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Articles in May, 2004 issue of Healthcare Financial Management

• Washington Hospital
• Dekalb Medical Center
• … On March 25, 2004, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced the approval of 28 private sponsors to provide seniors and people with disabilities with prescription discount drug cards, beginning June 1
• Transmittal changes standardized rates, DSH adjustments
• 21st century treasurers: leveraging assets—and themselves
  by Kevin T. Ponton
• Medicare payment monitoring systems: 20 questions
  by Billy K. Richburg
• First communication, then automation
  by Margret Amatayakul
• Triad Hospitals, Inc
• Mercy Health System of Oklahoma
• CMS releases physician referral regulations, phase II
• High-speed relaxation
• Expenditure for hospice care higher than for tradition care
• Survey: healthcare reform plays role in election
• An alternative to real estate ownership: selling a property doesn't mean losing control. A variety of options will let you maintain control while freeing cash to invest in core services
  by Sydney Scarborough
• Jennings, Ryan & Kolb
• Fletcher Allen Health Care
• Robert Thompson
• Insuring parents may remove access barriers for children
• CMS provides details on specialty hospital moratorium
• A capital idea bonds and nontraditional financing options: increasing capital demands are prompting cash—strapped hospitals to take a closer look at bond offerings and nontraditional sources of capital
  by Therese L. Wareham
• Moore Corporate Real Estate, Inc
• St. Luke's Episcopal Health Systems
• MedPAC supports MMA physician payment update
• Epidemic of Care: a Call for Safer, Better, and More Accountable Health Care
  by Michael F. Peters
• Parity issues fade amid states' economic woes
• Dare we use the word —"rationing"?
  by Jeanne Schulte Scott
• Linking supply costs and revenue: the time has come
• Howard, Wershbale & Co
• Lewistown Hospital
• Managed care industry to face a number of challenges in 2004
• CMS announces HIPAA-related changes to institutional claims
• Yes, Dave it's personal: "HFMA is my evolution of personal growth and friendship."
  by Richard L. Clarke
• How are hospitals financing the future? The future of capital access
• Monongahela Valley Hospital
• 2004 Woman Business Owner of the Year
• Providers express concerns about undocumented-alien process
• Capital as percentage of total costs declining in U.S. hospitals
• Founders program changes announced
• GAO and OIG recommend UPL and IGT restrictions
• Group practices thrive despite rising costs
• The cost of staying young: using a metric called the recap rate can help you determine the investment necessary to maintain and restore your buildings
  by Wendy M. Weitzner
• Visiting Nurse Association
• Midwest Regional Medical Center
• Hospital admissions for long-term complications of diabetes per 100,000 population
• Physician charges drive up consumer medical costs in February
• New directions in Medicare managed care: the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 makes regional, open network plans a reality
  by Thomas A. Scully
• Personally, it's been a great year: Phyllis Cowling was right. What a great experience serving as HFMA Chairman has been this past year! What a privilege!
  by David P. Canfield
• Adventist Health System
• Tahoe Forest Hospital District
• … On March 15, CMS published 2004 payment limits for drugs and biologicals not paid on a cost or prospective payment basis for services furnished April 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004
• Calendar
• tails, you win
  by Arthur C. Sturm, Jr.
• 3 steps to profitable managed care contracts
  by David B. Wilson
• Maintaining the strength of your convictions: given the recent rash of ethical transgressions within and beyond health care, discussions about ethical standards, conflicts of interest, and moral decision making are occurring nationwide. This is a good thi
  by J. Larry Tyler
• Siemens
• Washington Imaging Services, LLC
• More unauthorized insurers scam customers
• ED visits continue to rise
• So you want to be a CFO? Do you have the right stuff to be a good CFO? You do if you have both technical and leadership skills
  by Larry Scanlan
• First Health
• Financial Health Services, Inc
• Quotes of note
  by Jeanne Schulte Scott
• Report advises bar-code implementation in hospitals
• Medicare solvency shrinks by seven years
• Your capital strategy plan and deliver: transitioning to a comprehensive capital plan helps healthcare systems best prioritize investments and respond to today's service challenges
  by Scott M. Walters