MGMA Podcasts

As practices struggle to adapt to shifts in patient volume and changes in virtual visits, Sara Turley, chief of staff at Rush University Medical Center, has found success in this new normal by balancing the supply and demand of patient access. In this episode, Turley shares the strategic initiatives her practice has employed. You can learn more insights on patient access at MGMA’s virtual healthca...

In this episode, Carol Wanke, Vice President, Post-Acute Revenue Cycle and Managed Care Operations - Sharp HealthCare, talks about how her practice added elements of game-play to create a fun, competitive, high-energy environment that helped boost revenue cycle management. You can also hear Carol speak at MGMA’s virtual healthcare event, the Medical Practice Excellence Conference October 19-21. Re...

In one practice, a tiered huddle system connected front line staff to all levels of leadership. The huddles empowered employees at all levels not only to do their work but to do the right work. We’re joined today by Keith Payne, Sr. Director Surgical Specialties and Hospital Affiliations at UC San Diego Health, who helped guide this process and explains key steps his team took to find success. Tha...

What does the latest data show about organizations that prioritize a culture of inclusiveness and one that embraces diversity? Based on his book by the same name, Michael C. Bush (https://bit.ly/3mFoJJA) shares these details in this episode of MGMA Insights, plus he talks about diversity, race relations, and how the Best Workplaces outperform their peers. Thanks to Humana and the Medical Practice...

Adrienne Lloyd, MHA, FACHE, MGMA Consultant and CEO/founder, Optimize Healthcare, joins the Executive Session podcast to discuss her focus on coaching healthcare executives and physician leaders to drive personal and practice transformation. Lloyd's upcoming program kicking off Oct. 5, Day Zero Blueprint, provides a step-by-step strategy to drive alignment and engagement across an organization. Vi...

Advanced analytics can help predict and manage appropriate care, but an equally important factor is a strong provider-patient relationship. Drawing on her work and leadership as the Chief of Digital Innovation for Seattle's Children's Hospital, Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson (https://bit.ly/2Ru6A2X) discusses how revolutionizing electronic communication can foster effective provider-patient relationships w...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights Podcast, we feature physicians and pharmacist executives from leading EHRs in a thought leadership conversation on a pressing topic of shared importance: Price transparency in EHRs and prescription affordability. Panelists include: Andrew Mellin, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Information Officer at Surescripts Jeffrey Hyman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, eMDs Jill Helm...

In this episode of the insights podcast, we're joined by Colin Carr, founder and CEO of CARR(https://bit.ly/3gXwgQ1), a provider of commercial real estate services for healthcare tenants and buyers. Carr is here to discuss potential real estate opportunities for medical practices. He also explains how to reassess space design in a medical practice, leasing versus purchasing, and how to assess your...

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Michael Greiwe, who is Director of Orthopaedic Research at OrthoCincy and Founder and CEO of OrthoLive and SpringHealthLive. Dr. Greiwe is here to discuss the flexibility of using telemedicine, telemedicine implementation in the Covid-19 era, and how to engage with patients using new technology. You can learn more about telehealth at MGMA’s upcoming virtual eve...

The COVID-19 crisis has illuminated aspects of leadership that need addressing. This week, we welcome a guest, Tasha Eurich, who is a leadership expert and has a PhD in industrial organizational psychology. Tasha explains what it takes to be a future-ready leader, action steps to becoming more self-aware in the workplace, and provides a case study on how one leader has made great strides in leadin...

As concerns over COVID-19 increased, many physicians have opted to see fewer patients in their offices and expanded their use of telemedicine. However, as practices increase their use of telemedicine, many doctors and patients have expressed concern that the level of care may not be equal to the traditional office visit and that telemedicine may compromise the physician-patient relationship. At th...

In this week's episode, we're joined by Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and Democratic State Senator, representing Sacramento, Calif. He chairs the California Senate Committee on Health and discusses how the medical community can promote clear messaging about the pandemic and how they have an opportunity to be the trusted voice to patients and their communities. Recently Dr. Pan partnered with Dr....

