MGMA Podcasts

As part of MGMA’s efforts during National Military Appreciation Month, we are sharing stories from those who are serving or have served. This week, we shine a spotlight on Jimmie Holland, MBA, MHA, FACMPE, performance improvement manager, HCA Physician Services Group, who recently joined the MGMA Insights podcast to discuss his military background and transition to healthcare administration. “The...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we learn that there’s no perfect blueprint for medical practices to follow on how to survive the COVID-19 crisis. But according to MGMA President and CEO Halee Fischer-Wright, MD, MMM, FAAP, FACMPE, there is still hope for the future – and with it, the chance for healthcare leaders to rise above as they work toward establishing some semblance of a new...

Frank Chapman, MBA, director of strategic development for the Ohio Gastroenterology Group, talks about his work in helping craft guidance for resuming elective GI endoscopy and practice operations after the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and what changes practice leaders should make to ensure the "new normal" is safe for patients and providers. Find more content and resources free to all in...

In this episode, we talk with Andrew Swanson, CMPE, MPA, vice president, industry insights and business intelligence, MGMA (www.mgma.com), about the recently announced Medical Practice Excellence Conference, Oct. 18-21 in San Antonio, Texas. Born out of MGMA’s longstanding Annual Conference, the Medical Practice Excellence Conference (www.mgma.com/events) serves as a way to celebrate and spark mea...

Editor’s note: This episode of the MGMA Insights podcast continues a series focused on COVID-19 and its effects on healthcare professionals and their patients. Keep up with the latest updates by visiting the MGMA COVID-19 Action Center at www. MGMA.com/covid. You can also connect with fellow members and healthcare peers at www.community.mgma.com. In this episode, we’re joined by Dhruv Khullar, MPP...

Editor’s note: This episode of the MGMA Insights podcast continues a series focused on COVID-19 and its effects on healthcare professionals and their patients. Keep up with the latest updates by visiting the MGMA COVID-19 Action Center at www. MGMA.com/covid. You can also connect with fellow members and healthcare peers at www.community.mgma.com. In this episode, we’re joined by Shane Lunsford, MB...

Editor’s note: This episode of the MGMA Insights podcast continues a series focused on COVID-19 and its effects on healthcare professionals and their patients. Keep up with the latest updates by visiting the MGMA COVID-19 Action Center www. MGMA.com/covid. You can also connect with fellow members and healthcare peers at www.community.mgma.com. In this episode, we’re joined by Kat Olson, RN, BSN, L...

Editor’s note: This episode of the MGMA Insights podcast continues a series focused on COVID-19 and its effects on healthcare professionals and their patients. Keep up with the latest updates by visiting the MGMA COVID-19 Action Center. In this episode, we’re joined by Dan Diamond, MD, author, speaker and coach. Diamond is known as an international disaster physician and was among the first respon...

Editor’s note: This episode of the MGMA Insights podcast continues a series focused on COVID-19 and its effects on healthcare professionals and their patients. This crisis has made a challenging role even harder for CEOs and other healthcare executives, but many are rising to the occasion and implementing the necessary steps to maintain operations and -- more importantly -- patient safety. In this...

Editor’s note: This episode of the MGMA Insights podcast continues a series focused on COVID-19 and its effects on healthcare professionals and their patients. In this episode, we’re joined by Robert Pearl, MD, author, Forbes healthcare contributor, Stanford University Medical and Graduate Business School professor and former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group. Pearl is set to open MGMA20 | The O...

In this special episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we continue our series on COVID-19 and how it’s impacting healthcare professionals and their patients. Experts agree that one of the most promising ways to flatten the curve is through quarantine or isolation. This is especially important with the senior community. To help explain the challenges of keeping seniors safe, we’re joined today by ge...

