Erika Grotto

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Erika Grotto

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How Braven Health is looking to improve the lives of New Jersey patients through value-based care

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.

Erika Grotto January 30, 2023

Beyond automation: Fulfilling your New Year’s resolution for a more efficient revenue cycle

Jonathan Wiik, vice president of health insights at FinThrive, discusses how provider organizations continue to struggle with denials in a time when staff is hard to find.

Erika Grotto January 17, 2023

How “Dr. Mom” became the family CMO

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

Erika Grotto January 3, 2023

Beyond the News: Nick and Shawn discuss No Surprises, disruptors and everything else that made healthcare industry headlines in 2022

HFMA Senior Editor Nick Hut and HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack discuss the top stories of 2022 in this special year-end episode.

Erika Grotto December 27, 2022

HFMA staff discuss the biggest healthcare news stories of the year

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. 

Erika Grotto December 19, 2022

A “spicy” lame duck session for the 117th Congress and other things to expect after midterm elections

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.

Erika Grotto December 19, 2022

A quick holiday week news update with Nick and Shawn

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.

Erika Grotto December 19, 2022

Jonathan Fanning on creativity and the questions we should all be asking to innovate in the workplace

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?

Erika Grotto December 19, 2022

If you want the solution to staffing challenges in healthcare, try asking your staff.

Workers' expectations have changed. Leadership in healthcare needs to change too. Julie Hamilton of Core Rising discusses how industry leaders can keep up with the times.

Erika Grotto December 15, 2022

How a new structure in the C-suite can drive innovation

As the role of the CFO evolves, the interactions between C-suite leaders have likewise changed. Peyman Zand, a vice-president at CereCore, discusses how alignment in the C-suite is helping drive innovation.

Erika Grotto October 12, 2022