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Articles in Sept, 2003 issue of Healthcare Financial Management

• CMS issues instructions on Medicare secondary payer claims - Policy Watch - the CMS revises its carrier instructions for how electronic Medicare secondary payer claims should be handled - Brief Article
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield system's antifraud efforts save $157 million - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Malpractice reform is dead; long live malpractice reform: President Bush's plan to revamp the nation's medical malpractice system looked like a slam-dunk at the beginning of this year. But on July 9, a Senate malpractice-reform bill failed to achieve fili
  by Jeanne Schulte Scott
• When putting patients first fits the bill: one hospital shows how a change in billing format can reduce costs and improve patient satisfaction - Feature Story
  by Donell Cohen
• Fairfield Memorial Hospital - People - Brief Article
• … Release of a new edition of Government Auditing Standards, commonly referred to as the Yellow Book, was announced by the GAO June 25 - Brief Article
• GAO identifies causes of rising malpractice insurance costs - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Gustafson, Rode receive PFS Award - HFMA News - Bobette M. Gustafson and Dark Rode are winners of HFMA's 2003-04 PFS Forum Individual Achievement Award
• The revenue cycle from the patient's perspective: improve your revenue cycle by tailoring patient financial communications to meet patient needs
  by Terry Allison Rappuhn
• Plante & Moran, PLLC - People - Brief Article
• Adventist Healthcare, Inc - Mr. Chan has been appointed vice president, financial services - Brief Article
• … CMS published in the July 25 Federal Register a final rule that removes section 411.54 and a portion of section 489.20 from the Medicare secondary payer regulations - c - 2 - g - Brief Article
• BLS reports health services compensation gain - Bureau of Labor Statistics - Brief Article
• HFMA and Craneware partner to reduce Chargemaster errors - cobranding the Active Chargemaster Professional Toolkit - Brief Article
• Stem revenue losses with effective CDM management: a well-managed charge description master is the first line of defense against denied claims - Feature Story - charge description master
  by Michael Alwell
• Catholic Health Initiatives - People - Brief Article
• … CMS has reissued a 2002 program memorandum revising the billing requirements for swing-bed services under the skilled nursing facility PPS - Pm A-02-060 - SNF - US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Brief Article
• JCAHO changes criteria for 2004 random unannounced survey - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - Brief Article
• 2002-03 hfm award winners announced - HFMA News
• OIG targets contractual joint ventures - Medicare/Medicaid - Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
  by Patrick K. O'Hare
• IDX Systems Corporation - Ms. Whitbeck named senior project manager - Brief Article
• Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center - Mr. Childers has been appointed CFO - Brief Article
• SNF PPS update for FY04 released - payments to skilled nursing facilities - Brief Article
• 12-month percentage change in total compensation for health services - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Life after bankruptcy: a CFO's role in a hospital's renewal: dark clouds were on the horizon for Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, Calif., after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late 2001. The hospital was $10 million in de
  by C.R. Hudson
• What's wrong with being "borderline ethical"? Everyone would agree that lying, cheating, stealing, or creating dangerous working conditions just to increase profits are unethical business practices - Leadership and Management
  by Bernard Liebowitz
• St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Mr. Sutherland has been named director of financial services/controller - Brief Article
• Proposed Medicare physician fees drop 4.2 percent in 2004 - Policy Watch - Brief Article
• Fitch sees negative financial outlook for health care; CMS sees mixed outlook - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• NCQA releases 2004 HEDIS measures - National Committee for Quality Assurance Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set - Brief Article
• Times change, and so do managed care strategies - Managed Care
  by Lynn Lambert
• Calendar - Calendar
• St. Luke's Physician Group - Mr. Berzinsky named associate vice president of finance - Brief Article
• … CMS has published the third quarterly update for CY03 to the list of HCPCS codes subject to consolidated billing under the home health PPS in a July 3 program memorandum - Ph Ab-03-096 - Brief Article
• Cordis Corporation issues statement on CYPHER stent - Industry Watch - Cordis reveals is a potential risk of thrombosis occurring with the use of the Cordis CYPHER Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent - Brief Article
• Plan-Provider Claims Workgroup provides claims tools - HFMA News - Brief Article
• How have hospital investments navigated troubled waters? Poor returns on equity investments and declining hospital payments underscore the need for hospitals to establish appropriate investment policies and asset allocations - Feature Story
  by Timothy Solberg
• Account Resolution Corporation - People - Brief Article
• Not so different: although the UK and the U.S. are separated by a common language that often is quite different, the issues faced by finance managers on both sides of the pond are quite similar - From The President
  by Richard L. Clarke
• Prescription drug legislation: implications for providers - Policy Watch - a discussion of the proposed 'Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003'
• HMO rate increases for 2004 hit 18 percent - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• HFMA offers legislative reports - Health Financial Management Association - Brief Article
• Who is entitled to what? In an era of monumental medical advances and dwindling resources, how can we most judiciously deliver healthcare services? - Commentary
  by Richard D. Lamm
• PMAB, Inc - People - Brief Article
• Measuring the cost benefits of family-centered care - Data Trends
• CMS provides full inpatient PPS market basket update, but for how long? - Policy Watch - Medicare inpatient PPS payments for 2004 will be increased by the full hospital market basket, or 3.4% - Brief Article
• States' budget crises define healthcare resources: in the face of gaping budget deficits, state lawmakers have begun cutting programs in earnest, including higher education, social services, and health care - State Policy Watch
• GAO: CMS oversight of state nursing home surveys process needs improvement - Industry Watch - Brief Article
• Can your hospital remain independent? - Business
  by Charles Byrd, W., Jr.
• When IT excellence goes the distance: ever complete an IT project only to wonder how you'll possibly make it through the next? It's no surprise. Many organizations find sustaining IT excellence to be a significant challenge - Digital Perspectives
  by John Glaser
• Great-West Healthcare - Mr. Livingston has been appointed assistant vice president of policy & implementation - Brief Article
• CMS proposes outpatient payment changes - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Brief Article
• With HFMA, you've got friends: James Taylor recorded the hit song "You've Got a Friend" a few years before I joined HFMA. But that song could apply to HFMA today - From The Chairman - Bill Matheney discuess the importance of his HFMA friendships - Column
  by David P. Canfield
• Quotes of note - Industry Watch
  by Jeanne Schulte Scott
• On the road to consumer-driven health care - Patient Financial Services
  by Bobette M. Gustafson
• Taxpayers save in 2003: last November, after Republicans won control of the Senate and retained control of the House, President Bush announced he would propose an economic stimulus package early in 2003 - Personal Finance
  by Ronald J. Paprocki
• Chapin Revenue Cycle Management - Mr. Werner named as director of business development - Brief Article