Though a single day is set aside, the thankfulness is year-round. The Pinnacle Team is grateful for your friendship and business. Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting wishes you a relaxing Thanksgiving with friends and family!

CHSM ‘Back to the Future’ Series
Healthcare Co-Ops: Then and Now, 9-14-12
What will it take to succeed in the era of reform? What can we learn from the past?

The new Colorado Health Insurance Co-Op recently received $69 million in federal funding to establish what’s being called a new kind of health plan—by the people and for the people.  The Co-Op promises sharply competitive pricing and benefits, an obsession with customer service, a commitment to underserved rural areas, policyholder ownership and board seats for consumers.

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Faced with a rapidly changing healthcare market, Dr. Vasu Rangadass founded Net.Orange in 2006 to create a virtually integrated care delivery platform that would transform the business of healthcare amid the challenges of mandated industry reform. Coordination of patient care and integration of services across multidisciplinary teams enables hospitals, physician practices, community providers, employers and support teams to effectively manage patients and information. Learn about the journey that took this timely new idea from concept to adoption by an industry that is mindful of compliance, must meet the needs of multiple stakeholders and can be resistant to change. This promises to be a fascinating event!

The Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting Team would like to congratulate Drew Hoffman, Senior Analyst, for successfully completing the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), Certified Financial Professional (CHFP) Exam. The CHFP certification is designed for mid-level healthcare professionals with a minimum of three to five years of management experience in U.S. healthcare provider operations. CHFP certification demonstrates qualifications to senior management, co-workers, and the industry—highlighting commitment to the profession and to maintaining up-to-date skills and knowledge.

The Physician Fair Market Value (FMV) Program dramatically reduces the complexity of determining fair market value for physician compensation. It builds internal capacity and gives hospitals more control over the process by providing proprietary tools and powerful information to help make defensible decisions about physician relationships. Over 200 hospitals and healthcare organizations have found that the Physician Fair Market Value (FMV) Program empowers users to make smart and supportable decisions with regard to physician compensation and fair market value matters. The Physician Fair Market Value (FMV) Program’s key benefits include: Hospitals using the Physician Fair Market Value (FMV) Program immediately possess greater knowledge on which to base physician contracting decisions, the reliability of a proven physician fair market value analytical methodology and improved capacity to manage / document compensation and other contractual terms. Furthermore, Physician Fair Market Value (FMV) Program support includes: training, ongoing coaching, technical support and focused consulting (if necessary).

HCCA is excited for the upcoming Compliance Institute and so is Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting and the Physician FMV Team! Come visit us at booth 511 to learn more about our services and enter to win either a free Physician FMV License or the award winning Nook Color!

Physician FMV Program - 2012 New Additions. With over 200 hospitals and health systems - and growing, the Physician FMV Program strives to create innovative and beneficial services for our licensed Program members.

 

We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming  Colorado HFMA – Annual Conference  

April 18-20th, 2012 

Be sure to stop by and visit Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting at our exhibit booth!

This year’s Annual Conference focuses on the changes taking place in healthcare. Speakers will address such issues as Leadership, Healthcare Reform, Revenue Cycle, and Accounting. Last but not least, an interactive Point/Counter Point discussion on Healthcare Reform from both political sides of the issue should generate some ...