Podcast

How avoiding an awkward waiting room conversation can contribute to better health among transgender people

The cover story in the Winter 2020 issue of hfm magazine focused on the issue of deferred care during the pandemic. But deferring or avoiding healthcare is not a purely pandemic problem. Transgender patients are just one group that routinely avoids going to the doctor because they fear discrimination by the healthcare system. On this episode, Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, discusses how healthcare organizations can help transgender patients overcome barriers to care.

Erika Grotto August 26, 2022

The five essential people on every patient’s cancer care team (and why a financial advocate should be one of them)

Jada Desmairis of Baker Newman Noyes discusses the importance of a cohesive care team for patients with cancer.

Erika Grotto August 17, 2022

Above and beyond in the Mile High City: Insights about the future of healthcare from HFMA’s 2022 Annual Conference

In this special early-release episode, Brad Dennison, HFMA's director of content strategy, interviews Jim Jacobson and John Becker of Vizient; and Chad Mulvany, vice president of federal policy at the California Hospital Association discusses surprise billing.

Erika Grotto August 11, 2022

Cost effectiveness of health and the urgent case for value: More insights from HFMA’s 2022 Annual Conference

Kal Wahab, a director at Nordic Global and a speaker at HFMA's Annual Conference pre-conference, discusses the cost effectiveness of health and why healthcare organizations should assess their readiness for value.

Erika Grotto August 4, 2022

Wes Wheeler of UPS Healthcare talks about the future of cold chain supply chain

The number of pharmaceuticals derived from organic material (i.e., human, animal and plant cells) and requiring special handling, are increasing. On a recent episode of HFMA’s “Voices in Healthcare Finance” podcast, Wes Wheeler, president of UPS Healthcare, discussed how the industry should adapt to the need for an improved cold chain.

Erika Grotto July 19, 2022

Using the systems thinking approach to tackle the complex issues of health equity and DEI

Denese Neu discusses how the systems thinking approach can help healthcare organizations organize their health equity and DEI strategies.

Erika Grotto June 23, 2022

Women in the healthcare workplace: Hopeful signs and challenges ahead

Gretchen Berlin, a senior partner in the healthcare practice at McKinsey & Company, discusses the firm's 2021 Women in the Workplace report and related research in the healthcare field.

Erika Grotto June 9, 2022

Outgoing HFMA National Chair Tammie Jackson reflects on a year of striving for “Bolder, Brighter, Better”

Tammie Jackson, HFMA's 2021-2022 National Chair, discusses how delaying her tenure due to the pandemic changed the message she wanted to share, how that message was received, and her final thoughts as she winds down her term.

Erika Grotto June 9, 2022

Come for the free haircut, stay for the behavioral health education: How the latest healthcare disruptors are meeting patients where they are

HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack and HFMA Senior Editor Nick Hut follow up their March webinar on healthcare disruption with an episode-length Beyond the News segment about the latest innovative ventures.

Erika Grotto May 17, 2022

CMS Principal Deputy Administrator Jonathan Blum discusses price transparency, surprise billing and the future of value-based payment

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer interviews Jonathan Blum, principal deputy administrator and COO at CMS. In this interview, Blum discusses how CMS plans to phase out the public health emergency, how price transparency and surprise billing legislation are being received by provider organizations, and the effect the pandemic will have on CMS's value-based care strategy.

Jean Alcantara May 17, 2022
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