MGMA Podcasts

Ron Holder, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, chief operating officer, MGMA, sits down to discuss the unique challenges for recruiting physicians in a health system setting and the leadership skills needed to build a strong culture in a healthcare organization. Find more Executive View content at https://www.mgma.com/executiveview. Audio: "Street Walk," Paolo Pavan (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Producer: Chris Harrop, seni...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we receive an overview of MGMA20 | The Financial Conference from Craig Wiberg and hear from Tom Campanella on finding opportunity in healthcare disruption. Wiberg is a Sr. Editor for MGMA and serves as the lead content strategist for MGMA’s live events. Campanella — who will be a featured speaker at The Financial Conference, March 5-7 in Nashville — ha...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Adrienne Lloyd, MHA, FACHE, chief administrative officer, Duke Eye Center. Adrienne is an MGMA practice management consultant with more than 19 years in healthcare leadership, including a lengthy stint at the Mayo Clinic. She’s certified in Lean and Six Sigma and specializes in training medical professionals on process improvement. You...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Lauren Swanson, SPHR, Sr. Manager of Human Resources Talent for MGMA. Swanson has nearly a decade of healthcare HR experience and has a unique perspective on both sides of the industry’s ever-changing job market, and what those looking for a healthcare job can do to land that dream job in 2020. To post a job or browse hundreds of availa...

In this special holiday episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by this year’s distinguished trio of MGMA award winners: Javon Bea, Harwick Innovation Award; Mathew Rigdon, Legislative Liaison of the Year; and Sarah Holt, Lifetime Achievement Award. Each interview was conducted as part of the MGMA Live experience onsite at MGMA19 | The Annual Conference in New Orleans. Bea, Rigdon and H...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Peter Korzenik and Larry Epstein representing Give Back Global, a nonprofit pairing African healthcare providers with highly skilled U.S. volunteers in order to improve management and non-clinical business operations in remote African areas. Korzenik is the founder and president of the organization, and Epstein has served as a program m...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Mary Kelly, a retired Navy commander, author and keynote speaker on leadership, productivity and business growth. In speaking with many national and state MGMA members, Kelly understands the importance of the change management process, helping myriad practice managers and healthcare professionals embrace change in an industry that’s alw...

Tim Coan, founder and chief executive officer of ALN Medical Management, shares why he sees new payment methodologies as simply tools in the migration to value-based care and why many in healthcare aren't seeing a change in the cost curve. He also explains why he is bullish on the future of independently owned medical practices and how they can make the case for offering the best actual value in t...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA and professor emeritus of otolaryngology, dentistry and engineering at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Colorado School of Public Health. Meyers is also the president and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs and has authored several books and articles related to healthcare entrepreneur...

* Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we're releasing this week's podcast one day early so you can enjoy during your travels. Happy Holidays * In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Taya Moheiser and Kem Tolliver, colleagues, friends, co-presenters and authorities on revenue cycle management. The two recently wrote and released their first book, “Revenue Cycle Management: Don’t...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Peter Valenzuela, Chief Medical Officer for Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods and creator behind Doc-Related (bit.ly/37gYPUU), a comic strip providing satirical perspective on the challenges of practicing medicine in today’s healthcare environment. Valenzuela’s home campus was recently evacuated due to Northern California’s latest en...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by M.J. Clark, an author, senior consultant and executive coach serving healthcare and energy professionals. Clark was a featured speaker at MGMA19 | The Annual Conference, presenting a session called “Leading, Managing and Understanding Millennials and Gen Z.” There are generational differences in the workplace, and the term "Ok Boomer" h...

