Welcome to The Virginia Chapter of AAHAM’s Website. 

Hello Fellow Virginia Chapter of AAHAM Members: 

The next few years in healthcare will bring many challenges and changes which as Healthcare providers we will need to be prepared to tackle.  The Virginia Chapter of AAHAM is here to help you meet these challenges!  Educational conferences/workshops, newsletter articles, legislative updates,  third party payer committee support and networking opportunities are just a few of the ways that we can assist facilities or individual providers in ensuring that they continue to have successful financial performance.

The Virginia Chapter of AAHAM started off the year with an outstanding educational conference packed full of need to know information on March 16, 2012 in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Now, we are looking forward to April which will be a month full of educational opportunities.

On April 7, 2012, we will hold our first Back to Basic class of the year.  This class will be held at Augusta Medical Center and will be free.  We always have a great time during these classes as we discuss revenue cycle processes.

The Virginia Chapter of AAHAM is looking forward to participating in National Legislative Day April 11-12, 2012.  This is great opportunity for our members to make a difference in Washington.  We have several members going this year and hope that others will join in this valuable and memorable experience next year.

Palmetto has been working with The Virginia Chapter of AAHAM over the last several months to address the issues and concerns of our members.  In January, we sent out a survey requesting membership feedback on items that we would like for Palmetto to address.  They have taken this information and will be offering training sessions in April based on the survey feedback.  We are encouraging everyone to can attend as they are responding to The Virginia Chapter of AAHAM’s concerns.  The session will be FREE!!

Virginia HFMA/DC and The Virginia Chapter of AAHAM have partnered this year to present an Insurance Submit on April 27, 2012 in Richmond, VA at the Sheraton on Midlothian Turnpike.  A notice will be coming out soon!  This session promises to be a day packed of great information from our payers including Palmetto, NGS, and Medicaid.

As many of you may already know, I have been a member of AAHAM for a very, very long time.  The Virginia Chapter of AAHAM provided me with the tools that I needed to advance professionally.  As President this year, one of my goals is to ensure that we continue to provide these tools to our membership throughout the year and to be there to assist as issues arise in each of our operations.  Your participation is vital to meeting this goal so I hope in the upcoming year that each of you will become involved!

We look forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming events!!!!

Thanks,

Linda B. McLaughlin, CPAM

President

The Virginia Chapter of AAHAM