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.James E. Hugh III, MHA, ROCC®

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

www.americanbrachytherapy.org

 

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 Directionsby 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, Half Moon Bay CA, January 29, 2005.

Billing Issues, by James E. Hugh III, MHA, ROCC®, American Brachytherapy Society School of Breast Brachytherapy & Breast Brachytherapy Physics, Las Vegas NV, February 19, 2005.

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®, Orlando FL, April 1, 2005.



   

 
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