Calendar.

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October 8-10             Earn 14 CPEs, get ideas, and hear lessons
Healthcare Accounting    learned from leading accounting and finance
and Financial            professionals at this HFMA conference.
Reporting Conference     For complete details and to register,
Atlanta              



		

		

		

		

		

		
		
			



		
		
		
		
		
	

    visit www.hfma.org/accounting.

October 16-19            Fourteen seminars are offered in Costa Mesa
Fall Seminars            covering the topic areas of financial
Costa Mesa, Calif.       management, revenue cycle, managed care
                         operations and reimbursement, and long-term
                         care/home health care. See pages 128-129
                         for the full lineup of Costa Mesa seminars,
                         and visit www.hfma.org/costumes a for
                         complete details and to register.

October 26-27            Hear from leading healthcare providers and
HFMA's Revenue Cycle     share ideas with your peers at this
Strategies Conference    conference, which explores all aspects
Las Vegas                of the revenue cycle, including increased
                         consumerism and heightened pricing scrutiny.
                         For complete details and to register, visit
                         For complete details and to register, visit

November 13-16           Fourteen seminars are offered in St. Pete
Fall Seminars            Beach covering the topic areas of financial
St. Pete                 management, revenue cycle, and managed care
Beach, Fla.              operations and reimbursement. See pages
                         128-129 for the full lineup of St. Pete
                         Beach seminars, and visit www.hfma.org/
                         stpetebeach for complete details and
                         to register.

December 11-12           Hone your leadership skills by working
Leadership               hands-on with your peers during two
Workshops                days of intense, in-depth training. Workshops
Chicago                  cover topics such as leading in an era of
                         consumerism and leadership communication
                         strategies. For complete details and
                         to register, visit www.hfma.org/leadership.

January 22-24            This conference will offer you insight
Critical Access          on topics such as the chargemaster/
Hospitals Conference     cost report review, expense management,
Phoenix                  and capturing revenue opportunities
                         specifically designed for the unique
                         environment of critical access hospitals.
                         For complete details and to register,
                         visit www.hfma.org/critical.

CHAPTER

The following HFMA chapter and regional events are scheduled to
occur in September 2006. To learn more about HFMA chapter and
regional events, please visit www.hfma.org/events.

October 4-6                  Carousel Hotel, Ocean City, Md.
Maryland Chapter
36th Annual Institute

October 4-6                  Doubletree Suites Hotel,
South Carolina Chapter       Charleston, S.C.
SCHFMA 2006 Fall Institute

October 9                    L'Auberge du Lac,
Louisiana Chapter            Lake Charles, La.
PFS Workshop

October 9                    Sun Valley Resort,
Idaho Chapter                Sun Valley, Idaho
2006 Fall Meeting

October 10                   Thomas Jefferson
Metropolitan                 University Hospital,
Philadelphia Chapter         Philadelphia
Reimbursement Committee

October 11-13                Borgata Hotel Casino 8 Spa,
New Jersey Chapter           Atlantic City, N.J.
2006 Annual Institute

October 11-13                Crowne Plaza (formerly)
Montana Chapter              Billings Sheraton,
2006 Fall Conference         Billings, Mont.

October 12                   Sheraton Hotel,
New Hampshire/               Nashua, N.H.
Vermont Chapter
Cracking the Code:
A Managed Care
Contracting Seminar

October 12-13                Hotel Colorado, Glenwood
Colorado Chapter             Springs, Colo.
5th Annual HFMA
Great Fall Rural
Hospital Conference

October 12-13                The Inn at St. John's,
Eastern Michigan Chapter     Plymouth, Mich.
53rd Annual HFMA
Fall Conference

October 12-13                Indiana University
Indiana Pressler             Memorial Union,
Memorial Chapter             Bloomington, Ind.
2006 Fall Institute

October 13                   Washington Hospital,
Northern                     Fremont, Calif.
California Chapter
2006 PFS Road Show:
Billing Preparedness

October 19                   Dinner Meeting
Lone Star Chapter
P4P. Performance
Pays. Proven

October 20                   Pineland Farms,
Maine Chapter                New Gloucester, Maine
8th Annual NEHIMSS/
MEHFMA Conference

October 4-6                  To register, visit www.hfmamd.org under
Maryland Chapter             calendar of events!
36th Annual Institute
                             For more information, contact Chuck Zorn
                             at czorn@mcbllc.com or Sharon Wasserman
                             at swassermanC&marylandgeneral.com.

October 4-6                  For more information, contact Mary Early
South Carolina Chapter       at (561) 869-3100, ext. 108, or visit
SCHFMA 2006 Fall Institute   www.floridahfma.org.

October 9                    For more information, visit
Louisiana Chapter            www.lahfma.com/meeting.
PFS Workshop

October 9                    For more information, visit
Idaho Chapter                www.idahohfma.org or contact
2006 Fall Meeting            Calvin Carey at (208) 359-9802.

