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The Good Ol’ Boys and Girls AL JOSEPHS 2nd Vice President The search for the future leaders of the HCCA is never ending. It is the time of year that we seek formal nominations for the HCCA leadership roles, as members of the Board of Directors, Regional Officers, and Regional State Liaisons. The membership elects individuals to the Board of Directors positions from a slate of nominations received from HCCA members. The Board of Directors then elects the Board Officers. Each Board Officer’s position serves a one year-term. There is no automatic progression to the next officer position until the position of Vice President, which will automatically become the President of HCCA the following year. The Board of Directors has the responsibility to appoint the Regional Presidents and the Regional Presidents then make recommendations to the Board of Directors for the Regional Vice-Presidents, Regional Secretary/Treasurers, and State Liaisons. This model is like many other volunteer-driven associations. Will this process produce leaders? No it only recognizes leadership potential, but individual effort is required. It seems complex at times and often you hear concern about “good ol’ boy/girl networks”. It is complex and there are good ol’ boy/girl networks. It is complex because no one person or limited group of individuals can ever hope to accomplish the many tasks necessary to operate a successful membership organization. Nor can leaders be developed without the good ol’ boys/girls that spend countless hours doing the hands-on, detail work required to make an organization run. The individual efforts of the good ol’ boys and girls often go unseen. Sure, these efforts can have personal benefits, but the motivation is derived from a personal commitment to the profession, not any potential personal gain. As a friend often asks me, “So what’s your point?” Plain and simply, if you want to become a leader in HCCA (or anywhere else for that matter) just “do something to benefit others and do it often”, and before you know it, you will become one of the “good ol’ boys/girls” that are elected to positions of leadership. ■ Instant Survey Results From June 7-13, 2002 the Health Care Compliance Association conducted it’s first Instant Survey–the subject: Compliance Budget–HCCA had 787 responses. The results were first reported in the June 14 issue of This Week in Corporate Compliance. Here are the results. Your compliance budget in the last 12 months has: Been decreased Been increased Remained the same 90 COMPLIANCE BUDGET 11.4% 306 38.9% 391 0 100 200 300 400 49.7% August 2002 2 HCCA’S HCCA exists to champion ethical practice and compliance standards in MISSION the health care community and to provide the necessary resources for compliance professionals and others who share these principles. fforum
DON’T MISS OUT! ON THE CALENDAR Use HCCA’s Information Sources HCCA’s Fax-on-demand services Membership information and upcoming events are two items available when you call HCCA’s Fax-on-demand service. Here’s how: 1. Dial 888/840-4359, press 2 after the system answers. 2. Enter the three-digit code of the document you wish to receive and press #. Once all of the document codes have been entered press #. 3. When prompted, enter the number of the fax machine to which you wish the material faxed followed by # key. NB: If you enter number 1 when the system answers and enter your fax number when prompted, you will receive a menu of the current documents available. It’s on the HCCA Website–Payor/Managed Care Special Interest Group information HCCA members working in health care payor or managed care organizations now have a new compliance information source–the Payor/Managed Care SIG Webpages located on the HCCA Website, http://www.hcca-info.org You will find information including: ■ The Payor/Managed Care SIG Charter ■ Contact information for the SIG Chair and Steering Committee Members ■ Information on HCCA conferences related to Payor/Managed Care issues ■ A list of Payor/Managed Care-related articles published in Compliance Today Don’t miss out on this new and valuable resource! ■ ERRATA On page 7 of the July issue of Compliance Today, the last few words of the article, Proposed EMTALA revisions: Are the rules any clearer?, were not printed. It should have ended as follows: “Hospitals should evaluate how the new rules will apply to its operations, and be prepared to implement these changes later this year.” ■ AUDIO CONFERENCES: Best of Compliance Institute 2002 ■ July 17 - Part I - Updates on the False Claims Act, 12 Noon-1:30 PM EST ■ July 23 - Part II - Advanced Investigations, Privileges and Disclosure, 1-2:30 PM EST ■ July 30 - PArt III - Sampling Techniques for Auditing and Monitoring, 1-2:30 PM EST Compliance Lessons Learned from Enron - Four Part Series ■ September 4, 10, 17, and 24, 1-2:30 PM EST Mark your calendars for the following HCCA sponsored events: ■ NOV 11-15, HCCA’s Academy 2002 CONFERENCES: of Health Care Compliance, SAN DIEGO, CA: Union League ■ DEC 9-11, HCCA AHLA HIPAA Forum West 2003 CONFERENCES: DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX: SAN FRANCISCO, CA: ■ FEB 21 - Region VI ■ NOV 7-8, Region IX Compliance Meeting Compliance Conference NEW ORLEANS, LA: WASHINGTON, DC: ■ APR 27-30, HCCA’s ■ SEPT 29-OCT 1, HCCA/AHLA Compliance Institute 2003 HCCA RESOURCES For more information about events or resources, check out the HCCA Website, http://www.hcca-info.org or call 888/580-8373. Be sure to ask about your member discount. AWARDARD WINNING ■ Individual & Small Group Physician Practice Compliance: What every physician should know, HCCA’s audio training program designed specifically for physicians. ■ HCCA’s Compliance, Conscience, and Conduct , a video-based compliance training program AWARDARD WINNING Fraud and Compliance Forum ATLANTA, GA: ■ NOV 4, HCCA Region IV Compliance Conference ST. PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, MN: ■ SEP 12, HCCA Region V Compliance Conference KANSAS CITY, MO: ■ AUG 2, HCCA Region VII Compliance Conference ATLANTIC CITY, NJ: ■ OCT 21-22, HCCA Region II & III Compliance Conference PHILADELPHIA, PA: ■ Privacy Matters – HCCA’s video-based HIPAA Training Program ■ HCCA’s book, Compliance 101 ■ The Health Care Compliance Professional’s Manual, to order, call 800/638-8437 ■ 3 August 2002
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