Are you interested in joining our team of volunteers? We are continuously seeking new volunteers. To learn more about each committee, click on the area of interest below for a description of duties.
General Description:
Responsible for ensuring that the chapter makes information about certification available in a convenient form. Ideally the certification chair would be a certified member. The Committee will include at least a Chairperson and Co-Chairperson. The Co-Chairperson will become Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain processes to encourage members to become certified, and to maintain their certifications once they are earned.
- Work within the chapter to offer appropriate resources in support of certification efforts. Such resources can include study groups and group overviews of certification requirements and ways to prepare for certification.
- Facilitate CHFP coaching sessions and CRCR bootcamps (twice per year)
- Work with chapter members and national to ensure that members submit complete testing information so they can properly register to test.
- Assist members throughout the certification process.
General Description
Supports the communication and technology needs of the Chapter. The Committee will include at least a Chairperson and Co-Chairperson. The Co-Chairperson will become Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives, and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with National HFMA to update the Chapter website for events, news, employment opportunities, sponsorships, and changes in leadership.
- Post news and event information to social media platforms
- Create and edit Chapter podcast
- Broadcast and create recordings of Chapter events
- Assist with technology needs during events
- Work closely with Chapter leadership and other committees
General Description
Oregon HFMA is committed to providing ongoing value to Enterprise Membership Organizations. The Enterprise Committee is responsible for establishing a primary point of contact at each Enterprise Membership Organization. Intent is to share information and regular communications about Enterprise Membership opportunities and establish value that promotes continued renewal. The committee is responsible for planning one annual event dedicated to Enterprise Members. This event takes place during the winter conference period. Oregon HFMA will partner with the Association to meet the needs of Enterprise Organizations. The Committee will include at least a Chairperson and Co-Chairperson, preferably one or both are employees at Enterprise Membership organizations. The Co-Chairperson will become Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate an introductory/welcome call with new Enterprise Membership organizations and the Association to establish primary point of contact, review benefits of becoming an Enterprise Organization, explanation of how to become involved in the chapter, and a National HFMA overview.
- Maintain Enterprise Membership roster with contacts and contract renewal dates
- Establish regular communications with Enterprise Membership organization primary contacts and provide information about upcoming events and educational opportunities
- Coordinate one annual Enterprise Membership focused event that promotes Enterprise Membership participation
- Partner with Membership Committee to engage with each Enterprise Membership organization annually
- Partner with Certification Committee to offer a CRCR Bootcamp for Enterprise Members
- Liaison with the Association regarding Enterprise Membership benefit and support.
General Description:
Coordinate the location, lodging, food and entertainment for each of the four educational meetings. The Committee will include at least a Chairperson and Co-Chairperson. The Co-Chairperson will become Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and arrange for the locations of future meetings. Coordinate the contract with location sites for lodging, food, and entertainment (i.e., band or photo booth vendor.)
- Facilitate the room AV capabilities for speakers/presenters
- Works closely with the Networking committee
- Review and authorize payment of facility invoices
- Plan annual awards banquet in coordination with President-Elect
- Act as liaison or point-person between chapter members and facilities during conferences
General Description
Responsible for planning and coordinating all chapter educational sessions, including speakers and program summaries. The Education/Program Committee will include a Chairperson and a Co-Chairperson. The Chairperson will chair the committee. The Co-Chairperson becomes the Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Plan and organize at least three (3) education programs per year of 8-12 CPE credits each
- Facilitate coordination of topics on monthly conference call
- Obtain approval for any education program expenditures from President and President-Elect before financially committing chapter
- Request each speaker provide an outline of covered topic. Review outline and proposed presentation before the conference to ensure content and length are appropriate.
- Provide promotional material for use in education announcement at least eight (8) weeks prior to each meeting. Included should be:
- Meeting theme, or topic and one promotional paragraph
- Scheduled time frames
- Prior to meeting, Chairperson/Co-Chairperson should:
- Ensure that each speaker has made appropriate travel arrangements and if travel is being reimbursed, ensure that reasonable travel is being assumed (Coach fare, etc.)
