President’s Message

By February 2, 2015President's Message
ChrisSnyderPres14-15Dear HFMA South Texas Chapter Membership, Happy New Year! Here is to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015! I hope everyone had a blessed and relaxing Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Two of my top resolutions include strengthening and growing my faith. I will be leading a Men’s group through a daily reading and journaling process in the Bible. The other is committing to a consistent cardio and strength training program. With all of life’s business and distractions, I wish everyone the best in achieving your goals. How about that Super Bowl on Sunday? What an ending to the game! As a diehard and loyal Chicago Bears fan I must say that I enjoyed the commercials more than the game itself. It’s times like now I wished I lived in Texas as we have negative degree temps with over 8 inches of snow here in Omaha, Nebraska. What am I thinking? I have always said that I appreciate and enjoy the Midwest’s four seasons, but would rather be staying at one on the beach right about now. We have come off a very successful quarter with great attendance at the Region 9 Conference in New Orleans, our December and January webinars, and most recently, the Healthcare Landscape Conference in San Antonio. All agendas were packed with timely, quality education combined with excellent networking opportunities. Last Saturday, our officers, board members and committee chairs attended a one day Strategic Planning Meeting in San Antonio. The main objective was to create and execute a plan to deliver the membership’s requests found in the results of the Membership Satisfaction Survey. Overall, it seemed the membership was very satisfied with our program and networking structure. However, there is always room for improvement. We thank you, and value, your positive feedback and constructive criticism. Be on the lookout for some exciting changes in our programs, social networking and certification in 2015-2016! I look forward to seeing everyone at the following upcoming events. The Texas State Conference will be held in downtown Austin at the Hyatt on March 29-31. Please make note our Annual Institute has moved to April 16-17 this year at the Pearl in South Padre Island. The Women’s Forum will now take place May 15 at the Driskill in downtown Austin. Don’t forget about our monthly, free webinars as well as taking advantage of the webinars and virtual conferences hosted by national HFMA. For more information and registration please visit our website at www.stxhfma.com or any of our social media options on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Warm regards, Christopher A. Snyder, MBA 2014-2015 President, HFMA South Texas Chapter Regional Vice President, Avadyne Health 402-943-7701 csnyder@avadynehealth.com