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New Jersey Healthcare Financial Management Association Focus 2006

Sep/Oct 2006 vol 54num 2  


Bird Flu: Is Your Hospital’s Goo$e Cooked?
Photo courtesy of Joe Fallon of Hermitage Press, Inc.

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The President's View
by Dotti Lindstrom
From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
Avian Influenza
by E. Bresnitz
Improving Your Revenue Cycle IT Infrastructure
by James Yarsinsky, CPAM
IT Committee of HFMA New Jersey: iFOCUS
by Al Rottkamp
CFO Member Spotlight: Ronald Guy, Capital Health Systems
Member Spotlight: Dave Wiessel
by James Yarsinsky, CPAM.
Update on Medicaid Rebasing and Charity Care at September Quarterly Chapter Meeting
by John J. Dalton, FHFMA
The 2005 Amendments Appeal Regulation
by Paul R. Murphy, Esq., James A. Robertson, Esq. and Philip A. Besler, FhFMA, CPA
Applying Principles of Aviation to Healthcare: Building a Safer Environment for Patients
by Michael A. Mc Neal
Congressional Candidates FOCUS on Healthcare

 

July/Aug 2006 vol 54 num 1  


Capitol – Photo courtesy of Joe Fallon of Hermitage Press, Inc.

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The President's View
by Dotti Lindstrom
From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
State Budget FInally Adopted: New Jersey Hospital Association Reports
by Randy J. Minniear
Real-Time Solutions For Addressing Unreimbursed Health Care Costs for the Treatment of Undocumented Aliens
by James A. Robertson, Esq., Loretta M. Orlando, Esq. and Audrey Murphy, Esq., R.N.
Rapid Diagnostic HIV Testing
by Sindy M. Paul, M.D., M.P.H., Eugene Martin, Ph.D., and Evan Cadoff, M.D.
IT Committee of HFMA New Jersey: The Importance of Passwords
by Jack Tenerelli, CNE, MCP, Network
CFO Spotlight: Dave Rikkola, Newton Memorial Hospital
Member Spotlight: Lisa R. Hartman
by James Yarsinsky, CPAM
The 2006 NJHFMA Scholarship Recipients
by Laura A. Hess, FHFMA
The June Quarterly Meeting Healthcare Environment Update – “Just the F.A.C.T.S.”
by Anthony J. Panico and Scott J. Mariani
Patient Assistance Programs & Medicare Part D
by Patricia Barron, Esq.
Medicare Inpatient Reimbursement to New Jersey Hospitals – Will the Proposed Changes Improve the Diagnosis?
by George Kelley
 

May/Jun 2006 vol 53 num 6  


The sketch on this issue's cover was contributed by Peter Laberee, Esq., a Partner with Fox Rothschild, resident in the Princeton office. Peter, when he is not entertaining colleagues with humorous drawings on the back of placemats during dry lunch meetings, practices law in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture finance, and bank finance.

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The President's View
by by John Manzi
From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
Battle of the Borders-Revisited The Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Decision In Favor of Northern New Jersey Hospitals on Metropolitan Statistical Areas
by Andrew F. McBride, III, Esq. and Loretta M. Orlando, Esq.
The Lowered Burden of Proof for Insurance Fraud Claims and the Proposed New Jersey False Claims Act
by John Zen Jackson
Healthcare Compliance: Doing the Right Thing Right
by Lisa Hartman and B.J.Welsh
How to Meet Your Responsibilities under the Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act
by Anne Ciesla Bancroft, Esq.
Simple Tips for Happy Payer-Provider Relationships in 2006 and Beyond
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq.
Faith in the Possibility of Something Better
by David L. Knowlton
Rapid Diagnostic HIV Testing
by Sindy M. Paul, M.D., M.P.H., Eugene Martin, Ph.D., and Evan Cadoff, M.D.
IT Committee of HFMA New Jersey Cost Containment Still Offers Viable Opportunities
by Greg Caggia
MMA Section 1011 and Charity Care – Which is Primary?
by John Dalton, FHFMA and Michael S. Friedberg, CHE, CHAM
CFO Spotlight: Heather J. Aaron
by James Yarsinsky, CPAM
 

March/April 2006 • vol • 53 • num • 1  


No light at the end of the tunnel? See article page 6 Cover Photo by Michael Biehn

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The President's View
by John Manzi
From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
No Light at the End of the Tunnel: Hospitals Suffer Set Back in Decade-Old Medicaid Rate Appeal Cases
by Paul R. Murphy, Esq., James A. Robertson, Esq. and Philip A. Besler, FHFMA, CPA
The “Health Claims Authorization, Processing and Payment Act” – The Answer to Your Facility’s Claims Problems?
by Sonja Allen, J.D., AHC, Inc.
Revenue Cycle KPIs Draw Crowd to Annual Joint Meeting
by John J. Dalton, FHFMA
The November Quarterly Meeting: Strategic Management Issues in Healthcare Financial Reimbursement, November 8th, 2005
by Rea Zagaglia and Lee Gordon
IT Committee of New Jersey HFMA: Katrina & Disaster Recovery. What Did We Learn, and What Could We Do Better?
by Jack Tenerelli, CNE, CMP, Network+
Profit Visualization Tools
by Al Rottkamp
NJ HFMA Annual Financial Statements
11th Annual NJ HFMA Winter Social
CFO Member Spotlight: John Dellocono
Member Spotlight: Marilyn Koczan
by James Yarsinsky, CPAM
 

Jan/Feb 2006 vol 53 num 5  


WANTED: Committee Members See pages 12 and 13 for their descriptions

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The President's View
by by John Manzi
From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
Anatomy of A Payor Litigation
by Andrew F. McBride, III, Esq. and Barry Liss, Esq.
In Memory of Emil I. Horak
Pricing/Collections/Charity Care Controversies Challenge Tax-Exempt Hospitals Part Two: Addressing The Core Issues
by James Unland
Case-Mix Adjusted Length of Stay – What Does it mean?
by Philip A. Besler, FHFMA, CPA
IT Committee of New Jersey HFMA: Astute Revenue Cycle Management Unlocks Hospital Revenue
by Greg Caggia
Those Annoying HIPAA Rules – How Important Are They?
by John Kalli
CFO Member Spotlight On: Bill Phillips, Meridian Health
Member Spotlight: Robert Peterson
by James Yarsinsky, CPAM
The 2006 NJHFMA Scholarship
Governor Jon Corzine and Healthcare: What He Said He’d Do; What to Expect; Who the Players Will Be; And a Little “Commonsense HealthSense” Advice
by Don Sico
 

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