FROM THE PUERTO RICO CHAPTER PRESIDENT’S DESK

With great enthusiasm I start this year 2010-11 as president of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. With me there is an excellent group of professionals who comprise the Board of Directors of the Chapter, they are: CPA Ian E. Guillén, President-Elect, CPA Héctor M. Vázquez, Vice-President, CPA Axel Ramírez, Treasurer, Mrs. Alba Cosme, Secretary and as Directors: CPA Wanda Marrero, CPA Maribel Casillas, Mrs. Lizzette Rodríguez, Mr. Héctor Ortiz, CPA Milagros A. Ortiz and CPA María L. Marti. Together we will continue to provide quality education through seminars and workshops and excellent networking opportunities.

These are tough times in terms of a constrained national and global economy. We as healthcare professionals can contribute to the economy providing excellent care and services. I strongly believe that the Health Care Financial Management Association (HFMA) can provide you with the tools to be ahead in these challenging times. Being involved in your chapter's educational activities gives you access to the many resources that HFMA has to offer. As volunteers of this organization we need your involvement providing us with ideas on how to serve you better. I urge you to STEP UP, don't be a mere spectator and get involved in your chapter.

Finally, I want to invite you to our main educational event this year: MEDICARE UPDATE 2010, which will be held on August 13, 2010 at the Sheraton Convention Center Hotel & Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At the activity, the speakers will provide us with significant information on the important topic which is the impact of the Healthcare Reform.