Nursing Economic$ Podcast Series

On February 16, 2026, Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board member Therese Fitzpatrick, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN, talked with Ms. Cedrial Moore, the Senior Vice President of Kaufman Hall & Associates, LLC. They discussed the three distinct functions of the revenue cycle, key steps in revenue cycle management, the responsibility of executive leaders and chief nurse officers in revenue cycle management, an...

Listen here for your audio sneak peek of the November/December issue of Nursing Economic$ ! 1.3 NCPD contact hours available in this issue. Visit www.nursingeconomics.net to subscribe or access individual articles. Don’t forget to follow us on social media for more updates! For over 43 years, Nursing Economic$ has been the trusted resource for health care leaders, advancing nursing leadership, hea...

Listen here for your audio sneak peek of the September/October issue of Nursing Economic$ ! For over 43 years, Nursing Economic$ has been the trusted resource for health care leaders, advancing nursing leadership, health care management, economics, and policy. With 1.2 NCPD contact hours available, this issue is packed with opportunities to enhance your leadership skills and drive improvements in...

In this episode, Nursing Economic$ Editor Dr. Donna Nickitas talks with Kimberly J. Harper, CEO Emeritus and Executive Consultant for the Indiana Center for Nursing, and Board Chair Emeritus of the Nurses on Boards Coalition in Indianapolis, Indiana, along with Dr. Cole Edmonson, the CEO of the Nurses on Boards Coalition in Dallas, Texas. Kimberly J. Harper, MS, RN, FAAN, is CEO Emeritus and Execu...

Listen here for your audio sneak peek of the May/June issue of Nursing Economic$ ! For over 43 years, Nursing Economic$ has been the trusted resource for health care leaders, advancing nursing leadership, health care management, economics, and policy. With 1.2 NCPD contact hours available, this issue is packed with opportunities to enhance your leadership skills and drive improvements in quality a...

Get a sneak peek of the January/February issue of Nursing Economic$ ! For over 43 years, Nursing Economic$ has been the trusted resource for health care leaders, advancing nursing leadership, health care management, economics, and policy. Packed with opportunities to enhance your leadership skills and drive improvements in quality and cost outcomes, this issue is designed to help you navigate the...

Get a sneak peek at the latest November/December issue of  Nursing Economic$ ! For over 42 years, Nursing Economic$ has been the trusted resource for health care leaders, advancing nursing leadership, health care management, economics, and policy. Packed with opportunities to enhance your leadership skills and drive improvements in quality and cost outcomes, this issue is designed to help you navi...

In this episode, Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board Member Dr. Rhonda Anderson talks with Dr. Danyel Germain, the Vice President of Customer Success and Clinical Solutions for Elsevier, Dr. David Berger, the CEO of SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and Krishnan Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder and CEO of Plannery. They discuss the financial challenges nurses face, from student loans and credit card debt to...

In this episode, Nursing Economic$ Editor Dr. Donna Nickitas, and Associate Editor Dr. Mary Ann Donohue-Ryan talk with Dr. Bethany Hall-Long, the current Lieutenant Governor for the state of Delaware, about health and public policy, and why it matters now more than ever as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Drs. Nickitas, Donohue-Ryan, and Hall-Long explore essential issues confronting the nur...

In October 2021, Donna Nickitas, Editor of Nursing Economic$, talked with Sigma Theta Tau President Dr. Kenneth Dion about the impact of the global nursing workforce on cost-effectiveness and savings on quality, safety, and outcomes. They continued their conversation in October 2023, during which Dr. Dion reflected on his nursing career and global leadership journey, his ongoing support of the nur...

The chief nurse executive is a key leader when an organization sets out to develop or transform its business model. In today’s post-pandemic world, meaningful participation demands an evolved financial skillset to accommodate an ever-changing health care landscape. In this episode, Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board Member Dr. Therese Fitzpatrick talks with financial strategist Dan Majka, Managing...

In this episode, Dr. Mary Ann Donohue-Ryan, the Associate Editor of Nursing Economic$ , talks with Dr. Maureen Schneider, President of Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, on the value that nurse leaders bring to the balance of leveraging innovation, maintaining fiscal resourcefulness, and supporting a challenged workforce. Drs. Donohue-Ryan and Schneider explore the strategic rol...

