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New Jersey Healthcare Financial Management Association Focus 2009

Last updated Dec 09, 2009
November/December 2009 • vol 56 • num 3  


(Photo by Aleksey Moryakov): Victorian Cape May’s Stockton Place cottages on Gurney Street shine in all of their holiday finery for the 36th Annual Christmas Candlelight House
Tours, sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC).

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• The President's View
by Brian P. Sherin, FHFMA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• Hospital Readmission Reform: Where Do We Stand?
by Andrew Miller, MD, MPH
• New Jersey and Other States Focus on Non-Profit Executive Compensation and Financial Management Practices
by Gary W. Herschman and Robert J. Senska, III
• Generational Jeopardy
by Terrence F. Cahill, EdD, FACHE & Mona Sedrak, PhD, PA
• Member Get A Member Program
by Lindsey S. Colombo, FHFMA
• CFO Spotlight: Jay Picerno, Saint Barnabas Healthcare System
• Member Spotlight: Jim Yarsinsky
• Healthcare Reform: Meeting the Challenge.
• NJ HFMA's September Quarterly Meeting
by Tracey Roland
• Achieving Scale Through Growth: An Imperative for Sustained Competitive Performance
by Mark E. Grube, Ryan S. Gish, and Sasha Tkach
• NJ HFMA Annual Financial Statements
• 2009 Annual Institute
 
September/October 2009 • vol 56 • num 2  


Cover design courtesy of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.

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• The President's View
by Brian P. Sherin, FHFMA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• New Jersey is Prepared for the Return of H1N1 Influenza
by Heather Howard
• Wage Index - Positive Positioning for Coming Changes
by Leslie Dykman
• Real Healthcare Reform – PAST DUE!
by John J. Dalton, FHFMA
• A New Law to Fix The Cyber Security Problem
by Michael Cherry and Edward Imwinkelried
• Overview of The New Medicaid Rate DRG System
by James A. Robertson, Esq., Barry Liss, Esq. and Jonathan J. Walzman, Esq.
• NJ HFMA Healthcare Survey – the Results are In!
• Fast Tracking Infrastrucutre Improvements Can Save Energy
by Eugene Dassing
• Challenges, Pitfalls, and Opportunities when Dealing with Medicare Transfer DRG Cases
by James F. Collins, MBA, CPC
• CFO Member Spotlight: Walt Greiner, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
• Member Spotlight: Niobis Queiro
• 33rd Annual Institute
• Make Social Networking Count: Connect with HFMA National
 
 
July/August 2009 • vol 56 • num 1  


The entrance to The Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ, site of the 33rd Annual Institute to be held October 14-16, 2009.

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• The President's View
by Brian P. Sherin, FHFMA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• How the HITECH Act Rolls Over HIPAA
by Susan A. Miller, JD and Gerry Blass
• False Claims Act Gets More Teeth – Don't Let It Bite You!
by Lewis Bivona, CPA, AFE
• State Adopts a “No Restoration” FY2010 Budget
by Randy Minniea
• One Day Stays and Beyond: It's in the Details
by Jua'nese L. Williams, CPUR, IQCI, C-CDI, CPC
• Property Tax Exemptions for Hospitals in the Wake of Hunterdon Medical Center v. Township of Readington
Analytical Framework For Determining Whether a Use is for “Hospital Purposes"
by Alexander M. Wixted
• Excellence in Access: Let the Data Lead the Way
by Michael S. Friedberg, FACHE, CHAM
• Advanced Financial Management Series Starts with a Bang!
by Tracy Davison-DiCanto, CHFP, MBA
• CFO Member Spotlight: Dennis Pettigrew, Cooper Health System
• Member Spotlight: Joanne Vaul
• New Jersey Chapter Earns Eight Awards
by Laura A. Hess, FHFMA
• The 2009 NJ HFMA Scholarship Recipients
by Laura A. Hess, FHFMA
• The Rebirth of DRG Creep: Managing Medicaid DRGs
by Ann Russo and Kathi Johnson
• 33rd Annual Institute
• Annual Institute Registration Form
• NJ Chapter Leadership Retreat
 
 
May/June 2009 • vol 55 • num 6  


Lindsey Colombo and Jim Pender analyze a putt at 2009 NJ HFMA Golf Outing. Photo courtesy of ARC Group Associates; Steve Aaron and Ed Magram, photographers for the event.

