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Healthcare Financial Management

A business journal devoted to the management and finance of health care organizations and integrated delivery systems. Includes news and information on information systems, patient accounts, practice management, and the financing of alternative delivery systems.

2003 physician fee schedule gives 1.6 percent increase. (Policy Watch)...
April 01, 2003

CMS issues proposed outlier rule. (Policy Watch).(Brief Article)
April 01, 2003

House approves key healthcare bills affecting medical liability. (Poli...
April 01, 2003

Long-awaited HIPAA rules arrive. (Policy Watch).(Brief Article)
April 01, 2003

HHS expands quality initiative to home health field. (Policy Watch).(B...
April 01, 2003

CMS reports home health claims processing problem. (Policy Watch).(Bri...
April 01, 2003

HHS inspector general Janet Rehnquist. (In Brief).(Brief Article)
April 01, 2003

Producer Price Index (PPI). (In Brief).(Brief Article)
April 01, 2003

CMS issues payment and billing changes for OPT. (Policy Watch).(Brief ...
April 01, 2003

CMS to help facilitate additional documentation requests. (Policy Watc...
April 01, 2003

States tackle the health insurance crisis. (State Policy Watch).(Brief...
April 01, 2003

Capturing creative thoughts. (From the Chairman).
April 01, 2003

Reports document hospital spending growth. (Industry Watch).
April 01, 2003

Health services field adds jobs in January. (Industry Watch).(Brief Ar...
April 01, 2003

AHA report refutes cost impact of consolidation. (Industry Watch).(Bri...
April 01, 2003

Study finds most HMO preservice appeals disregard medical necessity. (...
April 01, 2003

Kaiser Permanente partners to automate medical records. (Industry Watc...
April 01, 2003

BCBSA reports how premium dollars are spent. (Industry Watch).(Brief A...
April 01, 2003

Health services PPI rose modestly in January. (Industry Watch).(Brief ...
April 01, 2003

Medicare physician payment conversion factors with initial and final c...
April 01, 2003

Patient safety is top IT priority for 2003. (Industry Watch).(Brief Ar...
April 01, 2003

M&A activity soars in fourth quarter 2002. (Industry Watch).(healthcar...
April 01, 2003

HFMA seeks protection of SCHIP funding. (HFMA News).(the State Childre...
April 01, 2003

HFMA member of NUBC. (HFMA News).(Brief Article)
April 01, 2003

Congress urged to avoid DSH payment reductions. (HFMA News).(healthcar...
April 01, 2003

Renegotiating the social contract. (Eye on Washington).(President Bush...
April 01, 2003

John J. Gantner. (Executive Insights).(the treasurer of Robert Wood Jo...
April 01, 2003

Renegotiate outsourced transcription contracts with both Privacy and S...
April 01, 2003

Containing revenue-cycle costs. (Business).(a plan for healthcare prov...
April 01, 2003

Are you meeting customers' emotional needs? (Patient Financial Service...
April 01, 2003

Drug card setback highlights need for cost relief. (Medicare/Medicaid)...
April 01, 2003

Compliance what's around the corner? Clinical trials, CDM accuracy, ex...
April 01, 2003

What price is right? Hospitals struggling to offset financial losses r...
April 01, 2003

Best practices for preempting payment denials: high-quality data are m...
April 01, 2003

Preparing for asset retirement: are you recognizing asset retirement o...
April 01, 2003

Above see level. (HFMA ANI 2003 Baltimore).
April 01, 2003

See healthcare finance at a new level. (HFMA ANI 2003 Baltimore).(a di...
April 01, 2003

Concurrent sessions: an educational banquet! (HFMA ANI 2003 Baltimore)...
April 01, 2003

Coaching managers. (Leadership and Management).(in a hospital-based me...
April 01, 2003

Why does an IT investment fail to deliver returns? (Digital Perspectiv...
April 01, 2003

Fundamentals of Health Care Financial Management: A Practical Guide to...
April 01, 2003

St. Vincent's Hospital & Healthcare. (People).(Ascension Health appoin...
April 01, 2003

University of Alabama Hospital. (People).(Cleveland Clinic Foundation ...
April 01, 2003

Eastern Health Systems. (People).(Warren Averett Kimbrough & Marina L....
April 01, 2003

Plante & Moran, LLP. (People).(names Bernard Ostrowski as a partner)(B...
April 01, 2003

Glacier Financial Services. (People).(promotes Christopher A. Ohde to ...
April 01, 2003

The Foster Group, Inc. (People).(hires Fred Hatcher as senior healthca...
April 01, 2003

United Government Services, LLC. (People).(RSM McGladrey hires Christo...
April 01, 2003

HealthSouth-Treasure Valley Hospital. (People).(hires Michael Long as ...
April 01, 2003

North Broward Hospital District. (People).(hires Kevin M. Sheehan)(Bri...
April 01, 2003

Anne Arundel Medical Center. (People).(hires Carolyn Rader as complian...
April 01, 2003

Healthcare Consulting Practice. (People).(Chapin Revenue Cycle Managem...
April 01, 2003

HCA-The Healthcare Group. (People).(promotes Beverly Wallace to presid...
April 01, 2003

MASH. (People).(promotes Cheryl. E. Kaufmann to director of customer r...
April 01, 2003

MSA market factors determine hospitals' appropriate level of charges. ...
April 01, 2003

The new hfm. (From the President).
April 01, 2003