October 10                   For more information, contact Michael
Metropolitan                 Rossi at rossim@uphs.upenn.edu.
Philadelphia Chapter
Reimbursement Committee

October 11-13                For more information,
New Jersey Chapter           contact Mike Alwell
2006 Annual Institute        at (973) 656-6949 or
                             mike.alwell@ahsys.org.

October 11-13                For more information, visit
Montana Chapter              www.mthfma.org/site%page/
2006 Fall Conference         8730-361.htm.

October 12                   For more information, contact
New Hampshire/               Lynn Guillette (603) 653-1943 or
Vermont Chapter              lynn.m.guillette@hitchcock.org.
Cracking the Code:
A Managed Care
Contracting Seminar

October 12-13                For more information,
Colorado Chapter             contact Hal Prink at
5th Annual HFMA              (720) 294-0629 or hlprink@comcast.net.
Great Fall Rural
Hospital Conference

October 12-13                To register, visit www.hfmaemc.org.
Eastern Michigan Chapter
53rd Annual HFMA
Fall Conference

October 12-13                For more information, e-mail
Indiana Pressler             skillion2@comcast.net or visit
Memorial Chapter             www.hfma-indiana.org.
2006 Fall Institute

October 13                   To register, visit hfma-nca.org
Northern                     For more information, contact
California Chapter           Geli Argao at office@hfma-nca.org
2006 PFS Road Show:          or call (925) 828-4532.
Billing Preparedness

October 19                   For more information, visit
Lone Star Chapter            www.lonestarhfma.org/calendar.htm.
P4P. Performance
Pays. Proven

October 20                   For information, contact Angela Wheaton
Maine Chapter                at (207) 253-6321 or angela.wheaton@
8th Annual NEHIMSS/          martinspoint.org.
MEHFMA Conference

Fall 2006 Seminars

                                                 Nov. 13-16
                                   Oct. 16-19    St. Pete
                                   Costa Mesa,   Beach,
Level Seminar                      Calif.        Fla.

      Financial Management

O     Charting Your Course         18-19
      Through Hospital
      Medicare Cost Reporting

B     Fundamentals of Healthcare   16-17         15-16
      Financial Management

A     New! Successful Service                    18
      Line Planning

I     Turning Data into Useful
      Information: How to
      Effectively Collect,
      Analyze, and Report
      Financial and Clinical
      Data to Enhance
      Decision Making in
      Health Care                  18-19         15-16

I     New! Understanding,
      Evaluating, and Executing
      Joint Ventures and
      Alternatives to
      Joint Ventures                             13-14

      Revenue Cycle/Patient
      Financial Services

A     Advanced                                   15-16
      Chargemaster
      Strategies

B/I   Chargemaster
      Strategies to
      Enhance and Maintain
      Your Billing Process         18-19

I/A   Denials Management--
      Processes, Performance,
      and Results                  16-17

I/A   New! High-
      Performance
      Revenue Cycle                17            14

I/A   Identifying the
      Revenue Cycle
      "Bang for the Buck"                        16

I/A   Implementing the
      Ultimate Revenue
      Cycle Model: Strategies
      for Success                                15-16

I/A   Key Performance
      Indicators:
      Creating Strategic
      Scorecards                                 15-16

I     Patient Access
      Services: It's More
      than Just Patient
      Registration                               13-14

I/A   Revenue Cycle
      Management
      Strategies                   18-19

      Managed Care
      Operations &
      Reimbursement

I/A   Breakthrough                               13-14
      Negotiation
      Strategies

I     New! Leading Your
      Organization Through
      the Maze of Consumer-
      Directed Health Care         18

I     Developing
      Strategies for
      Pricing and
      Reimbursement                              15

B     Fundamentals of
      Managed Care
                                                 13-14

B/I   Introduction to
      Prospective
      Payment Methods              16-17

I/A   Managed Care:
      Product Innovations
      and Reimbursement
      Implications                               13-14

I/A   New! Non-Contract
      Claims: Managing
      Black Space                  16

I/A   Pay for Performance:
      Myths and Realities                        13

I/A   Understanding and
      Evaluating Managed
      Care Contracts
      Long-Term Care/
      Home Health Care             16-17

I     Compliance, Coverage,
      and Cost Reporting
      for Home Health
      Agencies Under the
      Prospective
      Payment System               18-19

I     Prospective Payment
      System, Consolidated
      Billing, Cost Reporting,
      Coverage, and Compliance
      for SNFs and
      Subacute Providers           16-17

For information on HFMA's educational programs, including updates,
visit www.hfma.org, or call HFMA's Member Service Center
at (800) 252-4362, ext. 2.

Levels: B = Basic; I = Intermediate; A= Advanced; 0 = Overview