HFMA-Metropolitan New York Chapter. Welcome!

<body> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.hfma.org"> <img border="0" src="hfmaimg/hfma.h1.gif" width="188" height="64"></a><img border="0" src="hfmaimg/hfma.h2.gif" width="299" height="63"></p> <p align="center"><b><span style="background-color: #008080"><font face="Arial" size="3">Serving the Metropolitan New York Region</font></span></b></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial">The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is the nation's leading personal membership organization for more than 35,000 financial management professionals employed by hospitals, long-term and ambulatory care facilities, integrated delivery systems, managed care organizations, medical group practices, public accounting and consulting firms, insurance companies, government agencies, and other healthcare organizations.</font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial">HFMA helps members meet challenges by providing professional development opportunities, influencing healthcare policy, as well as communicating information and technical data. It is here where the chapter plays the most vital of roles: information exchange.</font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial">This page has been provided as a resource for information regarding the Metropolitan New York chapter of HFMA. We encourage you to <a href="http://www.pomr.com/hfma/membs/membs.htm">join</a>, if you are not already a member. By doing so, you can obtain further access to all of the valuable knowledge and resources our chapter has to offer.</font></p> <hr> <ul> <li><a href="#E8E7" target="_self"><font face="Arial">Mission Statement</font></a> </li> <li><a href="#E8E8" target="_self"><font face="Arial">Quality Statement</font></a> </li> <li><a href="#E8E9" target="_self"><font face="Arial">Value Statement</font></a> </li> <li><a href="#E8E10" target="_self"><font face="Arial">Code of Ethics</font></a> </li> <li><a href="#E8E11" target="_self"><font face="Arial">HFMA's Statement on Diversity</font></a> </li> </ul> <p><a name="E8E7"><font face="Arial"></font></a></p> <h3><font face="Arial">MISSION STATEMENT</font></h3> <p><font face="Arial">THE HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION IS THE PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH CARE.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial">HFMA SERVES AND REPRESENTS MEMBERS BY:</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="+2">~</font> PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, INFORMATION, CERTIFICATION, PEER INTERACTION, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="+2">~</font> INFLUENCING HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING POLICY DECISIONS, PRINCIPLES, AND PRACTICES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION</font></p> <p><font face="Arial">ESTABLISHING AND PROMOTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT.</font></p> <p><a name="E8E8"><font face="Arial"></font></a></p> <h3><font face="Arial">QUALITY STATEMENT</font></h3> <p><font face="Arial">QUALITY IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE KEYSTONE OF ITS EFFORTS TO ENSURE MEMBER AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. HFMA'S OBJECTIVE IS TO:</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="+2">~</font> CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE QUALITY EXPECTATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS, CUSTOMERS, AND EMPLOYEES</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="+2">~</font> ACTIVELY PURSUE A PROGRAM OF CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT THAT ENABLES EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS TO DO THEIR JOBS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial">QUALITY IS A MAJOR, STRATEGIC ASSOCIATION GOAL. IT LIES AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING DONE FOR MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS. HFMA STRIVES CONTINUALLY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES AND PRODUCTS OFFERED, THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES USED TO PRODUCE THEM, AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE DELIVERED.</font></p> <p><a name="E8E9"><font face="Arial"></font></a></p> <h3><font face="Arial">VALUES STATEMENT</font></h3> <b><i><p><font face="Arial">We Believe </font> </i></b><font face="Arial">THAT SERVICE TO MEMBERS IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><i>We Believe</i></b> IN EXCELLENCE IN ALL THAT WE DO.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><i>We Believe </i></b>THAT TEAMWORK IS ESSENTIAL IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVES OF HFMA.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><i>We Believe</i></b> IN THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUALS.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><i>We Believe </i></b>IN ENCOURAGING INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><b><i>We Believe </i></b>IN CONDUCTING HFMA WITH FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND A PRUDENT APPROACH TO BUSINESS.</font></p> <p><a name="E8E10"><font face="Arial"></font></a></p> <h3><font face="Arial">CODE OF ETHICS</font></h3> <p><font face="Arial">AS A MEMBER OF THE HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, I WILL ENDEAVOR TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY:</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="+2">~ </font>PRACTICING HONESTY AND MAINTAINING PERSONAL INTEGRITY, INCLUDING AVOIDANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH THOSE OF MY EMPLOYER OR THE HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="+2">~ </font>STRIVING FOR THE OBJECTIVE AND FAIR PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="+2">~</font> FOSTERING EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BY KEEPING ABREAST OF PERTINENT ISSUES.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="+2">~ </font>MAINTAINING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PRIVLEGED INFORMATION.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="+2">~ </font>PROMOTING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES BY OTHERS IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD, AND SEEKING INCREASED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING THROUGH COMMUNICATION ABOUT SUCH ISSUES.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="+2">~ </font>SEEKING TO MAINTAIN A REASONABLE BALANCE BETWEEN THE QUALITY AND COST OF HEALTHCARE.</font></p> <p><a name="E8E11"><font face="Arial"></font></a></p> <h3><font face="Arial">HFMA's Statement on Diversity</font></h3> <i><p><font face="Arial">The following is HFMA's Statement on Diversity: The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) values and respects diversity. Individual differences are viewed as assets that promote the growth and success of HFMA and its members. In principle and in practice, HFMA encourages and supports diverse individual viewpoints and contributions. HFMA believes that a diverse membership is a quality membership.</font></i></p> <hr> <p align="center"> <img src="footer.gif" width="500" height="50"><br> <font size="2"><i>© Copyright 1997 HFMA - Healthcare Financial Management Association. All Rights Reserved</i></font></p> <h5 align="center"><a href="index.html">Home</a>       <a href="hfmadonotuse/guest/guest.htm">Guest Book</a>      <a href="hfmadonotuse/mile/mile.htm">Chapter Milestones</a>      <a href="hfmadonotuse/lead/lead.htm">Chapter Leaders</a>    <a href="hfmadonotuse/levi/levi.htm"> J. 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