- Provide Treasurer with copies of speaker contracts and payment arrangements
- Identify Speaker’s AV needs and inform Facilities Chairperson
- Send letter to speaker confirming dates, locations and fiscal arrangements if applicable
- Ensure that speakers are registered for the conference
- Request introductions/bios from speakers
- During the meeting, Chairperson/Co-Chairperson should:
o Ensure that speaker’s AV needs are ready including laptop with presentations loaded
o Prepare meeting room with handouts if applicable
o Coordinate introductions of speakers at the meeting
o Count session attendees and provide to registration desk
o Wrap up sessions with comments and remind attendees to complete online evaluations. If sessions run short, try to ask questions of the audience/generate discussion
o Lead group discussion on what topics they’d like included at future meetings. Document group ideas for conference planning.
· After the meeting, Chairperson/Co-Chairperson should:
Coordinate sending thank you messages/notes to speakers
General Description:
The Membership Committee is the front door to the HFMA chapter, and the first point of communication with new members. The committee promotes HFMA to the finance healthcare community. The Committee will include at least a Chairperson and Co-Chairperson. The Co-Chairperson will become Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives, and Responsibilities:
- Welcome new members and provide New Member Information Packet which includes: Welcome letter, benefit summary, an explanation of how to become involved in the chapter including upcoming meetings, and a National HFMA overview.
- Send New Member Information Packet and existing membership directory to new members.
- Renew and revise new member packet as required/needed.
- Recruit mentors and match with non-Enterprise new members for each conference.
- Staff the membership desk at all Chapter education meetings and workshops. Maintain registration lists and distribute programs to attendees.
- Develop chapter’s annual membership recruitment and retention plan, including activities that support chapter growth and goals.
- Send reminder communications to members whose membership is expiring.
- Chairperson is main contact with National for membership reports and marketing information.
- Continue programs such as “Bring a Guest” once/year or other innovative ideas to recruit emerging leaders and/or other targeted members.
General Description
Organizes ice-breaker activities for each social hour at the quarterly meetings with a focus on a specific HFMA member population as identified by National and the Oregon HFMA chapter. Organizes no-host or sponsored social events for each quarterly meeting to encourage member involvement and create an environment for members to optimize networking. Organizes at least one additional event per year outside quarterly meetings which provides a networking opportunity focusing on those who are unable to attend regular meetings. The Committee will include at least a Chairperson and Co-Chairperson. The Co-Chairperson will become Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Ensure positive networking opportunities for members
- Provides/coordinates ice-breakers at each social hour during quarterly meetings
- Provides one networking event per year apart from the quarterly meetings, accessible to people not able to attend quarterly meetings
- Considers at least one event where members can include family members
- Works closely with the Facilities Management Committee
- Supplies information and promotional ma
General Description
The Problem Solving committee is responsible for soliciting questions from providers and their peers to then be discussed in an open forum with the sole intention of exploring different solutions for common dilemmas within their specialties. The committee moderates the open forum. The Committee will include at least a Chairperson and Co-Chairperson. The Co-Chairperson will become Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives, and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with Cvent coordinator timing of email deliveries for solicitation of questions from providers and peers.
- Create and format email templates for first, second, and final reach outs for questions prior to next scheduled problem solving session.
- Communicate directly with those who provide discussion points for any questions and ask them to provide their input during the meeting prior to the group discussion.
- Create agenda which includes solicited questions from email reach outs.
- Coordinate within the committee the moderation of the open forum. Assigning minutes, speaker/host role, and chat box responsibility/back up when meeting is online.
- Post minutes to drop box
General Description
Responsible for planning and coordinating all chapter educational sessions, including speakers and program summaries. The Education/Program Committee will include a Chairperson and a Co-Chairperson. The Chairperson will chair the committee. The Co-Chairperson becomes the Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Plan and organize at least three (3) education programs per year of 8-12 CPE credits each
- Facilitate coordination of topics on monthly conference call
- Obtain approval for any education program expenditures from President and President-Elect before financially committing chapter
- Request each speaker provide an outline of covered topic. Review outline and proposed presentation before the conference to ensure content and length are appropriate.
