Advancement & Certification

This committee will develop and maintain processes to encourage members to become certified, to maintain their certification once earned, and to act as Proctors for chapter testing events. The committee will work with chapter members and national to ensure that members submit complete testing information for proper registration to test; will work with local resources to locate appropriate facilities for offering Internet based examinations; and will work with chapter education committees to establish test dates to allow members to take the certification exam. These test dates can be chosen to coincide with other chapter activities, such as an educational program to allow synergies to develop between testing and other activities.

This committee will also develop and promote other areas of professional development and advancement through concurrent professional associations, identification and use of professional education relationships, development and presentation of education sessions (e.g. New to Health Care seminar) and sharing of educational materials on various topics. An example of another certification program that could be offered to non-HFMA members is the CPAR (Certified Patient Account Representative) that has been successfully promoted by the Georgia HFMA Chapter and recognized as an acceptable certification by hospital HR Departments.

Compliance Education

The Compliance Education Committee is responsible for planning and coordinating one 2-day program that will focus on HIPAA, Compliance and Legal Issues. Responsibilities will include obtaining speakers, attendee registration, site arrangements, payment and meeting follow-up and evaluations. Some of these logistical duties may be coordinated with the Chapter Office Manager. The committee is charged with designing programs that may be onsite or via Webinars, provide tentative meeting schedule to the Board with proposed dates and topics by no later than August 31st so that these may be included in the Chapter Membership Directory.

The committee will establish goals that will include: net program income, member and total attendance, and member educational hours. The committee will establish a monitoring system and report results to the Board.

Corporate & Provider Sponsorship

The Corporate Sponsorship Committee will be responsible for establishing and promoting the Annual Corporate Sponsorship Program to current and prospective sponsors either from the non-provider or the provider community. The committee will be responsible for conveying the benefits of the sponsorship program and keeping abreast of changes that may be required to meet the needs of the sponsor and to provide the value for maintaining the sponsorship from year to year.

Education / Programming

The Education/Program Committee is responsible for planning and coordinating educational sessions including speakers, attendee registration, site arrangements, payment and meeting follow-up and evaluations. Some of these logistical duties may be coordinated with the Chapter Office Manager or other designated resource. The committee is charged with designing programs that may be onsite or via Webinars, provide tentative meeting schedule to the Board with proposed dates and topics by no later than August 31st so that these may be included in the Chapter Membership Directory.

The committee will establish goals that will include: net program income, member and total attendance, and member educational hours. The committee will establish a monitoring system and report results to the Board. The committee will coordinate a minimum of two onsite educational seminars and a minimum of 12 webinars.

Membership

This committee is in charge of expanding and maintaining the Chapter's membership based on the goals established by National HFMA. To accomplish this, a recruitment and retention plan for new and advanced members must be established and carried out each year in alignment with national initiatives. These initiatives include: Newsletter articles, Prospective Membership recruitment, Member-Get-A-Member Program, Non-Renewal activities, and formulation of a Student Liaison committee. The committee is responsible for providing new member communications, including access to membership lists, descriptions of programs, and information about committees. The committee will be responsible for calling and inviting new members to a New Member's event (e.g. breakfast) and complimentary educational program, whereby they will learn more about the Colorado Chapter, its programs, and its officers. 

This committee will coordinate with the Educational Committees to ensure that the registration process is conducted efficiently and consistently for every educational session throughout the year. The committee will coordinate with Educational Co-Chairs to enlist members to staff registration desks at each educational session. The committee will promote and encourage pre-registration.

The Co-Chairs are available to answer member inquiries by phone or email, and are knowledgeable about chapter activities and procedures.  The Co-Chairs will serve as the main contact for membership reports and marketing information provided by National HFMA and utilization of this information in the chapter’s membership recruitment, reinstatement, and retention efforts. The Co-Chairs serve as the liaison to National HFMA regarding maintenance of the HFMA database by encouraging members to notify HFMA with changes in their job, address, or other status and providing this information to National HFMA if they receive it.

Membership Recognition & Social Committee

This committee is focused on recognizing the achievements of the Chapter's members. Among the awards administered through the committee include the Reeves, Follmer, and Founders Merit Awards, along with the various milestone honors for years of service to HFMA. In addition to acknowledging these significant service achievements at the Annual Conference event, the committee is charged with identifying other opportunities to recognize member accomplishments (e.g. Legacy Award). The committee will coordinate efforts with the Marketing and Membership Committees.

The committee will also be responsible for planning social networking events that may or may not be in conjunction with a scheduled educational event. These events may include the Annual Golf Tournament, Rockies games, Casino Night, Networking After-Hours, etc.

Sub-Committee 2009-2010: Celebration for the 50th Anniversary of the Colorado Chapter

A special event will be planned to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Chapter. Co-chairs are:

Judy Griffith

Christine Hogan-Newgren

Marketing / Communications

The Communications Committee works with all committees to provide communication and education for members through the chapter newsletter, website and other forms of electronic media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Ning, etc. The Communications Committee is responsible for the coordination and publication of four (4) newsletters for chapter members and will ensure that the newsletters meet all applicable Davis Chapter Management System requirements.

The Communications Committee will develop and maintain processes to encourage members to confide when they are involved in a job search, or to inform the Co-Chair when there is an opening at their place of employment. The committee will maintain a Job Referral page on the Chapter Website.

President's Advisory Council

This committee consists of Past Presidents only and addresses higher level decisions and issues that may arise during the course of the Chapter Year. In addition, this committee is responsible for the recommendation of Yerger Award applications to be submitted to HFMA National for consideration.

Revenue Cycle & Reimbursement

This committee focuses on issues relating to revenue cycle management and reimbursement to include Patient Access, Patient Financial Services, Utilization Review and Health Information areas. Participation on this committee brings many benefits including networking with the top industry professionals, access to leaders in the healthcare community and exposure to cutting edge information, ideas and management trends.

The committee will provide vital recommendations to the Education Program Committees on topics and speakers that may be of interest to the membership.

Rural Education

The Rural Education/Program Committee is responsible for planning and coordinating educational sessions that contain topics of interest to Rural, Community and Critical Access Hospitals. Responsibilities of this committee will include obtaining speakers, attendee registration, site arrangements, payment and meeting follow-up and evaluations. Some of these logistical duties may be coordinated with the Chapter Office Manager. The committee is charged with designing programs that may be onsite or via Webinars, provide tentative meeting schedule to the Board with proposed dates and topics by no later than August 31st so that these may be included in the Chapter Membership Directory.

The committee will establish goals that will include: net program income, member and total attendance, and member educational hours. The committee will establish a monitoring system and report results to the Board. The committee will coordinate one 2-day program in Glenwood Springs, and a Summer Rural Road Show that encompasses a minimum of three (3) locations.