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Articles in August, 2003 issue of Healthcare Financial Management

• Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May to a level 4.0 percent higher than a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported June 17 - Brief Article
• Healthcare spending remains high in 2002 despite stabilization - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Quotes of note - Industry Watch
  by Jeanne Schulte
• Capturing your marketing ROI: hospitals can use their call centers to determine the success of marketing projects aimed at attracting patients to the organization
  by Paul Spiegelman
• Nixon Peabody LLP - People - Carolyn Jacoby Gabbay joins Nixon Peabody L.L.P - Brief Article
• HMA's River Oaks Hospital - People - promotes Brad Sinclair to CFO - Brief Article
• CMS gives nursing home guidance on HIPAA, other issues - Policy Watch - Brief Article
• FASB seeks to amend QSPE guidance - Policy Watch - qualifying special-purpose entity - Brief Article
• HHS launches new efforts to boost electronic health information system - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Accelerating patient-care improvement in the ED - Business - Illustration
  by Nancy E. Forrester
• "Off-credit" vs. "off-balance sheet": a notable distinction: the distinction between the terms "off-balance sheet" and "off-credit" is crucial in accurately describing a healthcare institution's credit strength to third-party analysts working for rating a
  by Kevin T. Ponton
• Audrain Medical Center - People - appoints David A. Neuendorf senior vice president and COO - Brief Article
• The May Producer Price Index for health services declined by 0.3 percent, following a 1.1 percent jump in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported June 13 - PPI - Brief Article
• GPOs do not raise antitrust concerns - Letters To The Editor - Letter to the Editor
  by Robert Betz
• AHA survey examines hospital investment practices - Industry Watch - American Hospital Association - Brief Article
• Time for a three-year APC checkup - Medicare/Medicaid - a discussion of financial management under the APC system
  by Julie A. Micheletti
• Calendar - upcoming health care industry events - Calendar
• Info-X, Inc - People - appoints Carl H. Bertrams Jr. as senior vice president of business development - Brief Article
• Scully voices concern about niche providers, provider help in drug bill - Policy Watch - CMS administrator Tom Scully provides Wall Street's view of health care - Brief Article
• CMS instructs physicians on new ICD-9-CM coding requirements - Policy Watch - Brief Article
• JCAHO unveils revised accreditation standards - Industry Watch - the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - Brief Article
• Executive insights: Peter Foulke, executive vice president of Corporate Services, Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, Calif - Interview
• Contingency planning for HIPAA transactions: courtesy of HIPAA, virtually every healthcare provider must complete a major systems conversion on or before October 16, 2003 - Digital Perspectives
  by Margret Amatayakul
• Commerce Bank - People - hires Emmet Conlon as healthcare team leader - Brief Article
• CMS cancels July 2003 mass physician claims adjustments - Policy Watch - CMS cancels the automatic mass physician claims adjustments that were to begin 7/03 - Brief Article
• New physicians question medicine as a profession - Industry Watch - with many concerned about the malpractice crisis - Brief Article
• Study points to savings from GPOs - Industry Watch - healthcare providers can generate significant savings from GPOs - Brief Article
• Could your financial health be heading for heart break? Costly drug-eluting stents could dramatically alter projected demands for cardiac surgical services - Feature Story - Illustration - Industry Overview
  by Hugo J. Finarelli, Jr.
• Allianz Life/LifeTrac Network - People - hires Shawn D. Schwartz - Brief Article
• Average U.S. hospital discharge costs increase steadily - Data Trends
• The federal government should assume full responsibility for the coverage of Medicare beneficiaries who are also eligible for Medicaid, the National Governors Association , told the leadership of the Senate Finance Committee - NGA - Brief Article
• Pediatrix under investigation for Medicaid billing practices - Industry Watch - Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. is being investigated by a U.S. attorney's office - Brief Article
• Coming to a billing office near you: a new Medicare: it was exactly 2:32 a.m. on June 27, 2003, when the gavel of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, J. Dennis Hastert , rang down - R-Ill - Eye On Washington
  by Jeanne Shulte Scott
• Do you have misteaks in your resume? Sure, everybody knows that making a blatant spelling error is a surefire way to sabotage your resume. But there are many other, less obvious mistakes job seekers can make in their resumes that can undermine their job p
  by J. Larry Tyler
• Corazon Consulting - People - promotes Karen L. Hartman to vice president - Brief Article
• CMS proposes to expand coverage of implantable cardioverter defibrillators - Policy Watch - Brief Article
• Get active and reap the benefits: I came away from HFMA's recent Annual National Institute glad to be a part of such a first-class conference - From The Chairman - Editorial
  by David P. Canfield
• Percentage of persons who failed to obtaine needed medical care in the past 12 months due to financial barriers - Brief Article - Illustration
• Recapturing the earned dollar - Managed Care - a discussion of how Truman Medical Centers turned its finances around and increased its number of managed care contracts - Company Profile
  by Ryan J. Fischer
• Contracts for Healthcare Executives, Fourth Edition - Book Review
  by David V. Lane
• Universal Health Services, Inc - People - hires Andrew Littauer - Brief Article
• Negotiations begin on Medicare prescription drug bills - Policy Watch - Brief Article
• Down to 'bare bones': states reconsider mandated benefits: at one time, states seemed intent on requiring U.S. health insurers to provide coverage for certain healthcare services. That time appears to be over - State Policy Watch
• HCA settles false claims case with the DOJ and others - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• 5 ways to reduce claims denials - Patient Financial Services - hospital financial managers are focusing on enhanced claims denial management
  by Robert Cathey
• The Six Sigma Book for Healthcare: Improving Outcomes by Reducing Errors - Book Review
  by Phillip H. Belcher
• Mercy Jeannette Hospital - People - Brief Article
• Home health payment rates increase by 3.3 percent - Policy Watch - Medicare payment rates to home health agencies will increase by 3.3% in 2004 - Brief Article
• Nursing home market report paints bleak picture - Industry Watch - the nursing home industry faces a wave of bankruptcies - Brief Article
• What are your 2003 ANI memories? - HFMA News - a discussion of the ANI 2003 meeting in Baltimore
• Retail 101: ringing up hospital sales: healthcare organizations can generate substantial additional revenue by capitalizing on the product needs that they generate among patients - Feature Story
  by Mindy Thompson
• Rockdale Hospital & Health Systems, Inc - People - names Ann Finlon vice president of finance and CFO - Brief Article
• Charging and collection concerns: A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal ran another story in a series about the "growing public backlash" related to hospital billing and collection practices, especially for uninsured and needy patients. The issue makes
  by Richard L. Clarke
• CMS's July 2003 quarterly update to the hospital outpatient payment system
• AstraZeneca pharmaceuticals settles with DOJ - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Hanson receives Morgan Award - HFMA News - Allan Hanson wins the 2003 Frederick C. Morgan Individual Achievement Award - Brief Article
• 2003-04 HFMA leadership directory - Healthcare Financial Management Association - Directory
• Keokuk County Health Center - People - appoints Matthew Ives as CFO - Brief Article