News and Updates

Newly Added at ANI: Integrating Physician and Hospital Revenue Cycles

Posted on May 23, 2013

 

A newly added panel discussion at ANI: The 2013 HFMA National Institute, titled “Physician/Hospital Revenue Cycle Integration,” will cover the opportunities and challenges inherent in unifying the revenue cycle to reduce overall costs while increasing collections and patient satisfaction. Designed for attendees working in a provider setting, the session will be held Tuesday, June 18, 2:30-3:45 PM.

Panel members will include:

James L. Heffernan, FHFMA
Senior VP, Finance and Treasurer
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Boston

Kevin Lockett
Vice-Chair, Revenue Cycle
Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville (Fla.)

Tracey McKnight
Senior Director, Revenue Cycle
Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Carl Swart
Revenue Cycle Corporate Director Physician Operations
Catholic Health Partners, Cincinnati, Ohio

Prepare for the Overhaul of Medicare DSH at Late-Breaking ANI Session

Posted on May 21, 2013

 

A late-breaking update session at ANI: The 2013 HFMA National Institute, “Preparing for the Overhaul of Medicare DSH,” will focus on significant changes to Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that will begin to go into effect in FY14.

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that outlines the methodology for cutting DSH allotments by $500 million in FY14 and $600 million in FY15, as required under the ACA. DSH payments partially reimburse certain hospitals that provide uncompensated care to low-income patients. The reallocation mechanism is likely to change in future years.

This ANI session will help providers understand not only the impact of the current rule, but also how changes to DSH allotments will impact the cost report.

The session’s speakers are Hal Guthrie, Senior Manager for Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Atlanta, and Kathe D. Hoots, CHFP, CPA, Senior Manager for Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Hendersonville, N.C.. The session will be held Wednesday, June 19, from 3:15 – 4:30 PM.

Just-Added ANI Session – Women as Leaders: Charting the Course

Posted on May 15, 2013

 

Date and Time
Tuesday, June 18, 2013  5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Women as Leaders: Charting the Course (WAL) 1.0 CPE

Join a lively and inspiring conversation with the women on HFMA’s Board of Directors about how women can thrive as leaders in a highly demanding environment.  Although women have long held leadership positions in health care, barriers to these roles continue to exist. Learn how the women on HFMA’s Board of Directors have achieved a seat at the leadership table and made their voices heard.

After this session, you will be able to:

• Identify core skills women need for leadership success, such as self-confidence, team management, and negotiation
• Help women new to leadership roles excel and embrace the challenges they face
• Share success stories for managing careers, families and communities

Level
Overview

Tools and Takeaways
Leadership tips based on panelists’ experiences

Panelists

Kari S. Cornicelli, FHFMA, CPA
Chair-Elect, HFMA
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Sharp Grossmont Hospital

Carol A. Friesen, FHFMA
National Director, HFMA
President and CEO
Crete Area Medical Center

Kim Griffin-Hunter, CPA. MBA
National Director, HFMA
National Leader/AERS Provider Healthcare Practice and Partner
Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Melinda S. Hancock, FHFMA, CPA
Secretary/Treasurer, HFMA
CFO and Senior Vice President
Bon Secours Virginia Health System

Rebecca L. Speight, FHFMA, CPA
National Director, HFMA
CFO
Lake Pointe Health Network

The session will be held in the Manatee Springs Room at The Peabody Orlando.

ANI to Highlight State Insurance Marketplace Strategies

Posted on March 13, 2013

 

Given the uncertainty in how states will implement insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, HFMA will be offering special coverage of this issue at the upcoming ANI: The HFMA National Institute, June 16-19 in Orlando.

The structure of state health insurance marketplaces (formerly known as exchanges) is still in flux, despite an October 2013 deadline for open enrollment. Adding to the confusion is the uncertainty in states’ decisions about whether to expand Medicaid coverage, as reported in this issue of hfm. Provider organizations that are unprepared for these changes run a considerable risk, according to Jon Kingsdale, who served as the executive director of the groundbreaking Massachusetts insurance exchange and is a featured speaker at this year’s ANI. “If there is a lot of demand on your state’s exchange, if it affects competition among payers, or if it starts to create new kinds of relationships between health plans and providers, then by not anticipating and responding to these changes, your organization risks being left behind,” Kingsdale said in an interview with HFMA.

HFMA has established a group of ANI sessions that will highlight the direction of reform, strategies and tactics to respond, and solutions to implement. In addition to Kingsdale’s session on Wednesday afternoon, these keynote and featured-speaker sessions will highlight the direction of reform and payment:

• Former CMS Administrator Don Berwick: Transitioning to Value: Barriers, Solutions, and Opportunities
• Deloitte’s Paul Keckley: The Road Ahead: Effects of Healthcare Reform in the Coming Decade
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s Robert J. Kolodgy: Transforming the Payer-Provider Relationship to Improve Value

These breakout sessions will show the specific strategies and tactics to manage the transition:

• Understanding State Health Exchanges to Optimize Managed Care Contracts
• Reimbursement, Payment, and Accounting Strategies in the Changing Healthcare Environment
• The Changing Landscape of Healthcare Reform: Washington Update
• Minding the Gap: Financial Planning to Guide the Volume-to-Value Transition

ANI also features more than 400 exhibitors with solutions from managed care contracting to revenue cycle improvement to business intelligence that aim to improve contracting and payment. The exhibit hall is open for the Sunday opening night reception at 6:00 PM, for lunch on Monday and Tuesday from 11:15 AM – 2:30 PM, and for a reception on Monday at 4:00 PM.

Forum Networking Lounge

Posted on February 21, 2013

The Forum Networking Lounge at ANI

The Forum Networking Lounge will return to ANI: The HFMA National Institute after its successful premier last year. Members of HFMA’s four Forums—CFO, Legal & Regulatory, Payment & Reimbursement, and Revenue Cycle—can meet in the Forum-exclusive lounge to exchange ideas with their Forum peers while enjoying snacks and refreshments. ANI takes place June 16 – 19 in Orlando.

In response to feedback from Forum members, we will also be hosting breakfast networking sessions for Forum members on Monday and Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. While they enjoy a continental breakfast, Forum members can exchange ideas and strategies around specific, pressing topics.

All Forum members are welcome to visit during lounge hours:

Sunday, June 16
2:00 – 6:00 p.m.: Open networking. Snacks and beverages will be available.

Monday, June 17
7:00 AM – 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast networking session on “Emerging Revenue Cycle Trends.” Forum experts David Hammer, Richard Madison, Christine Fontaine, and Steve Beard will be moderating. A complimentary continental breakfast will be served.

8:00 AM – 4:30 p.m.: Open networking. Meet up with your Forum peers and exchange ideas and information. Snacks and beverages will be available.

Tuesday, June 18
7:00 AM – 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast networking session on “Payment and Reimbursement Reform.” Forum experts David Hammer, Curtis Bernstein, Christine Fontaine, and Steve Beard will be moderating. A complimentary continental breakfast will be serviced.
8:00 AM – 4:30 p.m.: Open networking. Meet up with your Forum peers and exchange ideas and information. Snacks and beverages will be available.

Wednesday, June 19
7:00 AM – 11:30 a.m.: Open networking. Meet up with your Forum peers and exchange ideas and information. Continental breakfast will be served from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Snacks and beverages will be available the rest of the morning.

Forum members do not have to register in advance for the Forum breakfast networking sessions. Entry to the Forum breakfasts will be determined on a first-come, first-serve basis.