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Highlights from the 2022 HFMA and NEHIA Compliance & Internal Audit Conference – Cybersecurity Risks and Emerging Trends. Mark your calendars for this conference next year!

By | February 8, 2023
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One of the highlights of my professional career last year was attending the 2022 joint annual Compliance and Internal Audit Conference organized by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MA-RI Chapter and the New England Healthcare Internal Auditors (NEHIA) organization and held at the Mystic Marriott in Groton, CT. I would highly recommend this conference to anyone looking… Read More »

FHFMA Updates

By | February 5, 2023
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 Are you interested in becoming a Fellow of HFMA (FHFMA®)? This past November, the requirements for achieving this career milestone were updated. Read below for the latest: The FHFMA® (Fellow of HFMA) designation is an earned designation bestowed in recognition of demonstrated financial management expertise and distinguished service in the healthcare financial management industry. As part of this… Read More »

Enterprise Membership: Unlocking the Value!

By | February 1, 2023
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Organizational membership in HFMA’s Enterprise Solutions is designed to provide your team with the specialized tools, resources, and education that aligns with their career development goals and your unique business goals. Enterprise members include leaders with roles in strategic financial planning, training and education, talent development, patient access, and revenue integrity. These professionals leverage member benefits to build staff competencies and drive organizational performance. HFMA has… Read More »

Leadership Profiles: Annamarie Monks, Past President

By | January 31, 2023
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This week we are continuing our series profiling our chapter leaders at the Officer level. We are featuring Annamarie Monks, Past President. You can check out our previous features of our President, Karen Kinsella, our President Elect, Kim Carlozzi and our Secretary, Patrick McDonough. Read on to learn more about one of our incredible leaders! Blog: What are you up to these… Read More »

CMS Publishes FY 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule

By | January 29, 2023
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) in the Federal Register on August 10, 2022. The rule affects discharge dates on or after October 1, 2022. Each year, CMS publishes updates to the regulations and payment calculations adjusting for inflation factors,… Read More »

#FollowFriday – Beckers

By | January 6, 2023
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Happy New Year, everyone! The entire Massachusetts-Rhode Island Chapter of #HFMA hopes you all had a wonderful holiday season and are looking forward to what should be an exciting 2023. For our first #FollowFriday of the new year, we suggest you follow @BeckersHR for continual, wide-ranging coverage of the health care industry’s latest news and trends.