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• The President's View
by Joe Dobosh, MBA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
•RAC Appeals: An Overview of the Five Levels
by Barry Lisa, Esq. and Paul W. Kim, Esq.
• RAC Internal Monitoring and Auditing: A Critical Step in Your Preparation
by Bret S. Bissey, MBA, FACHE
• Hospitals Benefit from Timely Changes to Federal Mortgage Insurance Program: Close on financings despite tight credit market
by Alan J. Spidel, Vice President, Lancaster Pollard
• Compliance...it's not just financial anymore
by Thomas Flynn, MBA, FACHE
• Hospitals May Submit Supplemental Data in Response to Highmark's NCPRs for 2004 Cost Reports
by Robert Gricius, CPA and James A. Robertson, Esq.
• Bill Expands Hospital Reporting Requirements; Prohibits Payment of "Never Events"
by Patricia McManus
• Mission Impossible Made Possible: Read This Before You Launch Your Billing System Conversion
by Eric Greenberg & Wendy Young
• CFO Spotlight: Themselves
• After Madoff: What Should Charities and Their Stakeholders Be Doing in a New World of IRS Transparency?
by Michael J. Kline, Esq.
• A HFMA National Founders Merit Award Program
• A Photo Recap of the 2009 NJ HFMA Annual Golf Outing
Photos by Steve Aaron and Ed Magram, ARC Group Associates
• Annual Institute Sponsorship Registration Form
• Speed Networking at 2009 Annual Institute
 
 
March/April 2009 • vol 55 • num 5  


Courtesy of Steve Aaron, ARC Group Associates

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• The President's View
by Joe Dobosh, MBA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• Dynamic Connections - The New HFMA NJ Web site
by Al Rottkamp
• HITECH Act Greatly Expands Scope of HIPAA's Applicability and Enforcement and Increases Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations
by Helen Oscislawski and Michael Kline
• Ways to Keep a Compliance Program Vibrant
by Lisa Neff-Wheeler and Paula Shorter
• The PRRB Giveth and the CMS Taketh Away
by James Robertson, Esq. and Barry Liss, Esq.
• New Jersey’s New Codey Law – New Limits on Physician Ownership and Referrals
by Elizabeth G. Litten and John Zen Jackson
• Inpatient Medicaid Rates Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) System Proposed Changes
by Scott Besler
• CFO Member Spotlight: Karen Lumpp, Trinitas Regional Medical Center
• Member Spotlight: Tony Consoli
• TNJHFMA Hosts Its First Webinar to Rave Reviews
by Tracy Davison-DiCanto, CHFP, MBA
• A Photo Recap of the NJ HFMA/NJAAHAM Annual Joint Meeting
Photos by Steve Aaron, ARC Group Associates
• 2009 Annual Institute: Meet Our Keynote Speakers
 
 
Jan/Feb 2009 • vol 55 • num 4  


Courtesy of Hermitage Press, Inc.

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• The President's View
by Joe Dobosh, MBA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative
by Courtney J. Sill, Ph.D.
• John Gribbon: The New NJHA Chairman
by Kerry McKean Kelly
• Update on the Reopening of Cost Reports For The Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Adjustment
by James A. Robertson, Esq., and Mike Sabo
• Adhering to Tax-exempt Guidelines for Physician Recruitment
by Brian Ackerman
• Making the Case for Wellness
by Beth Sweeney, RN, BSN
• Identity Theft Compliance for Healthcare Providers
by Becky Peters and Kim Hollingsworth
• The New Jersey Health Information Technology Commission Begins Its Work
by Helen Oscislawski
• The Rewards of Membership
by Deborah Shapiro and Rosemary Nuzzo
• CFO Member Spotlight: Paul Pernice, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
• Member Spotlight: Dan Willis
• A Strategic Opportunity: Improving Quality, Adherence and Outcomes with Patient Engagement, Activation and Retention Solutions (PEARS)
by Mark Durnoff
• Apply for the 2009 NJHFMA Scholarship
 

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