Palmetto

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South Carolina Healthcare Financial Management
Association
Palmetto State News Special Edition May 2005
HFMA Healthcare Financial Management
Association Solutions and Opportunity Now and
for a Lifetime
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SCHFMA CORPORATE SPONSOR PROGRAMWhy Be a
Corporate Sponsor?

• Visibility is a powerful advantage, and as a
  sponsor of the South Carolina Chapter of the
  Healthcare Financial Management Association
  (SCHFMA), you gain exposure to a select audience
  of CEOs, CFOs, Patient Financial Services
  Directors, and other healthcare finance
  professionals. You emerge as a leader by
  demonstrating your support of professional
  education and quality programs.
• As an SCHFMA sponsor, a wealth of recognition
  opportunities are yours to explore. At minimum,
  you will see your organizations name and logo on
  pertinent marketing materials and gain on-site
  acknowledgement and signage at educational
  conferences. Additional promotional
  opportunities are available, depending on the
  category of sponsorship you choose.
• With your support and technical expertise, SCHFMA
  can continue to thrive and provide more valuable
  services to our members and other healthcare
  professionals. The South Carolina Chapter is
  proud of its previous affiliations with sponsors
  and looks forward to hearing from you.
• All sponsorships are received with great
  appreciation and in good faith, as we are
  managers of your investment.

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SCHFMA Sponsorship Information
START DATE The Corporate Sponsorship Program
will begin on June 1 and run through May 31 of
each year. CATEGORIES PRESIDENTS
CLUB Benefits Costs of PLATINUM the
Various Sponsorship GOLD Levels is
Available Upon SILVER Request
BRONZE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Contact
Camie Patterson, Member Dixon Hughes PLLC 11
Brendan Way, Suite 200 Greenville, SC
29615 Phone [phone] Fax
864-234-4290 Email cdunn_at_dixon-hughes.com
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2004 2005 Committees Its Not Too Late to Sign
Up for 2005-2006!!!!!

• Advisory Annette Drachman
• Annual Institute Ray High
• Chapter Management
• Diane Bishop, Jimmy Joye, Drew Hamilton, Camie
  Patterson
• Communications Julie Blackwell
• CPAR Gary Morris, Roger Sipe
• Education Estelle Welte
• Finance Fred Castellano
• Corporate Sponsor Membership Directory
• Camie Patterson
• Dixie Institute Wayne Grodsky
• Michelle Pagel
• Membership Paul Reardon
• Nominating Donnie Durant
• Professional ExcellenceSteve Lutfy

A regional leader in Extended Business Office
(EBO) Call Chad Polk 800-849-0100 www.pmab.com
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SCHFMA Certification News

• South Carolina HFMA Certification activities are
  well underway for the new Chapter year! Tests are
  proctored monthly by volunteer certified Chapter
  members and are held each month at Lexington
  Medical Center in West Columbia, SC.
• Certification study guides are available for
  check-in/check out, to assist members with
  preparing for exams. For more information on how
  to get a copy of these useful tools, please call
  Steve Lutfy, FHFMA, Certification Chairman _at_ 803
  753-5209 or e-mail Stephen.g.lutfy_at_us.pwc.com
  You can also find useful information regarding
  HFMA certification on our web site
  www.SCHFMA.org and click on the Certification tab.

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As Always, Thank You to Our 2004-2005 Corporate
Sponsors!
President's Club AMCOL Systems, Inc. PMAB,
LLC Platinum Blue Cross Blue Shield of South
Carolina Companion Technologies Medicol,
Inc. Draffin Tucker, LLP Gold Credit
Consultants of Central Carolina Dixon Hughes PLLC
HRA LarsonAllen Health Care Group Pricewaterhous
eCoopers Elliott Davis, LLC South Carolina
Hospital Association Silver Credit Adjustment
Bureau, Inc The SSI Group Healthcare
Administration Technologies, Inc. Jon Barry
Associates, Inc. Medical Data Systems,
Inc. Select Healthcare of South Carolina Thomas,
Thomas and Walsh, Inc.
Bronze Accounts Receivable Collections,
Inc. Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC
ExpressBill Computer Powr, Inc. Grant
Thornton Ernst Young, LL Keisler Vancil
Laddaga - Garrett, PA Letter Logic,
Inc. Receivable Solutions, Inc Sun Trust Bank
Chamberlin Edmonds Associates, Inc. NCO
Financial Systems, Inc. Professional Recovery
Consultants, Inc
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Getting Ready for a Brand New Year in SCHFMA!
Your South Carolina Chapter Leaders have been
gearing up for another fantastic year in HFMA.
In April several of your colleagues headed to New
Orleans for the national Leadership Training
Conference, including Camie Patterson, incoming
President Debbie Hunt, incoming President-Elect
Roger Sipe, Secretary Michelle Pagel, Program
Chair Ray High, Membership Chair Julie
Blackwell, Newsletter Chair Lawrence Laddaga of
the Chapter Advancement Team and Annette Drachman
of the National Advisory Council. In keeping
with the 2005-2006 HFMA National Chairmans
Annual Theme of The Business of Caring, these
folks got down to the business at hand and came
up with some fantastic ideas to further enhance
the benefits to you in the upcoming year as
members of this elite chapter! Want to know
more? See page 8.
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So What Is On The Horizon for SCHFMA?

• The National Leadership Training Conference was
  followed at the end of April by an overnight
  chapter meeting in Greenville, South Carolina. A
  special thanks to Camie Patterson for
  coordinating our time together!!! In addition to
  a renewed focus on enhancing membership as well
  as benefits to chapter sponsors, goals in
  education, certification and communication were
  established.
• What have we committed to you!?! Take a look!
• 7 increase in education hours provided, to
  include a new Winter Institute in Hilton Head in
  2006!
• 2 membership growth
• Focus on provider-based new members and member
  retention
• 14 New Certifications (with testing availability
  at our Institutes!)
• Palmetto State News publication overhaul
• More articles more color more for you!!!!

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SCHFMA 2005 Annual Institute
May 31 June 3, 2005 at The Hilton Myrtle Beach
Resort
All the Great Things You Remember Plus More!

• Keynote Speaker,
• J. Thornton Kirby,
• New SCHA
• President
• Extreme Makeover
• SCHFMA 2005
• Board Trustee
• Forum

• Golf Tournament,
• Barefoot Resort
• Volleyball on the
• Beach
• Poolside Reception
• Crocodile Rocks
• Evening Festivities

Register Online at www.schfma.org Questions?
Contact Ray High at RayH_at_sharedservices.org
If You Cant Bring the Beach to Work, Then Its
Time to Take the Work to the Beach!
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Free Gift!(Now that shouldve gotten your
attention!)
Editor Julie A. Blackwell, CPA Palmetto
Health Richland 6 East Administration Five
Richland Medical Park Drive Columbia, South
Carolina, 29203 803-434-6446 Fax
803-434-6668 E-mail julie.blackwell_at_palmettohealt
h.org Please contact with any updates to data
contained within this publication.
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