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Senior Vice President -
James E. Hugh III, MHA, ROCC®, CHBME
James E. Hugh MHA, CHBME, ROCC® serves as Senior Vice President of American Medical Accounting & Consulting (AMAC®). AMAC® provides full service billing, practice management, training, reporting, claims processing services, auditing and consulting in radiation oncology and medical oncology, and AMAC® handles all issues regarding reimbursement.
Jim’s national reputation has facilitated the development of negotiation strategies with third-party payors across the country. As a resource for a variety of medical groups, vendors, facilities, universities, clinics, hospitals and third-party payors, Jim and AMAC® now represent a client base of more than 1,000 health care organizations nationwide. Jim has cultivated relationships with medical directors, federal executives and administrators for a variety of local and national managed care organizations, and he is highly regarded as a leading industry authority on reimbursement issues for radiation therapy. He has authored or coauthored over 25 articles and has given in excess of 120 invited presentations.
Jim’s is a highly recognized authority in the national marketplace, which has made him a resource for universities, clinics, hospitals, freestanding centers and physician groups as well as for medical equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. He currently leads AMAC®’s reimbursement issues for consulting with numerous corporations, and he is actively involved in developing and implementing national reimbursement protocols for providers.
Education
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL,
B.A., 1976
Mercer University, Atlanta, GA,
Stetson School of Business
M.H.A. in Health Care Policy and Administration, 1994
Certifications
Healthcare Billing & Management Association
C.H.B.M.E. – Certified Healthcare Billing & Management Executive
Radiation Oncology Certified Coder
ROCC®
Memberships
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators (SROA)
American Brachytherapy Society (ABS)
Published Works
Here are a few:
2007 Proposed Rules for Physicians, Hospitals and ASC, by James E. Hugh III, MHA, CHBME,
ROCC®, SROA, September 2006
Consulting Company Referred to Specific Practice Expenses, by James E. Hugh III, MHA,
ROCC®, CMS Final Rates, Dow Jones Newswire, June 2006
A new stereotactic localization code for IGRT, by James Hugh III, MHA, ROCC®, Decisions in Imaging
Economics, December 2005
Final…Isn’t All That! The Journal of Oncology Management, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS-P, RCC, MHA, ROCC® ,
CHBME, and James E. Hugh III, MHA, ROCC® , May/June 2004, Volume 13/No 3
The Effect of IMRT Coding and Reimbursement on Freestanding Centers. Outpatient Care
Technology, by James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC® published June/July 2002, Volume 18/No. 3
The ABC’s of APC. Advanced Radiology, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E.
Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC® published September 2000, Volume 10, No. 9
APC’s: Where are we today? Oncology News, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC® Published Fall 2000 Volume 10, No. 4, Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators
Back to the Future: Final Rule for Medicare Program Revisions. Administrative Radiology Journal, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, published January 1997
Metastron® (Strontium-89 Chloride) Injections Reimbursement Issues, Administrative Radiology Journal, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, published December 1996
Managed Care: Perception vs. Reality, Administrative Radiology Journal, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, published November 1996
Charting Your Way to the Top, Administrative Radiology Journal, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, published October 1996
The Evolution of American Medicine. Administrative Radiology Journal, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, published September 1996
Looking Beneath the Surface, Administrative Radiology Journal, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, published August 1996
The Unbundling of Coding, Administrative Radiology Journal, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, published July 1996
Are You in Violation? Administrative Radiology Journal, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, published June 1996
Ask the Doc: Transperineal Prostate Localization and Insertion of Interstitial Radioactive Substances. Administrative Radiology Journal, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, published February 1996
Mandate Transmittal and Other Myths, Administrative Radiology Journal, by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS, CHBME and James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, published January 1995
Prostate Brachytherapy Made Complicated. Smart Medicine Press. Seattle, Washington. By Kent Wallner, John Blasko and Michael J. Dattoli. Input by James E. Hugh, MHA, ROCC®, and Linda L. Lively, M.H.A.
Lectures, Seminars & Training Presentations
2007
Radiation Oncology: Coding, Billing, Documentation & Compliance, by James E. Hugh III, MHA, CHBME, ROCC®, 2007 Roswell Conference, February 2007 and Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS-P, RCC, ROCC®, CHBME
Current Updates in Coding, Documentation & Reimbursement Issues in Breast Brachytherapy, by
James E. Hugh III, MHA, CHBME, ROCC® , American Brachytherapy Society, 2007 Breast Brachytherapy School, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, March 1, 2007
Coding and Documentation in 2007 for Radiation Oncology Practices, by and James E. Hugh III, MHA, CHBME, ROCC® and Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS-P, RCC, ROCC®, CHBME 2007 SATRO 9 Conference, April 2007
Radiation Oncology: Coding, Billing, Documentation & Compliance, by James E. Hugh III, MHA, CHBME, ROCC®, 2007 Post-SATRO Conference, April 2007 and by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS-P, RCC, ROCC®, CHBME
Radiation Oncology: Coding, Billing, Documentation & Compliance, by James E. Hugh III, MHA, CHBME, ROCC®, 2007 MD Anderson Conference, June 2007 and by Linda L. Lively, MHA, CCS-P, RCC, ROCC®, CHBME
2006
Brachytherapy Reimbursement, by James E. Hugh III, MHA, CHBME, ROCC®, 2nd Annual Harvard
Medical School of Brachytherapy Review, September 2006
Justifying the Investment in Image Radiation Therapy. by James E. Hugh III, MHA,
ROCC®, Indianapolis Clinical Solutions Forum, June 2006
Justifying the Investment in Image Radiation Therapy. by James E. Hugh III, MHA, ROCC®, New
England and E. Canada C linical Solutions Forum, June 2006
Buzz Words to Get You Through the Appeals Process, by James E. Hugh III, MHA, ROCC®, AFROC'S 1
18th Annual Conference, June 2006
Justifying the Investment in Image Radiation Therapy. by James E. Hugh III, MHA, ROCC®, Las
Vegas Clinical Solutions Forum, May 2006
Image Guided Radiation Therapy: New Tool New Directions, by James E. Hugh III, MHA,
ROCC®, 2006 UCSF Annual Post-Graduate Course, May 2006
Justifying the Investment in Image Radiation Therapy, by James E. Hugh III, MHA,
ROCC®, Pittsburg Clinical Solutions Forum, May 2006
Coding and Documentation in 2006 for Radiation Oncology Practices, by James E. Hugh III, MHA,
ROCC®, 2006 SATRO 8 Conference, April 2006
Current Updated in Coding, Documentation & Reimbursement Issues in Breast Brachytherapy,
by James E. Hugh III, MHA, ROCC®, American Brachytherapy Society, February 2006
2005
Current Reimbursement for Imaged Guide Robotic SRS Using CyberKnife Chart Documentation & Codes, by James E. Hugh III, MHA, ROCC® ä, Accuray Users' Meeting,
Billing Issues, by James E. Hugh III, MHA, ROCC®,
IGRT Reimbursement – How Centers are Billing for IGRT, by James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, Image Guidance Radiation Therapy (IGRT) Seminar, Nashville TN, March 17, 2005.
IGRT Reimbursement – How Centers are Billing for IGRT, by James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®, Image Guidance Radiation Therapy (IGRT) Seminar, Orlando FL, March 31, 2005.
SROA Regional Meeting Billing Panel James E. Hugh, III, MHA, ROCC®,
