Northeast New York Healthcare Financial Management Association

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="045d05a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#6699FF" FACE="Tahoma" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><B><IMG SRC="05d7e400.gif" border=0 width="382" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>                                                     </B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="046d2123.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="306b64c0.png" border=0 width="182" height="76" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><U>Our Sponsors</U></B><B> </B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="120"><div> <B>Gold</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP 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</tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 54 WIDTH="70"><div> <A HREF="http://www.bsneny.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.bsneny.com"><U><B>Blue Shield of Northeastern NY</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="93"><div> <B>Robert Cerrone, CPA</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="70"><div> <A HREF="http://www.providercs.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.providercs.com"><U><B>Provider Consultin</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.providercs.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.providercs.com"><U><B>g Solutions, Inc.</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="93"><div> <A HREF="http://www.ncogroup.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ncogroup.com"><U><B>NCO Financial Systems, Inc.</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <I><B>It's time to become a member of HFMA- </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial MT Black" ><I><B> <script type="text/javascript"> function createtime() { var time = new Date() var hours = 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We have a great slate of officers, directors and committee members.</div> <bR> <div>      The past few years have been challenging.  We have experienced a steady growth in membership, however fewer members are willing to become chapter leaders and become more involved.  We need to begin planning for the Chapters future and are looking for additional chapter leaders and volunteers.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Becoming an HFMA chapter leader will</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Allow you to invest in your personal growth-build your self confidence and sharpen your leadership, interpersonal, team-building, organization, planning, and mentoring skills</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Expand your influence-have a voice in your chapter's future and the ability to initiate change</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Help you grow in your profession-advance your career while having access to unmatched technical resources</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Broaden your professional network, enhance peer interaction, and foster lifelong personal friendships</div> <bR> <div> So start being a leader now.  Send an email to me at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:lamelita@nlh.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:lamelita@nlh.org"><U><U>lamelita@nlh.org</U></U></A></FONT> if you are interested.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lawrence A. Melita, FHFMA                        </B></I></div> <div> <B>President 2008-2009</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="197a5170.gif" border=0 width="421" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Event Forum: Office of the Medicaid Inspector General Overview and Updates</B></div> <div> <B>James Sheehan</B>. Medicaid Inspector General</div> <bR> <div> <B>Power Point Presentatioin from the July 1st Session:</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hfmaneny.org/OIG Update.ppt" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.hfmaneny.org/OIG Update.ppt"><U><B>OIG Update.ppt</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="197a5170.gif" border=0 width="421" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B><U>Region 2 Fall Institute:</U></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Puerto Rico, Metropolitan New York, Central New York, Hudson Valley N.Y., Rochester Regional, Northeastern New York, and Western New York Chapters.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Event Information</div> <bR> <div> <B>Date</B>: October 22-24, 2008</div> <bR> <div> <B>Location</B>: Turning Stone Casino & Resort</div> <div>                  5218 Patrick Road                 </div> <div>                  Verona, N.Y. 13478</div> <div>                  1-800-771-7711</div> <div>                   <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.turningstone.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.turningstone.com"><U><U>www.turningstone.com</U></U></A></FONT>     </div> <bR> <div> <B>Keynote Speakers</B></div> <div> <B>CEO Panel Discussion</B></div> <div> <B>Legislative & Advocacy Update</B></div> <div> <B>Concurrent Breakout Sessions:</B></div> <div> •  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Reimbursement</FONT></div> <div> •  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Finance</FONT></div> <div> •  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Revenue Cycle</FONT></div> <div>   </div> <div> <B>Speaker Information:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:kclark@bonadio.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:kclark@bonadio.com"><U><U>kclark@bonadio.com</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > or </FONT><A HREF="mailto:jmilligan@fcc-cpa.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jmilligan@fcc-cpa.com"><U><U>jmilligan@fcc-cpa.com</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sponsorship Information:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:Robert.Masi@ncogroup.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Robert.Masi@ncogroup.com"><U><U>Robert.Masi@ncogroup.com</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > or </FONT><A HREF="mailto:KBatheja@Kingsbrook.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:KBatheja@Kingsbrook.org"><U><U>KBatheja@Kingsbrook.org</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Please reserve your booth space ASAP; there are a limited number available.</div> <bR> <div> Hope to see you there!</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hfmaneny.org/Region 2 Institute 2008.pdf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.hfmaneny.org/Region 2 Institu"><U><B>Region 2 Institute 2008.pdf</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hfmaneny.org/2008 Region 2 Institute Sponsor Program.pdf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.hfmaneny.org/2008 Region 2 In"><U><B>2008 Region 2 Institute Sponsor Program.pdf</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="09d901b0.gif" border=0 width="400" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The Northeast New York Chapter of HFMA is located in Region 2 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >and </FONT>is the leading personal professional membership organization for healthcare financial managers. Currently, our organization has over 175 members. The Chapter's area is a favorite vacation location and includes Albany, the capital of New York State, Saratoga, and it's famous race track, Lake George and the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. </div> <bR> <div> This site has been provided as a resource for information regarding our chapter. We invite you to gather information about our organization and we encourage you to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://hfma.org/membership/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://hfma.org/membership/"><U>JOIN</U></A></FONT> the Northeast Chapter of HFMA (if you are not already a member) to obtain further access to all of the valuable information and resources we have to offer. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="06317b40.jpg" border=0 width="279" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B>Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Content copyright © 2003 </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><U>Northeast NY Healthcare Financial Management Association</U></I></FONT><I>. All rights reserved. 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