A Publication of NYCHSRO/MEDREVIEW VOLUME 16, NO. 2 July-December 2013 www.medreview.us

Resounding Victory for Mayor Elect edReview’s President/CEO Joe took this opportunity to chat with Assem- Stamm and its Executive Vice blyman , Councilman Mark MPresident Helen Mutchler were Weprin, newly elected Public Advocate privileged to participate in the historic Letitia James and newly elected Queens landslide victory of Bill de Blasio as the Borough President Melinda Katz. 109th Mayor of the City of . When the results became final, the cel- Prior to watching election results con- ebration began. It culminated with Mayor firming the expected outcome at the Park elect Bill de Blasio’s moving speech focus- Slope Armory, a special pre-victory recep- ing on his favorite theme from the cam- tion was held, which gave close friends paign, portraying New York as “a tale and political dignitaries the opportunity of two cities”. Mr. de Blasio took time to to extend best wishes to the soon to be praise New York City’s Police Department Mayor elect. Among the dignitaries pres- as the finest in the world but noted that ent were Congressmen Elliot Engel and respect must be shown at both sides of the Jerry Nadler, NYS Speaker of the Assem- badge. He also took time to praise Repub- bly Sheldon Silver, Borough Presi- NYCHSRO/Me d Re v i e w ’s CEO Jos e p h St a mm Wi t h lican candidate, Joe Lhota, saying that “de- dent Marty Markowitz, NYC Comptroller Ne w Yor k ’s Ma yor Bi l l d e Bl a s i o spite our differences, I know he loves this John Liu and Councilman Brad Lander, just city as much as I do”. to name a few. MedReview wishes Mr. de Blasio the After the polls closed, the gathered crowd made its way to the best of luck in his upcoming term as Mayor. His record setting victory Armory to await the new Mayor elect. Mr. Stamm and Ms. Mutchler resulted in a night that will long be remembered. Mor e Pho t os f rom t h e e l e c t i on n i g h t c a n b e f o u n d on p a g e 5 NYCHSRO/MedReview Expands to 15 States Inside This Issue.... YCHSRO/MedReview is pleased to announce that its services are now offered in 15 states, generating cost savings for its clients in all sections of the country from coast- w Resounding Victory for Mayor Elect to-coast. N Bill deBlasio...1,5 The services provided include EOaVW\Ub]\ ;]\bO\O <]`bV2OY]bO ;W\\Sa]bO DS`[]\b w ;OW\S NYCHSRO expands to 15 States...1 EWaQ]\aW\ DRG and Coding A]cbV2OY]bO =`SU]\ 7ROV] ;WQVWUO\ Eg][W\U S\\agZdO\WO @V]RS7aZO\R of Cost Outliers 7ZZW\]Wa =VW] 1]\\SQbWQcb

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Bill de Blasio’s Election Celebration

t o p ro w (Le f t t o Ri g h t ): Con g r e ssm a n El l i ot En g e l , NYS Ass e mb l y Sp e a k e r Sh e l d on Si l v e r , NYC Co u nc i l m a n Ma r k We p r i n a n d Broo k l yn Boro u g h Pr e s i d e n t Ma r t y Ma r k o w i t z . Mi d d l e Ro w : Bi l l d e Bl a s i o w i t h Fa m i l y bo t t om ro w : NYC Co u nc i l m e n Br a d La n d e r a n d Dono v a n Ri ch a r d s Jr., NYS Ass e mb l ym a n Da v i d We p r i n , Qu e e ns Boro u g h Pr e s i d e n t El e c t Me l i n d a Ka t z a n d Pu b l i c Ad v oc a t e e l e c t Le t i t i a Ja m e s -5- NYCHSRO/MedReview Year-end Holiday Party 2013 s the year came to a close, NYCHSRO/MedReview once NYCHSRO/MedReview in the celebration. The special guests again held its annual Year-end Holiday Party. After a included: Ayear which started in turmoil c Newly elected New York City with the events surrounding Hurri- Comptroller Scott Stringer cane Sandy it was nice to end on c Former NYC Comptroller a more positive note with the orga- Bill Thompson nization announcing it had signed c Assistant Speaker of the Assembly a new lease for its Water Street of- Rhoda Jacobs fices. The entire organization was c Chairman of the New York State ready to celebrate. We returned to  Assembly Health Committee, Moran’s in Manhattan which has Dick Gottfried become NYCHSRO/ MedReview’s c NYS Assemblymen, Dov Hikind, Da- favorite party spot and it did not vid Weprin, and Steve Cymbrowitz disappoint. From the moment we c NYS Senators Simcha Felder and walked through the doors and were greeted by the manager until c NYC Councilmen Mike Nelson, Mark the last partier left, everything was Weprin, and . perfect and the event closed out All of the officials praised the organiza- our year in style. tion for the outstanding work it performs NYCHSRO/MedReview C.E.O. Joseph Stamm along with and for helping keep important health care concerns of their cli- many members of the Board of Directors of MedReview greeted ents in the forefront of discussions. over 200 staff members, clients and guests, thanking everyone All of the guests were treated to lively music, exhuberant danc- for attending and making 2013 a special year for the organiza- ing, a delicious buffet dinner and beverages and lots of fun. After tion. The party is always a highlight for staff, many of whom many years hosting our parties, Moran’s feels like an extension work from remote locations and do not regularly interact with staff of the office where everyone feels comfortable and able to relax members located in the main office on Water Street. and party and celebrate another successful year. A happy and Among the many guests, Mr. Stamm was delighted to be exhausted crowd helped close out the year on a high note with able to greet a large number of public officials who chose to join everyone looking forward to an even better year in 2014.

