Rev Cycle Unscripted

Jonathan Wiik, Healthcare industry Author and VP of FinThrive, predicts changes to American healthcare under the current administration as well as dives back into his past reminiscing his first hospital job. This episode is brought to you by our good friends at Switch RCM. Please reach out to Nate and the team: Nate@switchrcm.com You will not regret it. Those cats are doing some very interesting t...

Ben breaks down the "Johari Window" framework, a tool that helps people understand themselves and how others perceive them. Reach out with your rant ideas! Email " RevCycleRants@gmail.com " Subscribe for more Rev Cycle Content.

Ryan Patterson (Senior Director, Ambulatory Operations at Jefferson Health) and Sherry Onushco (Director at Lehigh Valley Health Network) discuss exciting changes they're making in their networks to streamline checking in, checking out and payment. This episode is brought to you by our good friends at Switch RCM. Please reach out to Nate and the team: Nate@switchrcm.com You will not regret it. Tho...

Ben rehashes a previous talk he gave titled "Clouds and Dirt" where he tells the story of British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and Norwegian explorer Roland Amundsen as they both aimed to be the first to reach the South Pole in 1911. Reach out with your rant ideas! Email " RevCycleRants@gmail.com " Subscribe for more Rev Cycle Content.

Mark Meyer (Chief Financial Officer Health System at UT Southwestern Medical Center) and Kelly Kloeckler (Associate Vice President Revenue Cycle Operations, UT Southwestern) Discuss the methods and tactics their team has found succes in at UT. This episode is brought to you by our good friends at Switch RCM. Please reach out to Nate and the team: Nate@switchrcm.com You will not regret it. Those ca...

Ben has some HOT TAKES about Linkedin's promotional posts and norms this week, as well as a one year look back at United Healthcare's data breach. Email " RevCycleRants@gmail.com " with your rant ideas! Subscribe for more Rev Cycle Content.

Ben reflects on his first attempt at building a revenue cycle educational class and the short comings of it, then expresses his enthusiasm at his current iteration of the same dream. Please Email " RevCycleRants@gmail.com " with your rant ideas! Subscribe for more Rev Cycle Content.

Ben talks about a potential fee for appeals, and how that could effect the process of Rev Cycle. Please Email " RevCycleRants@gmail.com " with your rant ideas! Subscribe for more Rev Cycle Content.

My Good Friends Live from Indianapolis HFMA with Motti Edelstein (Vice President Chief Revenue Officer at Sutter Health) and David Kelly (Vice President Revenue Cycle & Ambulatory Operations) This episode is brought to you by our good friends at Switch RCM. Please reach out to Nate and the team: Nate@switchrcm.com You will not regret it. Those cats are doing some very interesting things. Don't for...

Join Ben as he touches on his recent linkedin exchange with renowned businessman Mark Cuban and discuses potential fixes for insurance-patient relations. Please Email " RevCycleRants@gmail.com " with your rant ideas! Subscribe for more Rev Cycle Content.

Join Ben as he touches on his recent linkedin exchange with renowned businessman Mark Cuban and discuses potential fixes for insurance-patient relations. Please Email " RevCycleRants@gmail.com " with your rant ideas! Subscribe for more Rev Cycle Content.

We're starting a new off shoot of the My Good Friends podcast called "Revenue Cycle Rants" where Ben will take on a topic in a shorter form episode once a week to foster a greater conversation online. This week Ben starts us off with the topic of Patient Balances and The Rand Experiment. The RAND Health Insurance Experiment (HIE) was a landmark study conducted from 1971 to 1982 to assess how diffe...

We're starting a new off shoot of the My Good Friends podcast called "Revenue Cycle Rants" where Ben will take on a topic in a shorter form episode once a week to foster a greater conversation online. Please Email " RevCycleRants@gmail.com " with your rant ideas! Subscribe for more Rev Cycle Content.

Thank you all for a wonderful season, We'll be back soon with all our good friends. Here's to 2025. This episode is brought to you by our good friends at Switch RCM.  Please reach out to Nate and the team: Nate@switchrcm.com  You will not regret it.  Those cats are doing some very interesting things.   Don't forget to like and subscribe!  

