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Articles in March, 2003 issue of Healthcare Financial Management

• ASCs on OIG's center stage - Updata - ambulatory surgery centers - Brief Article
• HFMA hosts Revenue-Cycle Strategies Conference - News - Brief Article
• Political insight: contemplating Medicare reform - Panel Discussion
  by Eric C. Reese
• Genesis Health System - People - Johnny S. Tureaud becomes director of shared business services - Brief Article
• The Cancer Institute of New Jersey - People - Stephen R. Nash becomes COO - Brief Article
• Smallpox vaccination program authorized - Updata - HHS secretary Tommy Thompson signs a declaration allowing states to launch the smallpox vaccination program - Brief Article
• In a final rule published in the January 24 Federal Register, CMS establishes requirements and procedures for external quality review of Medicaid managed care organizations and prepaid inpatient health plans - EQR - PIHPs - In Brief - Brief Article
• In support of patient care: an interview with Lawrence J. Majka of Advocate Health Care - Executive Insights - Interview
• Analyzing information technology value - Digital Perspectives
  by John Glaser
• Kids Care of Michigan - People - Elizabeth A. Stevenson becomes contract administrator - Brief Article
• Are you tracking medication-related incidents? - Data Trends
• OIG clarifies employment of excluded individuals - Updata - in federal healthcare programs - Brief Article
• Survey rates top IHNs, points to key success factors - In the News - integrated healthcare networks
• Transforming the revenue cycle: tighter accountability, reduced variability, better information management, and more comprehensive integration will fuel the transformation - Illustration
  by Elizabeth M. Guyton
• Multi-Source, Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association - People - Kevin C. Price becomes vice president - Brief Article
• InSight Health - People - Tammy M. Morita becomes vice president, financial operations and analysis at Rancho Santa Margarita, California - Brief Article
• SEC moves ahead with Sarbanes-Oxley implementation - Updata
• CMS has published the second quarterly 2003 home health consolidated billing updates - In Brief - Brief Article
• Medicare according to Bush: don't use that "P" word - FYI
  by Jeanne Schulte Scott
• You don't know what you've got till it's gone - Management Issues
  by Roy Walters
• Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center - People - Catherine A. Jacobson becomes senior vice president and CFO and treasurer - Brief Article
• Kaiser Permanente's Northwest Region - People - Marcus C. Mundy becomes president, regional compliance officer - Brief Article
• CMS requires hospital quality improvement - Updata - Brief Article
• Experience the value. Value the experience - Viewpoint - HFMA seeks to offer value to its members
  by Richard L. Clarke
• Are you prepared for a shortage of anesthesia providers? It may be time to review your contract-negotiation strategies
  by Robert G. Rowland
• GE Healthcare Financial Services - People - Flint Besecker becomes managing director and group head strategic relations - Brief Article
• Scott R. Hawig has joined Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Charlotte, N.C., as healthcare audit and advisory manager - North Carolina Chapter - People - Brief Article
• MedPAC recommends smaller updates for FY04 - Updata - the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission formulates the recommendations it will send to Congress - Brief Article
• Clinical trial arrangements accepted by OIG - Updata - funding issues for clinical trials - Brief Article
• HIPAA strategies explored - News
• Medicare: how you see it depends on where you stand - Medicare/Medicaid
  by Beaufort B. Longest, Jr.
• Eskaton, Carmichael - People - Brian R. Uhlir becomes CFO - Brief Article
• Medica - People - Candace A. Peterson becomes senior financial analyst in provider analysis - Brief Article
• Instructions issued on early 2003 physician services payments - Updata - Brief Article
• The OIG says that from surveillance to communication to interventions, further work is needed at the federal, state, and local levels to ensure that our country's public health system is fully prepared to respond to bioterrorism - In Brief - Brief Article
• Hospitals, group purchasing organizations, and the antitrust laws - Business
  by Thomas H. Brock
• Surfing the financial web - Personal Finance
  by Ronald J. Paprocki
• Quorum Health Resources - People - Scott W. Towle becomes associate vice president - Brief Article
• Crossing the quality Chasm: A New Healthcare System for the 21st Century. . - Bookshelf - book review
  by Michael A. Barger
• CMS directs FIs on cost-to-charge ratio updates, calculation change - Updata - fiscal intermediaries are instructed to update the Medicare outpatient cost-to-charge ratios - Brief Article
• We have met the future, and it is us - Vantage Point - expectations for the healthcare industry - Column
  by Phyllis A. Cowling
• Operational and design strategies for a reduced workforce: address staff shortages by investigating operational models and facility design that encourage efficiency and productivity
  by Paul T. Breslin
• Redlands Community Hospital - People - Sabi Dadabhai becomes vice president and CFO - Brief Article
• Public Counsel - People - Timothy P. Blanchard is named "Outstanding Advocate" in the Community Development Project - Brief Article
• CMS eases quality-control requirements for clinical laboratories - Updata - Brief Article
• CMS has published a PM clarifying the requirements for payment for foot and nail care services - In Brief - Brief Article
• Merging the managed care cycle and revenue cycle to meet strategic goals - Managed Care
  by Paul Stevenson
• Are you a center of influence? - Career Development
  by J. Larry Tyler
• JPS Health Network - People - Kristin Jenkins is a winner of the 2002 Up and Comers award - Brief Article
• Medicine and Business: Bridging the Gap. . - Bookshelf - book review
  by Michael Peters
• LTCHs and IRFs not subject to 72-hour rule - Updata - long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities - Brief Article
• A three-sided debate on medical malpractice reform - State Policy Watch
• Meeting the nursing shortage head on a roundtable discussion - Panel Discussion
  by Tracy A. Cox
• Achieving operating room efficiency through process integration
• Deloitte & Touche, LLP - People - Tim Rogers becomes senior audit manager - Brief Article