Healthcare Finance Podcast

The future is now: Change, AI and the social determinants of health

In this special New Year's Day episode, we're thinking about HFMA's upcoming Annual Conference in San Antonio and looking back at HFMA's 2019 Annual Conference with four never-before-heard interviews. Kyle Hicok of Revint Solutions talks about change management; Michael Mercurio of the Partners Professional billing office discusses the opportunities and challenges of AI in the revenue cycle; and Trenor Williams of Socially Determined shares insights about the social determinants of health. Learn more about the 2020 Annual Conference at annual.hfma.org.

Erika Grotto January 16, 2020

An interview With Ceci Connolly, president and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans

Ceci Connolly, president and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, talks about risk and behavioral economics.

Erika Grotto January 13, 2020

Addressing the social determinants of health

Nancy Johnson, CEO of El Rio Community Health Center in Tucson, talks about her organization’s processes for addressing the social determinants of health among its patient population. The interview is a follow-up to a panel discussion at HFMA's 2019 Thought Leadership Retreat. Also in this episode: insights on effective leadership of teams and pricing strategy objectives.

Erika Grotto January 13, 2020

Price transparency: What to know about the CMS final rule

The podcast team breaks down the recently issued CMS final rule around price transparency. Also, a rural health system in South Dakota discusses how it transformed its revenue cycle by focusing on self-pay patients.

Erika Grotto December 6, 2019

Cup of Joe: Paul Keckley, The Keckley Report

Paul Keckley, researcher, author and managing editor of the Keckley Report, talks with Joe Fifer about social determinants of health and better relationships between clinical and finance.

Erika Grotto December 3, 2019

How to Kill Surprise Bills

David Shelton of PatientMatters talks about how the industry can eliminate surprise bills for good. Rich Daly interviews Paul Anderson from Strata Decision Technology about total cost of care. Also, five ways to engage millennial patients.

Erika Grotto December 3, 2019

Cup of Joe: ZDoggMD

Dr. Zubin Damania, better known as ZDoggMD in his popular online video series, talked with Joe Fifer at HFMA's Annual Conference about his vision for the future of healthcare.

Erika Grotto October 31, 2019

A legislator, a supply chain manager and a productivity expert walk into a podcast

Keynote speaker and comedienne Jan McInnis shares tips for using humor in the workplace. Marty Lucenti of sponsor organization Vizient, and Stacy Brethauer of the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center talk about creating a clinically-integrated supply chain. HFMA's LMS Channel Manager Maegan Bishop provides five tips for being more productive.

Erika Grotto October 24, 2019

Cup of Joe: Strata Decision Technology CEO Dan Michelson

In this episode sponsored by Strata Decision Technology, CEO Dan Michelson talks about the future of value-based care and the joint effort between HFMA and Strata to introduce the industry's first cost accounting adoption model.

Erika Grotto October 18, 2019

Optimizing the patient experience in an era of consumerism

Nick Hut interviews Michelle Stansbury of Houston Methodist about her organization's work toward a better patient experience. Also: Katie Gilfillan, HFMA's director, healthcare finance policy, physician and clinical practice, joins Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany to talk about the major themes discussed at the Association's recent Thought Leadership Retreat in Washington, D.C. This episode is sponsored by Vizient, Inc.

Erika Grotto October 15, 2019
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