MA/RI Chapter of HFMA Blog

Evolving Strategy in a Dynamic Healthcare Environment – Registration Open

By HFMA | August 15, 2018

This year’s Accounting & Regulatory Update brings together a variety of healthcare professionals to offer their perspectives on the shifting American healthcare landscape, including industry consolidation, enhanced use of digital technology and evolving reimbursement and regulatory developments, and what it portends for healthcare providers and payers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This seminar will also explore the growth… Read More »

Tuning Your Resume

By Joshua Berg, Annette Cooke, Fernando Limbo, and Ellen Mahoney | August 8, 2018

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A resume is a critical career tool. If you haven’t dusted yours off in a while, it pays to invest some time in updating it, especially when you aren’t in a crunch to bring it up to date. If you have a current resume in your files, congratulations! But don’t ignore it. Have a look at it periodically… Read More »

Welcome New Members!

By HFMA | August 2, 2018

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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 social… Read More »

August 2018: Where Are We Now With 340B?

By Ellyn Sternfield | August 1, 2018

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It seems like every week, there are multiple new developments in the 340B Drug Discount Program. In just the last few weeks, we have seen a new Senate hearing, a new GAO Report, a new House hearing, and introduction of more than a dozen new bills in Congress that would impact 340B. To understand where things may be… Read More »

You’ll Never be Finished Anyway

By Kevin Stacey | July 31, 2018

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Sadly, many people keep themselves going and going in a vain attempt to reach a place that doesn’t exist. That place is, “being completely finished” with nothing else left to do. The reason why many people have trouble sleeping is that even though they are physically in bed, mentally they are still not finished, and thoughts of the… Read More »

Lifetime Member: Robert Ellertsen, FHFMA

By HFMA | July 31, 2018

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The MA-RI HFMA Chapter honored five long-term volunteers with Lifetime Membership at the annual awards dinner in May. These five volunteers, Robert Ellertsen, FHFMA, Kathleen Maher, Gerry O’Neill, FHFMA, Thomas Pearson, FHFHMA, and Thomas Zubricki, have devoted countless hours to helping our chapter succeed. This is the second in a series of blog posts spotlighting our newest Lifetime… Read More »