Recorded at MGMA19 | The Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, MGMA Senior Fellow David N. Gans, MSHA, FACMPE, talks to 2019 MGMA Harwick Innovation Award winner Javon Bea, MBA, FACHE, President and CEO, Mercyhealth, about his career and building a vertically integrated system with engaged employed physicians. Allied Medical Waste is the premier medical waste and document shredding company...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Bob Bush, Vice President of Business Development & Physician Services at the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus. Just over a year removed from helping Panama City’s Bay Medical Sacred Heart through the devastation of Hurricane Michael, Bush is well-versed in disaster management. He sat down with podcast host Danie...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Tom McDougal, CEO of Merit Health Biloxi hospital. McDougal is a serial healthcare entrepreneur, author, speaker, professor and thought-leader in healthcare economics. To learn more about this topic and earn ACMPE, CME and CEU credit, access McDougal’s on-demand webinar, “Using Economic Theory to Understand Patient Decisions,” at mgma.c...

In this episode of MGMA Insights, we’re joined by Laurie Baedke, Director of Healthcare Leadership at Creighton University. Baedke is an author, speaker, educator, mentor, and expert on emotional intelligence and leadership development, among other topics. Don’t quite have time to listen to the entire episode? No worries. We’ve compiled a handful of highlights from Baedke’s interview for your conv...

In this episode, we’re joined by Thom Walsh, PhD, healthcare consultant and professor at The Dartmouth Institute and University of Tulsa. Thom previously appeared on the podcast after releasing his first book on value-based care in partnership with MGMA back in 2017 and returns for another lively discussion now that his second edition — “Navigating to Value-Based Outcomes” — has officially hit the...

MGMA Senior Fellow David N. Gans, MHSA, FACMPE, chats with Andy Swanson, MPA, CMPE, MGMA VP, Industry Insights, to discuss how practice executives should take a fresh approach to staffing models and technology as their organizations embrace value-based care arrangements. Learn more about this topic by attending the preconference session on this topic on Sunday, Oct. 13, at MGMA19 | The Annual Conf...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we’re joined by Katie Nunn, CEO of Bright Ideas Medical Consulting. Katie has been in the healthcare industry for 20 years, first as a practice administrator and now as a consultant. Over that time, she’s gained valuable knowledge about how to spot the signs and symptoms of financial distress, as well as ways to diagnose and treat it. Here are some lin...

In this episode of the MGMA Insights podcast, we explore how one medical group is successfully using an integrated-care approach to keep seniors out of the ER, as well as technology’s role in alleviating social isolation and loneliness in seniors. Experts interviewed include: * Dr. Mathew Philip, Medical Director of Clinical Innovation, DuPage Medical Group * David Inns, Chief Executive Officer, G...

In this episode, we’re joined by Cynthia Sharpe, Principal of Cultural Attractions and Research for the Thinkwell Group. Cynthia brings guest behavior, museum and education perspectives to her many projects, giving her unique insights on going beyond hospitality in healthcare and the lessons the industry can learn from experience design at theme parks and other attractions. Here are some links and...

In this episode, we shine a spotlight on all things value-based care, discussing successful strategies, the team-based care approach, the physician perspective and the risks involved. Experts interviewed include: * Oraida Roman, MHA, Vice President, Value Based Strategies, Humana * Michael O’Connell, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Operations, Stanford Healthcare * David Hatfield, DO, M...

Dea Robinson, PhD, FACMPE, CPC, shares her insights on the burnout crisis among healthcare providers and what practice executives should know and can do to reduce the effects and mitigate the causes. Read the full Executive Session article at: https://www.mgma.com/Resources/Resources/Human-Resources/Executive-Session-Identifying-causes-of-physic-(1) Read more Executive View content at www.mgma.com...

* Thanks to Stericycle for sponsoring this episode of MGMA Insights. * In this episode, we’re joined by John Bowman, CEO of Sure Med Compliance. He founded the company after spending more than a decade in the pharmaceutical industry and seeing the overwhelming effects of the opioid epidemic play out while living in Manatee County, Florida. A portion of this interview first appeared on our Aug. 7 e...

* Thanks to CareCredit (CareCredit.com/mgma) for sponsoring this episode of MGMA Insights. * In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Steven Merahn, Chief Medical Officer of Centria Healthcare (centriahealthcare.com). He uses his extensive experience in healthcare and strategic communications to change attitudes and behavior in the industry. Dr. Merahn shares his unique insights on: * Humanizing healt...