Article Archive
Technical Articles
Chapter members are encouraged to submit technical articles for publication in the Chapter newsletter. The articles don't need to be long, but should be informative on a technical topic.
Each year, two prizes are awarded for the best technical article submitted by a Chapter member. First Place reaps the grand prize of $250 and Second Place gets $100.
And, even better than the prize money... all of the articles are posted HERE, at this web site!
Note: Articles after 2001 can be found in the electronic version of the newsletter only.
Publications (The following articles can be found in the publications)
| April 2004 | Three Questions for the Problem Employee - Gary R. Gould |
| January 2004 | Money in Medicaid - Brad Corder |
| October 2003 | Clearinghouse & Transaction Code Sets - Jim Holden/Quadax |
| October 2003 | Reducing the Demand for Nurses - Gary R. Gould |
| April 2003 | The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Joe Barnes |
| April 2003 | Electronic Media - Love It or Live With It - Tom Cunningham |
| January 2003 | OIG Releases 2003 Work Plan - Susi Smith |
| January 2003 | Happy New Year for Whom? - Brad Corder |
| October 2002 | Recent Rural Hospital Issues - Joe Barnes |
| July 2002 | Proposed Changes to EMTALA - Leah Heimbach |
| April 2002 | Should Non Profit Organizations make a Profit?- Doug Coffman |
| January 2002 | The In and Out of It All - APC Inpatient Only List - Alex McFadden |
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February 2001 |
HHA Provisions of BIPA 2000 |
| February 2001 | SNF Provisions of BIPA 2000 A summary of the major provisions included in the Benefits Improvement Act of 2000, affecting Skilled Nursing Facilities. |
| February 2001 | Benefits Improvement Act (BIPA) of 2000 A brief summary of the BIPA's numerous reimbursement improvements for a variety of provider types. |
| December 2000 | ACTUAL Impact of the Balanced Budget Act Medicare Cost Report data shows that actual results are worse than the WV Hospital Association's original projections... |
| December 2000 | E-MAIL Policy Under HIPAA Do YOU have adequate guidelines in place, to ensure proper use of this technology? |
| December 2000 | OIG Issues FINAL, Step-by-Step Physician Compliance Guidelines FINAL compliance guidelines for physicians in solo or small group practices for conducting effective voluntary compliance measures. |
| September 2000 | Inspector General Issues Draft Compliance Program Guidance for Physician Practices Helpful guidelines for physicians in solo or small group practices, for conducting effective voluntary compliance measures. |
| September 2000 | Proper Billing of Outpatient Pathology Services Under OPPS Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) 'Program Memorandum' delays implementation of certain Hospital O/P rebundling requirements. |
| September 2000 | OPPS Implementation Progress at 8/22/00 The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) declares implementation a success. Business as usual? You be the judge! |
| May 2000 | FINALLY... O/P PPS Final Rules! Joe Barnes polishes the facets of the HCFA's latest "gem" - O/P PPS. |
| March 2000 | Time Management... With a Twist Suzanne Berry Returns... with helpful time management hints for YOUR edification!. |
| March 2000 | Summary: Proposed HHA PPS Rules Joe Barnes provides insight on the new prospective payment system, to be effective October 1, 2000. |
| January 2000 | Back to UB Basics Alex McFadden explains UB forms in the new year |
| January 2000 | Resources for Members Who Want to be Certified Pepper Zenger discusses available study aids for HFMA certification exams |
| November 1999 | Payor Update Medicare Part A Payor Update |
| November 1999 | Rehabilitation Contracts in SNFs Joe Barnes explains rehabilitation contracts in Skilled Nursing Facilities |
| November 1999 | You, Your Credit Score, and the New Millenium Chet Roberts discusses credit scoring |
| September 1999 | Summary: SNF PPS Final Rules for FY 2000 Joe Barnes wades deeply into the murky waters that constitute the HCFA's plan for SNFs in Fiscal Year... 2000! |
| September 1999 | Healthcare in WV - Managed or Unmanaged Wayne Arrington delves into the issues surrounding the ultimate success or failure of Managed Care in the State of West Virginia. |
| July 1999 | Medicare+Choice: Compliance Guidelines Jan Strope addresses the draft 'voluntary' compliance guidelines for marketing, enrollment, disenrollment and underutilization as proposed by the OIG. |
| May 1999 | F & A Initiatives: Focus on Coding Susi Smith reveals HCFA plan to use an old weapon during 1999, in a new assault on improper Medicare Hospital payments... the PRO marches forward! |
| March 1999 | A Focus On Compliance You, too, may benefit from Alex McFadden's note taking during his attendance of the First Annual Region II Healthcare Symposium! |
| March 1999 | Is There Life After Healthcare... Part 2! She's ba-aack! Suzanne Berry slings Mississippi mud at Veterinary School under the thinly veiled guise of 'Agribusiness'! |
| January 1999 | Marketing For Health Care Providers Jeffery B. Hunt delivers a solid framework for developing a marketing approach. |
| November 1998 | Is There Life After Healthcare? Suzanne Berry's not-so-technical treatise on the ultimate midlife-crisis-driven change! |
| November 1998 | HIPAA - What Is Its Overall Impact? Keith Morgan gives us a look at the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| September 1998 | Medicare+Choice... and the force driving it Kim Covert zeroes in on "health care consumerism" - the Medicare way. |
| April 1998 | One More Look at Merger or Affiliation Jeffery B. Hunt provides insight from the healthcare providers' perspective. |