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Articles in Feb, 2003 issue of Healthcare Financial Management

• CMS makes billing and payment changes for critical access hospitals - Updata - United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Brief Article
• Health agenda for 2003 - Viewpoint
  by Richard L. Clarke
• Hospital admissions of senior citizens to rise - Industry Scan - Brief Article
• HFMA announces Spring 2003 Seminar Series - HFMA News
• We teach "irresponsibility 101." what do you teach? - Management Issues - health administration management
  by Michael Nowicki
• Danielle Wenman-Scelfo - People - Aventis Oncology - Brief Article
• CMS instructs fis to identify hospitals with high outlier payments - Updata - Brief Article
• Home health agencies use shortened OASIS data set - Updata - Brief Article
• U.S. healthcare spending jumps 8.7 percent - Industry Scan - Brief Article
• Quotes of note
• Navigating payment pitfalls in managed care - Managed Care
  by Bill Phillips
• The treasurer as Chief Liquidity Officer: an interview with Adventist Health System's Gary Skilton - Treasury Management - Interview
  by Kevin T. Ponton
• U.S. hospital operating efficiency may be improving - Data Trends
• CMS implements special add-on payments for new technologies - Updata - United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Brief Article
• The impossible dream? - Vantage Point - Healthcare Financial Management Association
  by Phyllis A. Cowling
• Hospitals to release data on quality of care - Industry Scan
• HFMA and PCI offer HIPAA training - HFMA News - Healthcare Financial Management Association - Paramore Consulting Inc - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Brief Article
• Judicial review of CMS policies: an evolving doctrine - Medicare/Medicaid - a discussion of court rulings considering Medicare new-provider exemptions for skilled nursing facilities
  by Christopher L. Keough
• Gina A. Kerr, CPAM - People - Medical Account Services - Brief Article
• Negative 4.4 percent physician update scheduled to become effective March 1 - Updata - Brief Article
• Certain claims for ESRD treatment not subject to SNF consolidated billing edits - Updata - end-stage renal disease - skilled nursing facility - Brief Article
• At a Glance - Medicare - Brief Article - Illustration
• Not-for-profit hospitals' Outlook stable for 2003 - Industry Scan - Brief Article
• Build quality by investing in technology: an interview with Alan L. Broude - Executive Insights - Interview
• A mentor is a key to career success - Career Development - practical suggestions for healthcare professionals wanting to develop fruitful mentoring relationship
  by Michael F. Doody
• Gary Flaming, CPA - People - Brief Article
• CMS restricts payments for immunosuppressive drugs - Updata - United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Brief Article
• States target health care to solve fiscal crises - State Policy Watch - Brief Article
• Consumers continue to choose Medicare HMOs - Industry Scan - Brief Article
• HFMA provides Medicare outpatient PPS education - HFMA News - Healthcare Financial Management Association - Brief Article
• CMS investigates outlier payments - Medicare/Medicaid - United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  by Thomas H. Brock
• David W. Davis - People - Kindred Hospital - Brief Article
• Labor department selects Ergonomic advisors - Updata - Occupational Safety and Health Administration. National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics - Brief Article
• Large employers expect to ask retirees to pay more for health coverage - Industry Scan - Brief Article
• Humana to trim workforce by 17 percent
• The doctor takes charge: healthcare prospects brighten under new senate leader - FYI - a discussion on the expectations of healthcare with Bill Frist taking over as Senate majority leader in the 108th Congress
  by Jeanne Schulte Scott
• Taking an IT "go-live" approach to HIPAA readiness - Digital Perspectives
  by Margret Amatayakul
• Caroline Rader - People - Kpmg L.L.P - Brief Article
• CMS changes policy on payment suspension for late cost reports - Updata - payment suspensions for Medicare providers and suppliers that fail to file timely cost reports - Brief Article
• HHS to improve patient-safety data collection - Updata - United States. Department of Health and Human Services - Kevric Co - Brief Article
• Tenet adopts new outlier policy - Industry Scan - Tenet Healthcare Corp - Brief Article
• Real options versus DCF? - Letters to the Editor - Letter to the Editor
• Establishing ROI for technology to reduce medication errors is both a science and an art - The Business Case for Medication Safety - return on investment
  by Terance Kinninger
• Calendar - Brief Article
• Legal aspects of health care administration, eighth edition. . - Bookshelf - book review
  by Barbara Pope
• OIG withdraws ESRD rule change - Updata - United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General - end-stage renal disease - Brief Article
• CMS has posted an online submission form for complaints about covered entities - In Brief - Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Brief Article
• Hospital employment trends up in November - Industry Scan - Brief Article
• Dues change approved - HFMA News - Healthcare Financial Management Association - Brief Article
• Clinical technology: are you getting your money's worth? - several factors should be considered when investing in clinical information technology
  by Barry P. Chaiken
• Raymond M. Jankowski, FHFMA - People - Community Hospital, Long Beach, California - Brief Article
• Final rule revises Medicare's inherent reasonableness adjustments - Updata - Brief Article
• HHS proposes new rule to ensure equality for religious organizations - Updata - United States. Department of Health and Human Services - Brief Article
• Workforce shortage undermines care quality - Industry Scan - Brief Article
• CFO exchange to examine revenue cycle, strategic planning - HFMA News - Brief Article
• One CFO's success with transitioning to an automated patient record - the use of automated patient records can provide more efficient care and a strengthend bottom line
  by Craig C. Kinyon
• Gary K. Johnson - People - Cardinal Consulting Inc - Brief Article
• CMS issues new guidance on evaluation and management documentation - Updata - United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Brief Article
• The HHS OIG has made available a Windows version of the statistical sampling software it has used since 1970 for selecting random samples and evaluating audit results - In Brief - United States. Department of Health and Human Services - Brief Article
• JCAHO patient safety goals in effect - Industry Scan - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• Regional Executive Council revises charter requirements - HFMA News - Brief Article
• Structuring a sound securitization of healthcare receivables
  by Mark Spradling
• Sheila K. Miller, FHFMA - People - St. Joseph's Medical Center, Hot Springs, Arkansas - Brief Article