In this special episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we continue our series on COVID-19 and how it’s impacting healthcare professionals and their patients. Experts agree that one of the most promising ways to keep patients and staff safe is through telehealth. To help explain the recent policy changes by CMS, we're joined by Anders Gilberg, Sr. Vice President of Government Affairs with MGMA. Also...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we continue a series focused on COVID-19 and how it’s impacting healthcare professionals and their patients. Throughout this series, we’ll share conversations with experts regarding challenges such as staffing, communication, emergency preparedness, patient education, advocacy and more. You can keep up with the latest by visiting the MGMA COVID-19 Acti...

In this special episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we continue a series focused on COVID-19 and how it’s impacting healthcare professionals and their patients. Throughout this series, we’ll share conversations with experts regarding challenges such as staffing, communication, patient education, advocacy and more. You can keep up with the latest by visiting the MGMA COVID-19 Action Center at MGM...

Jason Persoff, MD, internal medicine and assistant director of emergency preparedness at University of Colorado Hospital, discusses COVID-19, how to be prepared for emergency response and keeping healthcare workers safe while responding to the pandemic. Audio: "Waltz for Zacaria," Blue Dot Sessions For more Executive View content, visit mgma.com/executiveview. For MGMA's COVID-19 Action Center, vi...

In this special episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we begin a series focused on COVID-19 and how it’s impacting healthcare professionals and their patients. Throughout this series, we’ll share conversations with experts regarding challenges such as staffing, communication, patient education, advocacy and more. Joining us for this episode is Phil Boucher, MD, FAAP, Lincoln Pediatrics Group. For...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Joe Ebinger, MD, clinical cardiologist and director of clinical analytics for the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Ebinger is passionate about using data-driven solutions to improve healthcare quality, decrease costs and increase value at a population level. The following are highlights from Ebinger’s interview: • “...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Heather McGowan, a keynote speaker, author and future-of-work strategist. McGowan is set to close MGMA20 | The Financial Conference with a general session presentation titled “The 4th Industrial Revolution: A New Leadership Imperative.” To see McGowan’s list of recommended reads or to browse any of her articles, visit linkedin.com/in/he...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Dave Dookeeram and Anne Marie Aponte, of DispatchHealth, a Colorado-based organization offering in-home and on-demand care in 12 states across the country. Dookeeram and Aponte will be co-presenters at MGMA20 | The Financial Conference, delivering a session titled “Driving Financial Results in Consumer-centric, Value-based Arrangements....

MGMA Government Affairs' Robert M. Tennant, MA, director of health information technology policy, discusses what he's watching for as medical practices await new interoperability rules and next steps for boosting interoperability, protecting patient data while improving access, and how practice leaders should talk to their EHR vendor about what to expect. For more information, Tennant will present...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Sara Ross (bit.ly/38CtUmc), a keynote speaker, a leadership strategist and the Chief Vitality Officer at BrainAMPED (bit.ly/2P81UiC). Ross is set to open MGMA20 | The Financial Conference with a general session presentation titled “Welcome to the Energy Revolution.” If you're interested in attending The Financial Conference, we’ve got a...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Matt Seefeld, Executive Vice President of MedEvolve. Seefeld has more than 20 years of healthcare management consulting experience and specializes in revenue cycle technology development and process improvement. You can hear Seefeld speak with co-presenter Andrea Vitalich on “Using Analytics to Automate and Streamline Practice Managemen...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Anders Gilberg, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at MGMA. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Gilberg and his team recently wrote and released an article (bit.ly/2Up1hVj) on healthcare's outlook for the 2020s, which he discusses in-depth in this week’s show. To sign up for the Washington Connection newsletter or find out how t...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Kristin Baird, President and CEO of the Baird Group. Baird is a consultant, author and speaker who specializes in patient experience, healthcare culture change and medical mystery shopping, among other areas. You can browse Baird’s extensive library of tools, articles, videos, blogs and white papers at baird-group.com/resources. You can...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Phil Boucher (bit.ly/2Rcy1iq), MD, FAAP, Lincoln Pediatrics Group. Dr. Boucher’s a physician time management expert – and he basically has to be. He’s not only a pediatrician, but he’s also a husband, father of five, podcast host, blogger and business coach. Implementing time management processes has allowed Dr. Boucher to achieve his p...