Northern California Chapter HFMA
Our Chapter has over 900 members, representing all parts of the healthcare industry, both public and private sectors. The Northern California Chapter has a rich history of active participation by members, sponsorship of leading educational events and conferences, and strong fellowship within its membership ranks. The Chapter is a leader in the professional development of its membership.
A Message from our Chapter President
Kathleen Cain
Chapter President
2010-2011
Debora Kuchka-Craig, President of HFMA National, has as her theme “Step Up”. I’m so proud of our chapter for stepping up during this past year. At ANI in Las Vegas, our chapter achieved eight Yerger Awards, one Hottum Award and two others! That’s a grand slam – the maximum achievable Yerger awards! This was a very impressive and visible recognition of the outstanding work done by our chapter last year under Ken Jensen’s leadership.
I especially want to recognize the following individuals who were instrumental in achieving these awards and writing the applications: Cindy Rudow, Steve Thompson, Will McCammon, Walt Luke, Ramona Hernandez, Ana Hernandez, Peter Hugenroth, Jayne Kroner and Geli Argao.
The above members coordinated chapter efforts in stepping up to the challenge and succeeded wonderfully. We received the following awards:
- Hottum Award for Educational Performance Improvement
- Award of Excellence Gold - Membership Growth and Retention
- Award of Excellence Bronze - Certification
- Four Multiple Chapter Entry YergerAwards for Region 11, CFO Panel, PFSRoad Show in Nevada and Fall Conference
- Four Single Chapter Yerger Awards for ZPIC (Collaboration), Managed Care Road Shows (Education), Legislative and Regulatory Update Conference (Education), and Membership Recruitment and Retention (Membership Growth and Development)
When I think of Debora’s theme of “Step Up”, I think of the tendency of individuals to step up to a challenge especially in the face of adversity. We’ve all heard stories of people performing great feats in spite of dire circumstances or incredible odds. Our economy and healthcare in particular are undergoing these stresses right now. In the era of healthcare and payment reform, it’s our opportunity as healthcare leaders to “Step Up”, and guide our organizations and the chapter through these challenging times.
HFMA and the Northern California Chapter are also stepping up by offering guidance, information and educational opportunities. We offer it all: teleconferences, webinars, in-person meetings, PFS Road Shows and the upcoming Fall Conference in Long Beach. Visit the chapter website to find the calendar of events.
I challenge each of you to take the first step and make use of the opportunities to volunteer, to be educated and to become more involved.
