2009

December 2009, Volume 28, Number 4 (current issue)

• Index
• From the Editor by Kenneth E. Spence
• From the Chair by Mark Eddy
• Letters
• Conflicts of Interest: The New Frontier in Healthcare Risk by William Sacks
• Legal Challenges: Compliance & Implementation of EHR by Steven J. O’Dorisio, William H. Fischer, and Matthew Weber
• From the IIA: IFRS: Globalization’s New Frontier by Trish Harris
• Coding & Compliance Concerns for Radiology: An Auditor’s Perspective by Melody W. Mulaik
• Ethics at Work Column: What Was He Thinking? And How Come Everyone Missed His Thought Processes? by Marianne M. Jennings
• Protecting Revenue: Managing Your Risks with RACs by William Malm
• Report Writing Column: A Few Good Words-Issuing Reports
  Faster by Sally F. Cutler
• Legal Insights Column: The LTCH Special Project: Frustration and Confusion for Providers by John A. Mills
• Billing and Reimbursement Column: Of Physician Supervision, RAC Appeals and Cost Reports by Duane C. Abbey
• Establishing the Foundations: Designing and Executing Monitoring Procedures Effectively by Forrest Frazier, Jay Brietz, and Jessica Dill
• Construction Auditing Column: Auditing Financial-Related Construction Logs by Ron Risner
• The Bigger Picture: From Vendor Credentialing to Vendor Management by John Harper
• Accounting Matters Column: Preparing for Form 990: A Closer Look at Schedules H, J and K by Anne McGeorge and Michele
  Melchior
• Get a Grip! Three Steps to Thwart RAC Success by Donna D. Wilson
• Emerging Challenge: Risk Management in an Outsourced World by Karen Wilson
• Letters to the Auditor: LTA Factoids, Comments, Quips, and Observations by John Landreth
• 2008 Treasurer’s Report
• AHIA Membership Application

September 2009, Volume 28, Number 3

• Index
• From the Editor by Kenneth E. Spence
• From the Chair by Mark Eddy
• Letters
• Ten Big Things for Small Audit Departments by Steve Stanek
• CobiT Framework: Bon Secours Health System Best Practice by John Gulitti and Bryon Neaman
• Ethics at Work: The Lessons of Susan Boyle for Ethics Programs by Marianne M. Jennings
• 2009 COSO Monitoring Guidance-FAQs by Sridhar Ramamoorti
• From the IIA: What's Your Professional Quotient? by Trish Harris
• Auditing Pay Practices: When the CEO Talks, We Listen by Renee Jaenicke
• Legal Insights: HITECH Act by Hope R. Levy-Biehl
• Reconsidering Audit Opinions: Audit Report Redesign by Jason McKinney
• Report Writing: A Few Good Words-Writing Report Opinions by Sally F. Cutler
• Construction Auditing: Auditing Field Reports and Logs by Ron Risner
• Establishing the Foundations: Effectively Monitoring Internal Control Systems by Sridhar Ramamoorti, Forrest Frazier, and Jessica Dill
• Ethics and Healthcare: Every Choice Has a Consequence by Chuck Gallagher
• Billing and Reimbursement: Here Come National Drug Codes, ICD-10, Modifier 25, and RAC Extrapolation by Duane C. Abbey
• Letters to the Auditor: Birds of a Feather...and How Their Behavior can Help and Auditor by John Landreth
• Interview with AHIA Chair Mark Eddy, CPA
• The IT Perspective Column: Privacy: Our Next Organizational Challenge? by Dan Swanson
• Moving to the Next Level: Consulting Skills for Internal Auditors by John J. Hall
• Accounting Matters Column: Economic Stimulus: Major Implications for Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Records by Jan Hertzberg and Jim St. Clair
• New Perspectives Journal Wins Awards for Publication Excellence
• AHIA Membership Application

June 2009, Volume 28, Number 2

• Index
• From the Editor by Kenneth E. Spence
• From the Chair by Mark Eddy
• Letters
• Reducing New System Risk: Performing Software Implementation Assessments by Kenny H. Kumata and Robert D. Grooms
• Interventional Radiology: Simplifying the Audit Process by David Zielske
• Ethics at Work: Of Puzzles and Faint Signals by Marianne M. Jennings
• Background Checks: An Essential Risk Management Tool by Stefan Keller
• From The IIA: New IIA Chief Challenges Internal Auditors to Seize the Moment by Trish Harris
• Leveraging Experience: A Conversation on Career Development with J. Stephen Nouss
• Legal Insights: Providers Encouraged to Report Patient Safety Information by Hope R. Levy-Biehl
• Taking the EHR Plunge: Checking for Hidden Rocks (and Sharks) by Reed D. Gelzer
• Report Writing: A few Good Words—Using Sentence Measurements to Improve Clarity by Sally F. Cutler
• Accounting Matters: Financial Rx: New Rigor—Strategies for Success during Challenging Times by Scott Davis and Jeff Benton
• Stay off the RAC: A Risk Assessment Mitigation Approach to RAC Audits by Ken Owens
• Focusing on Preventing Denials: How to Assist by John Valenta and Chad Phillips
• The IT Perspective: Improve IT Security: Educate Staff by Dan Swanson
• Letter to the Auditor: Short Quick Answers to Questions about Critical Corporate Policies by John Landreth
• Achieving Consistency in Yuor Audit Program at a Large Multi-hospital System by Michael Morrow, Kathryn Dever and Gene DeLaddy
• Billing and Reimbursement: Why RAC is Different: E/M Technical Component Compliance Challenge; APC Direction by Duane C. Abbey
• Construction Auditing: Capital Expansion Projects Procurement Differences: How the Differences Affect a Construction Audit by Ron Risner

February 2009, Volume 28, Number 1

• Index
• From the Editor by Kenneth E. Spence
• From the Chair by Mark Eddy
• Letters
• Skip the Numbers: Assessing Risk is not a Math Game! by Larry Hubbard
• EHRs: Launching the Crusade for System Integrity by Reed D. Gelzer and Rebecca S. Busch
• Ethics at Work Column: A Conflict Is a Conflict Is a Conflict . . . Redux by Marianne M. Jennings
• The Health Care Quality Improvement Act and Peer Review: Time to Rethink Outdated and Ineffective Approaches by Nicholas Kadar
• From The IIA: Enhancing the Health and Well-being of Your Career by Martha Johnson
• New Compliance Risks: New Home Health Prospective Payment System by Joan Taylor
• Legal Insights Column: The OIG’s 2009 Work Plan: What You Need to Know by Hope R. Levy-Biehl and Tien D. Nguyen
• The Chargemaster, a Strategic Asset: Vital Tool Needing Improved Controls by Sandra J. Rasmussen
• Report Writing Column: A Few Good Words—Proofreading by Sally F. Cutler
• Accounting Matters Column: IT Internal Audit: Safeguarding Your Hospital’s Risks by Scott D. Smith
• Just Enough Hours in the Day: Time Really Is On Your Side by Vickie Austin
• Audit Library Contest Winners
• Letters to the Auditor: The Board and Wild Animals Don’t Like Surprises by John Landreth
• Billing and Reimbursement Column: New Codes, Provider-Based Rule, Direct Physician Supervision and Charge Compression by Duane C. Abbey
• Prevent Construction Fraud: Using Good Internal Controls by John Croy and Ed Williams
• Construction Auditing Column: Monitoring the Performance of a Construction Project by Ron Risner
• AHIA Membership Application

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