HFMA’s Voices in Healthcare Finance

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 obesit...

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 f...

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?

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.   Mentioned in this episode: Policy Approaches to Reduce What Commercial Insurers Pay for Hospitals’ and Physicians’ Services The Great Renegotiation is making hiring harder. Are you searching the right talent pools?

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.

The podcast news team tackles the topic of quality when disruptors enter the healthcare space. Join Senior Editor Nick Hut and Policy Director Shawn Stack for a hard look at issues of safety and best practices when customer convenience reigns supreme.   Mentioned in this episode: Amazon’s health ambitions sometimes clashed with medical best practices, nurses say

Beth Friedman, a senior partner at FINN Partners, shares the story of her experience helping identify the 230 victims of the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996 via medical and dental records.    Also in this episode, Channing Monti and Janice Kocheran from sponsor Fiserv discuss the challenges of automated reconciliation.

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer interviews Brynn Bowman, CEO of the Center to Advance Palliative Care.

Ali Hochreiter and Lauren Knieser from Audacious Inquiry, a PointClickCare company, discuss disaster preparedness for patients outside hospital walls.   Mentioned in this episode: Final rule appears to give a boost to providers in No Surprises Act arbitration cases CMS tip sheet Ready.gov HHS technical resources

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

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.   Also in this episode, Michael Spencer of sponsor Conifer Health Solutions talks about digital patient engagement.

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

Wes Wheeler, president of UPS Healthcare, discusses the importance of a worldwide effort to manufacture, transport and store pharmaceuticals at ultra-cold temperatures.    Also in this episode, a special Beyond the News segment recorded on site at HFMA's Annual Conference in Denver, with a special guest!

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

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. Mentioned in this episode: Some Medicare Advantage Organization Denials of Prior Authorization Requests Raise Concerns About Beneficiary Access to Medically Necessary Care Rep. Suzan DelBene discusses the Improving...

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.   Mentioned in this episode: Addressing today's healthcare challenges requires the right data Reframe work challenges as opportunities Dr. Rumay Alexander, a nursing educator...

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.

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.