Hospitals continue to experience negative margins, with hospital expenses decreasing slightly since the start of the pandemic, but not enough to address impacted volumes and revenues. As a result, issues regarding hospital and health system debt and financial sustainability weigh heavily on health care administrators. Hospital finances, and specifically, the management of bonds and debt, are of vi...

In this episode, Nursing Economic$ Editor Dr. Donna Nickitas talks with Dr. Ken Dion, President of Sigma Theta Tau International. During their discussion, they explore the role of nurse leaders, and specifically, Sigma Theta Tau members, in the effort for nurses to be informed and educated about, and to advocate for, a new health care economy that recognizes the impact of the global nursing workfo...

In this episode, Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board Member Dr. Therese Fitzpatrick talks with CEO and nurse leader Dr. Sheila Davis about the global impact of COVID-19 and how the pandemic has impacted vulnerable populations. In addition, the role of nurse leaders in advancing social justice, developing community capacity, and addressing detrimental health issues worldwide is also discussed. Sheila...

How can mission critical outcomes be achieved with the ongoing stress related to COVID-19, as well as other crises on the horizon? This two part podcast series addresses the compelling and urgent need for organizations to develop Healthy Workplaces with emphasis on Wellness among the workforce community. In Part 2 of this two-part episode, Drs. Therese Fitzpatrick, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN, and Nancy M....

The value of Transition to Practice Programs are well documented in the literature. In this episode, Syl Trepanier, DNP, RN, CENP, FAAN, FAONL, discusses with Larissa Africa, MBA, BSN, RN, the results of a “Think-Tank” of national nurse leaders around the topic of Transition to Practice and how this should be viewed as a strategic investment into the nursing workforce. Larissa Africa, MBA, BSN, RN...

How can mission critical outcomes be achieved with the ongoing stress related to COVID-19, as well as other crises on the horizon? This two part podcast series addresses the compelling and urgent need for organizations to develop Healthy Workplaces with emphasis on Wellness among the workforce community. In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Drs. Therese Fitzpatrick, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN, and Nancy M....

This episode presents a dynamic conversation with nursing health leaders Michelle Williams, ScD; Stephanie Ferguson, PhD, RN, FAAN; and Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FAAN. Universal health coverage, health inequities, and worldwide poverty are current global health care concerns. Nurses are at the center of global public health, and collaboration between all disciplines, including nurse...

The nursing community has a unique opportunity to inform the public and policy makers of the vital role nurse practitioners play in advancing health access, equity, and quality care. Recently, Becker’s Hospital Review published a notice stating about 15 physicians at Edward Elmhurst Hospital were to be terminated and replaced by nurse practitioners. The implications made in response from local phy...

Today’s discussion is led once again by health care consultant and Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board member Dr. Rhonda Anderson. Participants include Ms. Kimberly Harper, Ms. Rita Wray, Ms. Jana Bitton. In today's episode, you will hear a review of the work being done with board placement at the national level and how it relates to the state, regional, and local level, including the preparation, s...

In this episode, Dr. Beverly Malone, Chief Executive Officer for the National League for Nursing, speaks with recent nursing school graduate Brooke Trigiani of Rutgers University School of Nursing in Camden, New Jersey, on the transition from being a student nurse to becoming an active registered nurse in the community. Dr. Malone passes on her words of advice in becoming a leader both in the hosp...

In honor of Nurses Week, we are proud to present a round table discussion featuring key nurse leaders. This discussion, led by healthcare consultant and Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board member Rhonda Anderson, DNSc(h), MPA, BS, RN, FAAN, LFACHE, focuses on the founding and work of the Nurses on Boards Coalition. In addition to Dr. Anderson, participants include Laurie Benson, BSN; Kimberly Harper...

In this episode, Dr. Donna Nickitas, Editor of Nursing Economic$, talks with Dr. Jennifer Francis, a Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Research Center in Falmouth, MA, and an Affiliate with the Rutgers University Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Dr. Francis is world-renowned for her research on Arctic climate change impacts and the resulting effect on weather in other regions of the world....

While visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico, in January 2019, Nursing Economic$ Editor Dr. Donna Nickitas talked with Senator Eduardo Bhatia, the current Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate. Their conversation focused on climate change and Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico. Having assumed office in 2017, Senator Eduardo Bhatia is the current Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate and the f...