-6- Secretary Jacob J. Lew cordially invites you to the unveiling of the design of the

Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Gold Medal

In the presence of Their Majesties King Carl XVI and Queen Silvia of Sweden

Thursday, May 9, 2013 9:00 a.m. The Cash Room

Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220

Please RSVP by May 6, 2013 to 202-622-3101 or [email protected]

To comply with security requirements, we must have your RSVP by May 6th with your full name, date of birth, Social Security number and country of citizenship if other than the U.S. For U.S. citizens, a government issued ID is required for entry. All foreign nationals must present a passport. Please allow at least 30 minutes for security processing upon arrival. Please arrive at the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance at the Treasury Department located at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW and 15th Street, NW.

ear 2013 will always be noteworthy invited by the New York Board of Rabbis to in that NYCHSRO/MedReview was attend a farewell celebration for the outgo- Yfinally able to return to its corporate of- ing City Administration which was attended fices weathering the disastrous Sandy storm by Mayor Bloomberg and a number of his which decimated lower Manhattan. Grate- noted Commissioners. ful to all its staff for their herculean effort in Additional meetings were held with a keeping the organization afloat during this number of Public, City, State and Federal of- most difficult period a “we survived Sandy” ficials to continue to update and discuss rel- party was held. evant issues and concerns. NYCHSRO/MedReview was also proud MedReview staff also participated in a that its national expansion continued with number of trade shows and Professional Busi- presence in fifteen (15) states: Arizona, Con- ness Organization meetings which included necticut, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Massa- the International Foundation of Employee chusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, w An invitation to meet with the Mayor Benefit Plans, The Teamster Center Services New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat and his deputy Yitz- Health and Benefit Expo, Labor Press and Washington State and Wisconsin. chok Pindrus. Balcony – Business and Labor Coalition. Noteworthy was the two special invita- Mr. Stamm’s political outreach reached a As has been a longstanding tradition, the tions received by our president and CEO, crescendo with a personal invition from the organization did not disappoint its staff with Joseph Stamm: Honorable Bill de Blasio to attend what was its much anticipated summer outing and holi- w An invitation from the US Treasury Sec- certain to be a landslide victory celebration day party. retary, Jacob J. Lew to attend the unveiling electing him as the next mayor of the City of We do not know what 2014 will bring of a Congressional Gold Medal honoring New York. but collectively we are very optimistic for a Raoul Wallenberg. Mr. Stamm was also proud to have been bright future.

To p Ro w (L-R): In v i t a t i on t o a t t e n d u n v e i l i n g o f con g r e ss i on a l g o l d m e d a l , Jos e p h St a mm w i t h US Tr e a s u ry Se cr a t e ry Ja cob Le w , Me d Re v i e w St a f f a t Ha l l o w e e n , La s Ve g a s Con v e n t i on . Se con d Ro w : HRM Ch i l d r e n ’s Fo u n d a t i on Fu n d r a i s i n g Br e a k f a s t , At l a n t i c Ci t y Tr i p Bo t t om Ro w : Jos e p h St a mm w i t h Qu e e n Sl y v i a o f Sw e d e n , Jos e p h St a mm w i t h Da v i d Gr e e n f i e l d , Ma yor o f Je r u s a l e m Nir Ba r k a t a n d De p u t y Yi t z cho k Pi n d r u s , Ba l cony a n d Me d Re v i e w

-7- Mayor Bill de Blasio and MedReview Through the Years hroughout his career in politics, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has Tmaintained a close relationship with MedReview and its President/C.E.O., Joseph Stamm. From his early days as a member of the (2001-2009) through his tenure as Public Advocate (2010-2013), Mr. de Blasio has been a frequent guest to the office and to organization activities. MedReview has put together some of the archive photo- graphs we collected to celebrate the elec- tion victory. The entire organization wishes Bill de Blasio continued success as and we look forward to working with him for many years.

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