Hfma's Voices In Healthcare Finance

Dr. Brittany Cunningham from Vanderbilt University Medical Center discusses her upcoming presentation at HFMA's Annual Conference in Nashville. Also in this episode, strategies for cash flow discrepancies with sponsor organization Inovalon.   Mentioned in this episode: CMS: Making Care Primary (MCP) Model

Rita Bowen of MRO discusses why some organizations are choosing not to ready themselves for interoperability until enforcement begins and how reproductive care can throw a wrench into the process.

June will mark the retirement of HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer. In this episode, he looks back on his decades as an HFMA member, officer and executive.

HFMA's Katie Gilfillan discusses plans for HFMA's Annual Conference in Nashville. Learn more and register here.   Also in this episode, Karie Ryan and Amy Pyke of Philips tackle some of healthcare's greatest challenges with the strategic use of technology.

Stu Schaff of Intentionate Healthcare Advisors talks about job expectations of and for physicians, and Vicki Abelson of The Defined Leader and HFMA's Todd Nelson discuss what leaders can do to improve communication.   Also in this episode, Michael Bumann of Red Dot talks about how working with his company can improve a healthcare organization's bottom line.

In the second episode of HFMA's special series on the healthcare workforce, we focus on ways clinical workers need support from their leaders. HFMA's Todd Nelson, Janae Sharp of the Sharp Index, and FinThrive's Jonathan Wiik talk about shortages of clinical workers and offering help to those who remain. Also in this episode, Michael Bumann of Red Dot discusses how hospitals who partner with his organization see an increase in patient satisfaction.

In this first episode of a three-part series on the healthcare workforce, Jonathan Wiik of FinThrive and Todd Nelson of HFMA discusses burnout among non-clinical workers and how remote work is changing hiring.   Also in this episode, Michael Bumann, CEO of Red Dot, discusses how outsourcing motor vehicle accident claims can alleviate stress for revenue cycle staff.   Discussed in this episode: Revenue cycle staff shortages push leaders to act quickly

HFMA Senior Editor Nick Hut and HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack discuss the end of the public health emergency and what it means for Medicaid as well as a recent blog post from Stack on price transparency. Discussed in this episode: Unwinding the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision: Projected Enrollment Effects and Policy Approaches PatientRightsAdvocate.org misinterprets CMS rules in low estimate of hospital price transparency compliance Hospital price transparency update: Regulatory enforcement soon could become stricter, CMS leaders say

HFMA Senior Editor Paul Barr discusses Volume 2 of the Healthcare 2030 series. Katie Sklarsky from Chartis talks about financial sustainability, and Danielle Solomon from FORVIS talks about the importance of good leadership in times of change.

HFMA Chief Content Executive Brad Dennison discusses the March hfm cover story about patient-friendly payment and what some media organizations get wrong.   Mentioned in this episode: Collecting with compassion: Patient financial care grows in importance

Medical researcher and patient advocate Ragen Chastain discusses why the body mass index is misleading and how it can lead to discrimination in healthcare. Sources and additional reading: Is BMI a scam? Top 10 reasons why the BMI is bogus Maintenance Phase: The Body Mass Index Maintenance Phase: The Obesity Epidemic  Did the American Medical Association make the correct decision classifying obesity as a disease? Fearing the Black Body Belly of the Beast What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat and "You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People

Jacob Braude, a principal at ZS, returns to the podcast to discuss his firm's latest research on vaccine hesitancy.   Mentioned in this episode: The real reason people don't get vaccinated for COVID-19? They don't feel like it. A cognitive research playbook for encouraging hesitant customers to get COVID-19 boosters

Patrick Young, president of population health for Hackensack Meridian Health and Jeff Smith, chief commercial officer at value-based managed services operator Lumeris, share the success story of payer-provider partnership Braven Health.   Mentioned in this episode: Fact sheet on the prior authorization and interoperability proposed rule Key points in the 2024 Medicare Advantage proposed rule

Jonathan Wiik of FinThrive discusses revenue cycle improvement.   Mentioned in this episode: CMS status report on the IDR process Tips for parties initiating an IDR dispute

Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew of Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health discusses how better care of women leads to a healthier society.

Last week's episode was so full that there wasn't time for Nick Hut and Shawn Stack's entire segment on healthcare headlines. This week, we're sharing the entire thing in a special year-end bonus episode.

Nick Hut, Shawn Stack, Brad Dennison, Paul Barr, Eric Reese, Crystal Milazzo, Deb Filipek and Melanie Binder join the podcast to talk about the hottest topics of 2022.    Mentioned in this episode: Healthcare 2030 ‘A just cause’: HFMA's CEoH initiative addresses the factors that impede quality of health and raise healthcare costs Revenue cycle staff shortages push leaders to adapt quickly How to future-proof your travel nurse and clinician staffing Telehealth is primed for growth despite post-lockdown fade Healthcare’s cybersecurity stakes reach alarming levels Hospitals work to make the supply chain green Jill Geisler: Are you creating quiet quitters or preventing them? Jill Geisler on crisis management: Lead like Zelenskyy Healthcare News of Note: Oracle-Cerner deal has the potential to transform healthcare Healthcare News of Note: Oracle’s $28.3 billion Cerner deal faces anti-competition scrutiny, and a pension fund sues Cerner for access to files related to the possible merger Healthcare N

Friend of the podcast Chad Mulvany of the California Hospital Association joins HFMA Policy Director Andrew Donohue and Senior Editor Nick Hut in a discussion about what midterm elections could mean for healthcare.

HFMA Senior Editor Nick Hut and HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack dive into the latest healthcare finance headlines in this shortened episode for Thanksgiving Week.

Jonathan Fanning, an author, entrepreneur and frequent speaker at HFMA Chapter and Region events, discusses how to overcome the barriers to creativity and innovation in healthcare.   Mentioned in this episode: Inflation is squeezing hospital margins--what's next?