What's happening behind the tech war? The Brilliant Ramie Phillips guides us through what goes on behind the computer. With over two decades of cybersecurity expertise, Ramie has held a variety of executive and technical leadership roles, driving strategic initiatives and spearheading comprehensive security programs across multiple industries. As an Executive Cybersecurity Consultant, he has succe...

Great episode this week tackling the topic of consulting. How do we use it effectively? What challenges are consultants facing in the modern healthcare world? Incredible incites from Katy Ryan Michaud (VP of Rev Cycle at FMOL) and Judi Sarti (VP of Healthrise) This episode is brought to you by our good friends at Switch RCM.  Please reach out to Nate and the team: Nate@switchrcm.com  You will not...

We're coming to you live from Region 6 HFMA 2024! We had an incredible conversation with crowd participation, asking the real questions! We had some brilliant minds on stage with us: Ryan Duffy, Attorney at Miller Johnson. Ami Faria, Director of Reimbursement at Powerback. And the man the myth, the legend Kevin Lasser, CEO of RevKeep. This episode is brought to you by our good friends at Switch RC...

Ending our Live in Vegas series, we're back with the legendary Robert Boos! Being Vice President of Revenue Cycle at Centra Health, Robert gives exciting insite to the challenges he's facing in todays healthcare world as well as some creative solutions. This episode is brought to you by our good friends at Switch RCM.  Please reach out to Nate and the team: Nate@switchrcm.com   You will not regret...

We are recording live in Vegas at HFMA Annual.  This is part 9 of our 10-part series that was recorded over 2 days and features some of the brightest minds in Revenue Cycle.  I'm joined by Michael Mercurio, VP Physician Rev Cycle at MGB.   This episode is brought to you by our good friends at Switch RCM.  Please reach out to Nate and the team: Nate@switchrcm.com   You will not regret it.  Those ca...

We are recording live in Vegas at HFMA Annual.  This is part 8 of our 10-part series that was recorded over 2 days and features some of the brightest minds in Revenue Cycle.  We continue with my good friend Christine Aucreman. Christine is a multi-credentialed senior finance executive with more than 25 years of progressive leadership experience in the healthcare, manufacturing, and public accounti...

We are recording live in Vegas at HFMA Annual.  This is part 6 of our 10-part series that was recorded over 2 days and features some of the brightest minds in Revenue Cycle.  We continue with my good friend Philip Boyce (Chief Revenue Officer / Baptist Health) who tells us his amazing story about ending up in Rev Cycle later in his career.  I remember when Philip came to our Leaders Forum many yea...

We are recording live in Vegas at HFMA Annual.  This is part 6 of our 10-part series that was recorded over 2 days and features some of the brightest minds in Revenue Cycle.  We continue with my new friend Robert "The Bob" Boos (VP RCM at Centra Health).  Bob, Tina and I talked all things in this one.  From my Game of Thrones Soap Box to a brilliant idea about a dragon.  We had fund and may have t...

We are recording live in Vegas at HFMA Annual.  This is part 5 of our 10-part series that was recorded over 2 days and features some of the brightest minds in Revenue Cycle.  We continue with my new friend Samantha Evans (Director PFS & Access at AnMed Health in South Carolina).  Samantha is an up and comer that everyone should be paying attention to.  Take a listen and get to know her story.    ...

We are recording live in Vegas at HFMA Annual.  This is part 4 of our 10-part series that was recorded over 2 days and features some of the brightest minds in Revenue Cycle.  We continue with my  good friend for many years Jerry Yang who is the CFO at Aspirus Health.  Jerry has an incredible story of how he got to healthcare and doing what he does today.  I'm proud to know him and thankful that ou...

We are recording live in Vegas at HFMA Annual.  This is part 3 of our 10-part series that was recorded over 2 days and features some of the brightest minds in Revenue Cycle.  We continue with my new good friend Emily Goertz (RCM Leader at UTMB).  Emily, Tina and I had a great conversation about all things rev cycle, vacationing and what it's like to live on an island.  Take a listen.    This episo...