Congratulations to our chapter! The MA-RI HFMA chapter won four Yerger awards which were presented at the Annual Conference in Las Vegas in week. The Yerger award is named in honor of Helen M. Yerger and recognizes outstanding chapter performance. Our four awards are for: Innovation: Digital Strategy: Innovating the Chapter Education Platform for the 21st Century awarded… Read More »
In part two of an ongoing series highlighting the board members for our Massachusetts-Rhode Island chapter, we are featuring Karen Granoff. If you missed last week’s highlight of Joanna Kroon, you can read that post here. Karen Granoff is the Senior Director, Managed Care Policy, at the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association. In this role, Karen is responsible… Read More »
The latest issue of the HFMA Advisor is now available online. This issue features a summary of the 2018 Revenue Cycle Conference at Gillette Stadium and the Women’s Leadership Conference. The issue also includes articles on “Taking Advantage of Your Risk” and “Offense Versus Defense.” We hope you enjoy this issue! Remember that past issues of the HFMA Advisor are… Read More »
The HFMA MA-RI Revenue Cycle Committee is seeking speaker and presentation proposals for its 2019 Annual Revenue Cycle Conference (RCC) to be held on January 17th and 18th at the Gillette Stadium Clubhouse, Foxboro, MA. This is HFMA’s premier revenue cycle conference in the Northeast. Our recently expanded #HFMARCC 2-day conference has attracted 450 plus revenue cycle professionals… Read More »
As part of an ongoing series, we will be highlighting the board members for our Massachusetts-Rhode Island chapter. Our first member to feature is Joanna Kroon who is just starting her first year on the MA-RI HFMA board. Joanna Kroon is a Managing Director in the Audit and Assurance practice at Deloitte & Touche, LLP. She has 20… Read More »
Chapter President Garrett Gillespie welcomes you to the Chapter blog. If you’re interested in contributing to the blog, please e-mail us at admin@ma-ri-hfma.org.
Late last month, Senators Grassley (R-IA), Brown (D-OH), and Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act, a bill that would expand Physician Payment Sunshine Act reporting requirements to cover payments and other transfers of value made to advance practice nurses and physician assistants. As indicated in Senator Grassley’s announcement of the bill, the Senators are tying the expansion… Read More »
On July 26th the Red Sox are taking on the Minnesota Twins and HFMA will be at Fenway to cheer them on! The Networking and Young Professionals Committee is organizing this fun event and tickets will go on sale soon. Each ticket will include admission to the game as well as a fun pre-party nearby. Go Sox!
Achieving the designation as a Certified Healthcare Finance Professional (CHFP) continues to be one of the most strategic and career-advancing moves that members can make – especially in today’s competitive and ever-changing healthcare landscape. We understand that members pursue certification on top of the demands of their professional and personal lives. The Massachusetts-Rhode Island chapter is committed to… Read More »
Last Friday, the Managed Care Committee held their annual conference in Norwood, MA. This year’s conference theme, “The Path to Value,” was reflected throughout the day by speakers on a variety of topics. The morning kicked off with a welcome message from our new Chapter President, Garrett Gillespie. Following the welcome, Alex Calcagno, Director of Federal and Community… Read More »
