Leveraging HIPAA to improve IT planning
  by Margret Amatayakul
• … The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is researching how governmental organizations report fund balance and net assets in their financial statements - GASB - Brief Article
• Growing with HFMA: "HFMA is my evolution of personal growth and friendship." - From The Chairman
  by David P. Canfield
• Quotes of note - Industry Watch
• GME: at what cost? - Medicare/Medicaid - graduate medical education
  by David W. Young
• The Health Care Cure!
  by Phillip H. Belcher
• Saint Francis Health System - People - Renee Edwards - Brief Article
• The Essential RBRVS
• … The HHS Office of Inspector General has posted its FY04 Work Plan on its web site - OIG - Brief Article
• HHS releases $26.6 million for bioterrorism training and education - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• CMS honors Prink for outstanding service - HFMA News - Hal Prink is honored for his outstanding service to Medicare beneficiaries around Denver - Brief Article
• Six sigma can meet your revenue-cycle needs: Six Sigma is far from being the latest quality-improvement fad; it is a proven technique grounded in principles that will endure as long as there are processes that require improvement - Feature Story
  by David I. Samuels
• Lubaway, Masten & Company - People - Barbara Kootsillas - Brief Article
• St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital - People - Edward DeJesus appointed manager of reimbursement - Brief Article
• Anthem Consulting Group, Inc
• iPods, business ethics, and sleeping well at night
  by Kevin T. Ponton
• CMS corrects wage index for SNFs, home health agencies - Policy Watch - Brief Article
• Final feeding assistants rule may give workforce shortage relief - Policy Watch - long-term care facilities can use paid feeding assistants to supplement the services provided by certified nurse aides under certain conditions - Brief Article
• Employers embrace disease management to control costs - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Partnering with IT to meet tough times head-on - Executive Insights - the health care industry's use of technology - Industry Overview
  by Paul Duane
• Marshall Regional Medical Center - People - Morgan Hay - Brief Article
• Almanac of Hospital Financial & Operating Indicators
• Kreg Information Systems: accurate APC reimbursement & analysis
• White coat hope: in mid-September, I attended my daughter's "white coat" ceremony at the University of Chicago. I was very proud. I also was struck by the tone and the message of the proceedings
  by Richard L. Clarke
• Court upholds therapy caps; issue left to Congress - Policy Watch - a federal district court ruling upholds caps on Medicare-covered physical, speech, and occupational therapy - Brief Article
• States fight ongoing battle to contain Medicaid costs: since October 2001, state lawmakers have been presented with a proverbial "perfect storm." - State Policy Watch
• Health insurance markets dominated by fewer, larger insurers - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Tapping into hidden hospital bed capacity - Business
  by Ann Kirby
• Provena St. Mary's Hospital - People - Kankadee Illinois hospital appoints Deborah A. Archer - Brief Article
• Medicare Billing Compliance Guide
• Precyse Solutions—one stop for all HIM service needs