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The Alabama Chapter of HFMA will commemorate its 50th anniversary in 2009.

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Member Survey

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

To help prevent spam in our forms, please enter these characters into the verification field below. Characters are not case-sensitive. Verification: *required Member Number: *required Position Title: Select one: Provider Vendor First Year Member

Years as member of Alabama Chapter:

First year Two to four years Five years or more

Educational Sessions

1. How satisfied are you with the following aspects of Chapter educational programs? Please choose one response for each item: VS: Very Satisfied, S: Satisfied, D-Dissatisfied, VD-Very Dissatisfied, DK: Don't know

a. Educational programs overall: VS S D VD DK b. Topics addressed: VS S D VD DK c. Speakers VS S D VD DK d. Location of workshops/programs VS S D VD DK

2. Do the following prevent you from attending chapter educational programs? Please choose one response for each item:

a. Work responsibilities Yes, a lot Yes, a little No Don't know b. Personal responsibilities Yes, a lot Yes, a little No Don't know c. Commitment to other organizations Yes, a lot Yes, a little No Don't know d. Programs not useful to current position Yes, a lot Yes, a little No Don't know e. Programs not useful for advancement Yes, a lot Yes, a little No Don't know f. Program cost too high Yes, a lot Yes, a little No Don't know g. Do not have time to attend Yes, a lot Yes, a little No Don't know

3. What is your interest in the following potential Chapter programs? VI: Very Interested, SI: Somewhat Interested, NI: Not Interested

a. Managed Care programs VI SI NI b. Medicare PIP VI SI NI c. PPS payment components VI SI NI d. Indigent Care VI SI NI e. Ambulatory Payment VI SI NI f. Financial Reporting VI SI NI g. HIPAA VI SI NI h. APC's VI SI NI i. Longterm care VI SI NI j. Managed Care/AR mgnt VI SI NI k. Quality improvement VI SI NI l. E-commerce VI SI NI m. Medicare Fraud and Abuse VI SI NI n. Budgeting VI SI NI o. Information technology VI SI NI p. Legal Issues VI SI NI q. Employment and hiring issues VI SI NI r. Other topics: (Please list)

4. How many educational programs will your employer pay for each year?

1 2 3 4 Is there and annual dollar budget limit? Yes No approximate amount $

5. How many chapter educational programs have you attended in the past 12 months?

1 2 3 4 5 or More None

6. Please list any Hot Topics you would like the PFS Forum to offer in the future.

Chapter Communications

1. Website: How many times have you accessed the website in the past 3 months?

1-2 times per year 1-2 times per 6 months 1 time per month 2 times per month Weekly Daily

2. Is registering online for institutes important to you?

Yes No

3. If you have not used the website, why not?

a. Information is not useful b. Employer does not have access to the web c. Information available from other sources d. Other, specify

4. Do you like the use of Web blasts/Emails to communicate information with you in regards to Chapter Events, etc?

Yes No If no, why?

5. Do you find the website useful and easy to read?

Yes No

6. Bama Chatter

a. Do you find the Bama Chatter informative and news worthy? Yes No b. Do you like the new on line version of the Bama Chatter? Yes No c. If no, what don't you like?

Networking and Business Contacts

1. Would you like to see more opportunities for vendor members to present their services at more than one institute a year?

Yes No

2. Do you believe your business has grown as a result of your involvement in HFMA?

Yes No If yes, what factors contributed to this?:

First Year Members Only

1. Did you benefit from our Peer Mentor program?

Yes No

2. How did you best acclimate yourself into HFMA?

Teams Peer Mentor Networking functions at Institutes

Overall

1. What do you like best about the Alabama Chapter?

Location Topics General Sessions Networking Fun Activites

2. What do you like least about the Alabama Chapter?

Location Topics General Sessions Networking Fun Activites

3. Are you overall pleased with the Alabama Chapter?

Very Satisfied Satisfied Unsatisfied

4. You can make a difference! If you made one change to the Alabama Chapter, what would it be?