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New Jersey Healthcare Financial Management Association Focus 2011

Last updated Jan 18, 2012
November/December 2011 • vol 58 • num 3  

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• The President's View
by Michael Alwell, FHFMA, MPA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• Preparing for Electronic Communication in Health Care
by Andrew E. Blustein and Stacey L. Gulick
• Dual Eligibles: The Changing Landscape
by Sarah L. Lechner, Esq.
• Letter from the Regional Executive for Region 3
by Cheryl H. Cohen, FHFMA, MBA
• Confessions of an IBM Chauvinist
by Vince Ciotti
• "Did Congress Tip the Scale of Power Too Far?"  - The United States Supreme Court will Soon Determine
the Constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
by Jim Hoffman
• How to Approach Healthcare Food and Nutrition Services
by Lynne Jacoby and Brian Berger
 • New Jersey Provider Overpayments and Escheat: Whose Money Is It, Anyway?
by Jason Dalal
 • Does The New Jersey False Claims Act Live Up to Higher Federal Standards? Not Yet
by James A. Robertson, John W. Kaveney and Cecylia K. Hahn
 • Grabbing the Reins of Your Self-Pay Population
by Vince Koch
 • CIO Spotlight: Dave Dyer, Somerset Medical Center
• Member Spotlight:  Diana Sessions
• 35th Annual Institute Attracts Record Attendance
by John Dalton, FHFMA and Howard Krain, FACHE
 
 
September/October 2011 • vol 58 • num 2  


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• The President's View
by Michael Alwell, FHFMA, MPA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• Protecting Your Payroll from the Halloween Hackers
by Al Rottkamp
• Breaking the Readmission Cycle with the Homeless: One at a time
by Patricia A. Furci, RN, MA, Esq
• Update on Implementation of the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act
by Nicole DiMaria, Esq
• Empowering Patients
by Dr. David Taylor
• Complying with Federal and State Employee Screening Requirements
by Jim Hoffman
• How to Approach Healthcare Food and Nutrition Services
by Lynne Jacoby and Brian Berger
 • New Jersey Provider Overpayments and Escheat: Whose Money Is It, Anyway?
by Jason Dalal
 • Does The New Jersey False Claims Act Live Up to Higher Federal Standards? Not Yet
by James A. Robertson, Esq., and John W. Kaveney, Esq
 • Member Spotlight:  William Hunt, CHAM, CPC
• Can New Jersey Crack the Quality/Cost Code with its New Medicaid ACO Model?
by Elizabeth G. Litten
 • Chapter Internal Financial Review
 
 
July/August 2011 • vol 58 • num 1  


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• The President's View
by Michael Alwell, FHFMA, MPA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• NJ State Medicaid OIG Work Plan
by James A. Robertson, Esq., and Javier Diaz
• Atlantic/Newton Merger
by Pam Garretson
• With Google Health Gone, What’s Next for Personal Health Records?
by Michael J. Kline, Esq
• Solar Energy Benefits Promised for Early Adopter Hospitals
by Kevin J. Moore, Mark Crowdis and Zack Lerman
• Offshoring: Are We There Yet?
by Roberta Puffer Blaseos and David Mills
• Integrated Program for ED Crowding, Combining a "High Capacity Unit" with ED Case Management
by Todd Warden, MD and Nadene R. Taniguchi, RN, CCM, PAHM
• NJ Chapter Honored for Excellence in Education, Membership Growth
• The 2011 NJ HFMA Scholarship Recipients
by  Laura A. Hess, FHFMA
• Bend The Trendline with Unique Self Insurance
by  Greg Sandler
• Member Spotlight: Joe Pivitera, Director of Managed Care, Holy Name Medical Center
• The Underpayment Challenge
by  Brian J. Litten and Jeff Gold
• A Photo Recap of the 2011 NJ HFMA Annual Golf Outing
 
 
May/June 2011 • vol 57 • num 6  


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• The President's View
by Mary T. Taylor, MBA, FHFMA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• Pharmacy Benefit Savings Through Innovation and Collaboration
by Dexter Shurney, MD
• Aetna Medicare Provider Collaboration & Accountable Care Organization Development
by Randall Krakauer, MD
• From ACA to ZPIC - A Sampling of Audit Alphabet Soup
by Mary Ditri, Theresa Edelstein, MPH, LNHA and Roger Sarao, CHFP, MPA
• Demand Side Management: Options in the Quest for Energy Efficiency
by Michael Fischette
• Recognizing (and Rewarding) the Volunteer in You
by Michael Alwell, FHFMA
• SFY2012: A Post Reform Budget
by Randy Minniear
• Where Are They Now? Ray Kaden & Gene Arnone
 • Quality Measurement Under Proposed ACO Rules
by Barry Liss, Esq., and Andrew McBride, Esq
 • Fair Market Valuation of Physician Compensation – Ten Pitfalls to Avoid
by H.J. Simmons, III, MBA, FACHE, Karin Chernoff Kaplan, MBA, AVA and Rudd Kierstead, MBA, MPP, AVA
 • Member Spotlight: Liz Jennings
• HFMA's New Jersey Chapter Receives the Shelton Award!
 
 
March/April 2011 • vol 57 • num 5  


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• The President's View
by Mary T. Taylor, MBA, FHFMA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• Florida Health Care Reform Decision: First Step on the Road to the Supreme Court
by William Potter
• Can Patient Protection Produce Affordable Care?
by John J. Dalton, FHFMA
• NJ HFMA Submits Comments on Value Based Purchasing
• Preparing for ICD-10: The Cost of Change
by Denny Roberge
• Aligning Physicians and Hospitals
by Kate Lovrien & Luke Peterson
• HFMA's Peer Reviewed Designation Helps You Purchase Smarter, Faster
by Jeff Evarts
• Deadlines Work
 by Robert Wilson
• Where Are They Now? Phil Besler
• CFO Spotlight: Kevin Stagg, Christian Health Care Center
• Member Spotlight: John Doll
 
 
January/February 2011 • vol 57 • num 4  


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• The President's View
by Mary T. Taylor, MBA, FHFMA
• From the Editor
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq
• I Know Your Password, But I May Not Need It
by Al Rottkamp
• The Growing Epidemic of PHI Security Breaches - Providers and Insurers Beware of Enforcement by Attorneys General
by Michael J. Kline, Esq.
• Insuring Against The Cost of a PHI Breach
by Elizabeth G. Litten, Esq.
• When did our Scheduling Group Become a Call Center? (5 Important Points to Consider)
by Patrick Teta
• Update on the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act
by Nicole DiMaria, Esq.
• Supply and Demand and Rising Energy Costs: Controllable?
by Mark Dougherty, FACHE
• FHA/HUD’s Hospital Morgage Insurance Program: The Importance of Understanding Market Need and Demand When Determining Financial Feasibility
by Brian Ackerman and Kelly Van Ochten
• Member Spotlight: Josette Melillo
 

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