HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Together We Succeed… a message from our president
Last week we were privileged to hear from several of our colleagues at the
HFMA Utah Chapter’s winter conference meeting held a St. Mark’s Hospital.
The CEO and Administrator panelists shared their perspectives on the state
of healthcare in Utah and their vision of where things are going and how
they will impact each of us. We also learned more about how RAC will
affect reimbursement and employee time commitments, how bad debts and
recoveries can be better managed, how to chart a course to meet our
financial goals, and how we can impact lawmakers’ actions in the current
Utah legislative session.
As I sat listening to the words of insight in our last meeting I couldn’t
help but think of the importance of working together to meet the
challenges ahead. To work together most effectively, we need to be well
connected to each other as healthcare financial professionals.
Being connected in today’s society can be significantly enhanced as we
embrace technology as a means of making connections. Technology can
facilitate our ability, as an industry, to collectively solve problems.
Today, we can be connected virtually anytime, anywhere, and with anyone.
E-mail, PDAs, blogs, cell phones, and other emerging technology have
shattered the boundaries of time and distance, expanding the breadth of
the potential connections we can make and altering how we interact with
each other.
I urge each of us to explore the technology in which we can connect with
one another to help solve the collective issues we all face in healthcare
finance. We as HFMA members collectively have immense skill and knowledge
in our separate areas of expertise. We should seek to take advantage of
the communication technology to network and share knowledge. With the many
ways we can connect and communicate with each other, we can gain strength
and insight from one another and help create additional value from our
affiliation with HFMA.
Ultimately, the value of communications technology resides in utilizing it
as a catalyst to connect with others on a personal level. The most
important connections we make are those that become part of our personal
network. Let’s strive to make the connections that will help us succeed in
our individual roles and responsibilities. These connections will make
your membership in HFMA that much more rewarding and enriching.
Warmest regards,
Colin Quincy
Chapter President 2008-2009
801-442-3507
colin.quincy@imail.org
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