Healthcare Financial Management

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Articles in Dec, 2001 issue of Healthcare Financial Management

• TAP Pharmaceuticals settles with DOJ for $875 million - Updata - Department of Justice says that TAP Pharmaceutical Products will pay huge fine - Brief Article
• www.gnyha.org/pubinfo/wtc/WTCFiscallmpact_2001 1002.pdf - Web Sights - Greater New York Hospital Association Web site - Brief Article
• Health plan credentialing alliance proposed - Industry Scan - Aperture goes after health plans in New York state - Brief Article
• Patient Friendly Billing Project: Putting the patient first - health care industry project plans simplification of patient billing processes
• New century healthcare: Strategies for providers, purchasers, and plans. . - Bookshelf - review - book review
  by Nancy C. Bell
• Medicare premiums and deductibles increase for 2002 - Updata - Brief Article
• Safety concerns voiced regarding slow decline in medical errors - Industry Scan - Brief Article
• Healthcare merger, acquisition activities down - Industry Scan - third quarter numbers down 16% compared to third quarter 2000 - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• The right strategy and perseverance can make an IDS profitable - Integrated Delivery Systems - financial management - Statistical Data Included
  by Dean C. Coddington
• E-Procurement can reduce expenses - Digital Perspectives - electronic commerce and the health care industry - Brief Article
  by Laura Carabello
• CMS announces three national coverage decisions - Updata - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Brief Article
• Terrorist attacks costly for providers - Industry Scan - hospital economics will be adversely affected by September 11 - Brief Article
• Larger self-care role for employees advocated - Industry Scan - according to National Business Coalition on Health survey - Brief Article
• Crispin: Capital requirements and reinsurance protect against insolvency - Managed Care - interview with Charles Crispin, president of Evergreen Re - Interview
• People - multiple executive appointments in the health care-related industries - Brief Article
• New provider cost-report deadlines announced - Updata - by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Brief Article
• KPMG to pay $9 million for alleged false cost reports - Industry Scan - KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP - Brief Article
• AmeriGroup acquires methodistcare's star HMO - Industry Scan - Brief Article
• Preparing for the inpatient rehabilitation PPS - propsective payment system case study, MetroHealth Center for Rehabilitation, Cleveland, Ohio
  by Joseph A. Rielinger
• Healthcare providers continue to face cost and price pressures - Data Trends - Brief Article
• Patient friendly billing: A first step - Viewpoint - Brief Article - Column
  by Richard L. Clarke
• Pennsylvania attorney general approves merger - Industry Scan - Mike Fisher; merger of Children's Hospital and UPMC Health System - Brief Article
• Flasch: Provider-Owned plan focuses on quality, growth, and new technology - Executive Insights - interview with H. Michael Flasch, vice president of claims/administrative services and support, Health Alliance Plan
• Proactive CFOs are in demand - Career Development - chief financial officers in the health care industry - Brief Article
  by Jeffrey K. Frerichs
• Review of DRG 72-hour window part of busy OIG work plan - Updata - Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General plans lots of activity in 2002 - Brief Article
• HHS urged to help improve health data collection - Industry Scan - Health and Human Services; collecting information regarding race and ethnicity - Brief Article
• Hefty HMO price hikes expected in 2002 - Industry Scan - health insurance costs to go up by 18.2 percent next year - Brief Article
• Improving competitiveness through performance-measurement systems: An integrated performance-measurement system can improve competitiveness by meshing the organization's long-term goals with its day-to-day clinical and administrative functions - health ca
  by Louis J. Stewart
• Fall 2001 seminars - Calendar
• OIG approves employing excluded provider under certain conditions - Updata
• www.harrisinteractive.com/about/ver_healthcare.asp - Web Sights - Brief Article
• EMR system USE increasing - Industry Scan - electronic medical records systems in health care industry - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Strategic real-estate planning can generate revenue: Organizations with less real estate on their balance sheet have produced higher financial returns than those with heavy investments in real estate - health care industry
  by Danny Hayes
• A benevolence program can improve staff retention
  by Milton O. Tyler
• A little technology goes a long way - Vantage Point - health care providers can utilize technology without huge investments - Brief Article
  by Ronald R. Long
• CBO: drop healthy patients from medicare - Industry Scan - Congressional Budget Office - Brief Article
• Terrorist attacks kill congressional healthcare policy agenda - FYI - Brief Article
  by Jeanne Schulte Scott
• Selecting a retirement locale requires careful planning - Personal Finance
  by William G. Kistner
• 2002 HFM editorial calender
• Census Bureau issues statistics, IOM challenges myths regarding uninsured - Institute of Medicine and Census Bureau issue reports about health insurance coverage - Brief Article
• http:/admin.chcf.org/documents/chcf/FinancialChallengesCalHospitals.pdf - Web Sights - access to Financial Challenges for California Hospitals report - Brief Article
• HFM best article awards are announced - HFMA News - periodical Healthcare Financial Management - Brief Article
• Automated charge capture at the point of care increases revenue - Group Practice Management - Illustration - Statistical Data Included
  by Charles E. Jr. Garrity
• Managing fiduciary duties takes commitment - guidelines for compliance with Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
  by Matthew Tuttle
• Life expectancy climbs as mortality rates fall for major diseases - in 2000 - Brief Article
• www.house.gov/reform/min/maj/maj_terrorism_diversions.htm - Web Sights - National Preparedness: Ambulance Diversions Impede Access to Emergency Rooms report - Brief Article
• Correction - Brief Article - Correction Notice
• Medicare+Choice plan withdrawals require providers to be proactive - Medicare/Medicaid
  by Richard L. Gundling
• 2002 HFMA seminars and meetings