Compliance & Internal Audit Conference – Speakers: Amy Kelly and Thomas Williams

By | October 26, 2021
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The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MA-RI Chapter and the New England Healthcare Internal Auditors (NEHIA) are excited to jointly present this highly anticipated 3-day in-person educational conference. The conference attracts compliance, internal audit, and healthcare finance professionals from throughout New England to learn from expert presenters in healthcare compliance, privacy, security, and internal auditing. Q&A with the… Read More »

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Compliance & Internal Audit Conference – Meet the Speakers: Donna Schneider

By | October 19, 2021
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HFMA-NEHIA Compliance & Internal Audit Conference – Speaker Q&A – Donna Schneider, RN, MBA, CPHQ, CPC-P, CHC, CPCO, CHPC, CCEP Vice President, Corporate Compliance & Internal Audit, Lifespan, Providence, RI Tell us about your compliance career journey – I am a registered nurse with a master’s in business administration. After some time in various clinical settings and managed… Read More »

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Compliance & Internal Audit Conference – Meet the Speakers – Julie Nee, the Jon Gordon Companies

By | October 12, 2021
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The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MA-RI Chapter and the New England Healthcare Internal Auditors (NEHIA) are excited to jointly present this highly anticipated 3-day in-person educational conference. The conference attracts compliance, internal audit, and healthcare finance professionals from throughout New England to learn from expert presenters in healthcare compliance, privacy, security, and internal auditing. Q&A with the… Read More »

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New Members – August 2021

By | September 1, 2021
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The following members recently joined. We welcome you to the Chapter and encourage you to take advantage of the many professional development, networking and information resources available to you at HFMA. Other HFMA members are a terrific resource for your everyday professional challenges – we encourage all members, current and new, to get involved with HFMA committees and… Read More »

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Lot’s of Fun at the Summer Golf Tournament

By | August 16, 2021
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The overcast skies did not dampen the spirits or skills of our HFMA golfers, as the HFMA MA-RI Chapter held their annual golf tournament on Monday August 9, 2021, at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy, MA. The tournament was a great success with over 120 registered golfers and a terrific group of volunteers and colleagues who also… Read More »

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Welcome New Members – July 2021

By | August 2, 2021
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The following members recently joined. We welcome you to the Chapter and encourage you to take advantage of the many professional development, networking and information resources available to you at HFMA. Other HFMA members are a terrific resource for your everyday professional challenges – we encourage all members, current and new, to get involved with HFMA committees and… Read More »

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Save the Date: In-Person Compliance & Internal Audit Conference Joint with NEHA

By | July 6, 2021
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SAVE THE DATE – December 1-3, 2021 The New England Healthcare Internal Auditors (NEHIA) and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MA-RI Chapter are excited to host a 3-day educational conference bringing expert presenters from healthcare compliance, privacy, security, and of course, internal auditing. Each presentation is an opportunity for presenters to share their knowledge with all levels… Read More »

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Welcome New Members – June 2021

By | July 6, 2021
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The following members recently joined. We welcome you to the Chapter and encourage you to take advantage of the many professional development, networking and information resources available to you at HFMA. Other HFMA members are a terrific resource for your everyday professional challenges – we encourage all members, current and new, to get involved with HFMA committees and… Read More »

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Sponsored Post: Say It Ain’t So: Silent PPOs Are Here to Stay

By | July 5, 2021
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***** This post is sponsored by Alekman DiTusa. ***** On May 5, 2021, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued its long-awaited decision in the case of Metropolitan Property & Insurance Company v. Emerson Hospital. Unfortunately, the Appeals Court ruled in favor of Metropolitan and found that Preferred Provider Agreements did not run afoul of G.L. c. 90 §34M, the… Read More »

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How to Identify Medicaid-Eligible Days for Initial and Amended Cost Reports

By | July 1, 2021
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In late 2014, a Provider Reimbursement Review Board’s (PRRB) decision highlighted numerous issues supporting the need for hospitals to perform retrospective reviews of initial Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) calculations. The case of Barberton Citizens Hospital v CGS Administrators, LLC/Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (Barberton) led to a series of changes—including both PRRB actions and Centers for… Read More »

Mike Newell, Partner, Moss Adams, Health Care Consulting