In this episode of the MGMA Insights Podcast, we're joined by Doral Jacobsen, MBA, FACMPE, CEO, Prosper Beyond. Doral discusses payer contracting during the pandemic, total cost of care, telehealth, and staffing considerations as a result of COVID-19. You can hear more from Doral and other industry experts at MGMA’s virtual Medical Practice Excellence Conference, where she’ll co-present sessions o...

We're joined in this episode by Amy Lafko, founder of Cairn Consulting Solutions. Amy provides an action plan on how to improve your emotional intelligence, helping you navigate stressful situations and difficult times. Visit https://cairncs.com/eq-e-book-sign-up to access the free EQ e-book Lafko referenced in this episode. The first five listeners to take advantage of this special offer will rec...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we're joined by Matt W. Lambert, MD, chief medical officer, Curation Health, Washington, D.C., and Kyle Swarts, chief growth officer, Curation Health. They're here to talk about the advantages an A.I.-enriched clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program can have for patient care, provider workflow and risk adjustment. MGMA Insights is presented by...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by JaeLynn Williams, CEO, Air Methods, for a discussion on the rising trend of delayed care. According to Kaiser Family Foundation survey results released in late May, almost half of all Americans say they or someone they live with has deferred medical care due to the COVID-19 outbreak. MGMA Insights is presented by Daniel Williams, Deckla...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Suzet McKinney, DrPH, MPH, CEO and executive director, Illinois Medical District, for a discussion on public health, underserved and vulnerable populations, social determinants of health, and how they all tie into COVID-19 and the country’s current civil unrest. McKinney is the only female Black CEO of a major medical district in the Un...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Avni Thakore, MD, FACC, chief medical officer, CHS Physician Partners Medical Group, who has experienced noticeable success since implementing a virtual care delivery model for high-risk congestive heart failure patients. “This is part of our future,” she said. “In terms of being able to engage with our most vulnerable patients in their...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Steve McMillen, senior manager, ECG Management Consultants, and Brian Bacak, MD, FAAFP, UCHealth Patient Line, associate vice chair for clinical affairs, department of family medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. They're here to talk about how patients have become increasingly savvy about how they access care, and...

Healthcare facility design expert and longtime MGMA member David Baker joins the Executive Session podcast to explore how waiting rooms have largely been replaced during COVID-19, and what the future of health facility design holds in terms of efficiency and safety for ambulatory clinics. You can find Baker's previous appearance on the Executive Session podcast here: https://www.mgma.com/resources...

Jennifer Thompson, president, Insight Marketing Group, joins the MGMA podcast to discuss how she’s helping medical practices amplify their messaging through social media and other creative marketing avenues. To access the checklists, templates, podcast and other resources Thompson references in this episode, visit https://insightmg.com. Thanks to CareCredit and Scrubin Uniforms for sponsoring this...

Tony Stajduhar, Kathy Cooperman and Russ Livingston join the MGMA Insights podcast to discuss the healthcare job market, physician recruitment and the psychological impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on healthcare workers. Stajduhar is the president of Jackson Physician Search, Cooperman is an executive coach and president of KC Leadership Consulting, and Livingston, MD, is a consultant and psyc...

Terra Spann, RN, BSN, administrative director, medical subspecialties and clinical transformation, Bon Secours Medical Group (BSMG), joins the MGMA Insights podcast, sharing how the implementation of an integrated care team model has vastly improved staff satisfaction and patient throughput across her system’s clinics. To keep up with the latest regarding the pandemic, be sure to visit www. MGMA.c...

Brian Ramos, MBA, CMPE, chief operating officer, Capital Anesthesia Partners, and president, Maryland MGMA, joins the MGMA Insights podcast to offer strategies for practices to consider as they resume operations in today’s “new normal.” “The hardest part about this is that everything that we’ve done for the past two months has been new,” Ramos said. “We’ve had to collect and analyze and then act o...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Nancy Enos, FACMPE, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC, independent consultant, MGMA, principal, Enos Medical Coding. In her 40 years in practice management, Enos has never seen as many major – and frequent – coding and billing changes as she has since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. Many have stemmed from the rapid expansion of telehealth services, w...