- Provide promotional material for use in education announcement at least eight (8) weeks prior to each meeting. Included should be:
- Meeting theme, or topic and one promotional paragraph
- Scheduled time frames
- Prior to meeting, Chairperson/Co-Chairperson should:
- Ensure that each speaker has made appropriate travel arrangements and if travel is being reimbursed, ensure that reasonable travel is being assumed (Coach fare, etc.)
- Provide Treasurer with copies of speaker contracts and payment arrangements
- Identify Speaker’s AV needs and inform Facilities Chairperson
- Send letter to speaker confirming dates, locations and fiscal arrangements if applicable
- Ensure that speakers are registered for the conference
- Request introductions/bios from speakers
- During the meeting, Chairperson/Co-Chairperson should:
- Ensure that speaker’s AV needs are ready including laptop with presentations loaded
- Prepare meeting room with handouts if applicable
- Coordinate introductions of speakers at the meeting
- Count session attendees and provide to registration desk
- Wrap up sessions with comments and remind attendees to complete online evaluations. If sessions run short, try to ask questions of the audience/generate discussion
- Lead group discussion on what topics they’d like included at future meetings. Document group ideas for conference planning.
- After the meeting, Chairperson/Co-Chairperson should:
- Coordinate sending thank you messages/notes to speakers
General Description
The Reimbursement Programs Committee is responsible for the planning and hosting of virtual webinar programming for the chapter. Providing webinar programming is essential to HFMA’s commitment to bringing education and value to our membership. The committee works closely with the Patient Accounts and Finance Programs committees to identify critical industry topics for education. The Committee will include at least a Chairperson and Co-Chairperson. The Co-Chairperson will become Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Plan and host 1 -2 Oregon chapter specific webinars for the chapter year. This includes:
- Identifying hot topics, particularly those that may be of high interest and relevance to the local chapter membership;
- Collaborating with Patient Accounts and Finance Programs Committees to identify pertinent topics;
- Securing speakers to address such hot topics for webinar programming;
- Once speakers are secured and speaker related forms are signed, work with chapter administrator to build and launch webinar invitation;
- Work with Communications Committee to advertise webinar via website and social media; and
- Coordinating with Sponsorship Committee to identify sponsorship recognition opportunities as part of webinar delivery.
- Plan and host one Region 11 webinar. This involves collaborating with the Region 11 Webinar Programming leads to secure speakers, develop invitation, and market webinar.
- Promote other Region 11 webinars throughout the chapter year.
General Description:
Solicits sponsorship funds for the chapter which are used to cover the educational and social activities not covered thru member dues and educational program fees. The Committee will include at least a Chairperson and Co-Chairperson. The Co-Chairperson will become Chairperson the following year.
Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Prepare sponsorship budget in coordination with President and Treasurer
- Track and coordinate available promotions provided to sponsors based on their giving level
- Solicit sponsorship funds at the beginning of the year and throughout the year
- Inform prospective sponsors of the various levels of sponsorship available and recognition available at each level
- Recognize and thank sponsors by letter and at the annual banquet
- Order and maintain Sponsorship Boards and ensure Boards are displayed at each educational meeting
- As sponsors sign up, if eligible, set up sponsorship boards for visibility at in-person events. Sponsors of networking events will be allowed to pass out drink tickets (2 each) to attendees.
- Ensure payment from each sponsor
- Arrange sponsor for spring golf tournament and set up prizes, etc. with golf pro. Arrange groups for golf tournament and inform players of tee times and group members.
General Description:
At Oregon HFMA, we believe that everyone belongs. Data shows that marginalized communities (race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability) are underrepresented in healthcare leadership. The purpose of this initiative is to develop a set of strategies to grow the knowledge, skills, and abilities of these underrepresented populations and position them for opportunities to advance their career.
Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Identify members of Oregon HFMA who are part of underrepresented populations.
- Identify leaders within Oregon HFMA who are part of underrepresented populations.
- Develop and provide mentorship opportunities for members.
- Develop and provide training on topics important for career advancement:
- Interviewing
- Resume building
- Leadership
- Goal: Increase volunteers from underrepresented populations.