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Page 6 http://www.swohfma.org Southwest Winds<br />
Member News:<br />
• Connie Aylward, Manager of Government Billing, TriHealth, Inc., has passed the certification exam to become a<br />
certified coding associate (CCA).<br />
• John Poe, Reimbursement Specialist, TriHealth, Inc., has passed the HFMA certification exam and become the<br />
Chapter’s newest Certified <strong>Healthcare</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> Professional (CHFP).<br />
• Mark T. Smith, joined Greene Memorial Hospital as the new VP of Finance and Operations on April 5, 2010.<br />
• Three area CFOs have been named finalists in the Cincinnati Business Courier’s annual “CFO of the Year” awards<br />
program. They are as follows: Garren Colvin, St. Elizabeth <strong>Healthcare</strong>, Robert Hodgkins, The Dental Care Plus<br />
Group, and Dave McAdams, Lindner Center of HOPE. They will be honored on August 19, 2010.<br />
Congratulations and best wishes to all!<br />
Committee<br />
Certification<br />
Davis Chapter Mgt.<br />
Founders Merit<br />
IT<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>Institute</strong><br />
Member Directory<br />
Member Outreach<br />
Membership<br />
Newsletter<br />
Program<br />
Accounting/DSS<br />
Compliance/Reg<br />
Lunch ‘n Learn<br />
Managed Care<br />
Physician<br />
Revenue Cycle<br />
Reimbursement<br />
Sponsorship<br />
Webinars/E-learning<br />
Webmaster<br />
Southwestern Ohio Chapter HFMA 2010-11 Committee Listing<br />
Chairperson<br />
Dave Macke<br />
Carol Tenenholtz<br />
Carol Tenenholtz<br />
Danielle Lydon<br />
TBD<br />
Scott Long<br />
Diana Feldman-Smith<br />
Scott Long<br />
Ruth Schwallie<br />
Dave Bertke<br />
Jan Wooles<br />
Claire Turcotte<br />
Danielle Lydon<br />
Tim Maloney<br />
Paul Pezzenti<br />
Renee George<br />
Scott Bezjak<br />
David McCullough<br />
Danielle Lydon<br />
Donald J. Peak<br />
Email<br />
dmacke@vlcpa.com<br />
cstenenholtz@fuse.net<br />
cstenenholtz@fuse.com<br />
danielledlydon@aol.com<br />
longs@medicalreimbursements.com<br />
dfeldmansmith@cinti.rr.com<br />
longs@medicalreimbursements.com<br />
ruth_schwallie@trihealth.com<br />
david_bertke@trihealth.com<br />
jan.wooles@khnetwork.com<br />
cturcotte@bricker.com<br />
danielledlydon@aol.com<br />
timothy.maloney@healthall.com<br />
paul_pezzenti@trihealth.com<br />
rpgeorge@mvh,org<br />
sbezjak@bkd.com<br />
dmccullough@p-m-s.com<br />
danielledlydon@aol.com<br />
dpeak@deaconessltc.org<br />
Co-Chairperson<br />
Chris Lah<br />
Amy Becker<br />
Rick Delewski<br />
Andrea Kovall<br />
Dave McAdams<br />
Carole Taylor<br />
Yvonne Focke<br />
Kevin Kiley<br />
Todd Cole<br />
Andrea Kovall<br />
Spotlight on SWOHFMA Board Member –<br />
Renee George<br />
Renee George is Vice President of Revenue Cycle for Premier<br />
Health Partners. In this role she is responsible for patient access,<br />
health information management and the business office for four<br />
hospitals: Atrium Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital -<br />
Dayton, Miami Valley Hospital, Upper Valley Medical Center and<br />
over 25 clinics and provider-based practices around the region.<br />
Renee was born and raised in Northern Kentucky. She attended the<br />
University of Kentucky and received a degree in Health<br />
Administration in 1993. Renee began her career in health care<br />
financial management at St. Joseph’s Health System in Atlanta,<br />
Georgia where she worked in managed care contracting. While in Atlanta, Renee<br />
joined the Georgia Chapter of HFMA, and she received her MBA from Georgia State<br />
University.<br />
Renee moved to Cincinnati in 2001 as the manager of Managed Care Contract<br />
Variance and Underpayments for Mercy Health Partners and later assumed roles as<br />
Patient <strong>Financial</strong> Services Director and Vice President of Revenue Cycle. In October<br />
2008 she moved to her current position at Premier Health Partners. Renee joined the<br />
Southwestern Chapter of HFMA when she returned to the Greater Cincinnati area.<br />
Renee values the continuing education programs to stay current on emerging topics in<br />
a very dynamic healthcare market and networking with her fellow health care<br />
financial professionals. Renee and her husband Jim have been married for 14 years<br />
and have two daughters, Allison 9 and Vivian 6. Renee and Jim live in Springboro<br />
and enjoy cooking and biking on the Little Miami Bike Trail with their children.<br />
Email<br />
chris.lah@cchmc.org<br />
Amy.becker@53.com<br />
rdelewski@gchc,org<br />
andrea.kovall@healthall.com<br />
david.mcadams@lindnercenter.org<br />
carole.taylor@thechristhospital.com<br />
yfocke@stelizabeth.com<br />
kjriley@health-partners.og<br />
todd_cole@trihealth.com<br />
andrea.kovall@healthall.com<br />
Job Opening<br />
Title: Analyst – Sr. Reimbursement,<br />
The Christ Hospital<br />
Description: Assist the Director of<br />
Reimbursement in ensuring<br />
appropriate reimbursement from all<br />
government payer sources, preparing<br />
required governmental reimbursement<br />
reporting, including cost reports and<br />
HCAP reporting, and analyzing data<br />
for preparation of monthly third party<br />
A/R payer estimates.<br />
Education: Bachelor's degree in<br />
Business Administration or Finance<br />
Experience: 5-8 years experience in<br />
Hospital reimbursement and possess<br />
extensive knowledge of Medicare and<br />
Ohio Medicaid reimbursement rules<br />
and regulations. Medicare cost report<br />
software experience required. CPA<br />
preferred.<br />
Contact: Terry Flynn, Director of<br />
Reimbursement at 513-263-1696 or<br />
terence.flynn@thechristhospital.com.
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