HFMA’s Voices in Healthcare Finance

The blame game in the media regarding patient financial conversations

HFMA Chief Content Executive Brad Dennison discusses the March hfm cover story about patient-friendly payment and what some media organizations get wrong.

 

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Collecting with compassion: Patient financial care grows in importance

The real dangers of an obesity diagnosis, and why it’s sometimes best to just use the F word

Medical researcher and patient advocate Ragen Chastain discusses why the body mass index is misleading and how it can lead to discrimination in healthcare.

Sources and additional reading:

Is BMI a scam?

Top 10 reasons why the BMI is bogus

Maintenance Phase: The Body Mass Index

Maintenance Phase: The Obesity Epidemic 

Did the American Medical Association make the correct decision classifying obesity as a disease?

Fearing the Black Body

Belly of the Beast

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat and "You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People

Listening to this podcast is good for the community, the industry and your bottom line

Jacob Braude, a principal at ZS, returns to the podcast to discuss his firm's latest research on vaccine hesitancy.

 

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The real reason people don't get vaccinated for COVID-19? They don't feel like it.

A cognitive research playbook for encouraging hesitant customers to get COVID-19 boosters

How Braven Health is looking to improve the lives of New Jersey patients through value-based care

Patrick Young, president of population health for Hackensack Meridian Health and Jeff Smith, chief commercial officer at value-based managed services operator Lumeris, share the success story of payer-provider partnership Braven Health.

 

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Fact sheet on the prior authorization and interoperability proposed rule

Key points in the 2024 Medicare Advantage proposed rule

Beyond automation: Fulfilling your New Year’s resolution for a more efficient revenue cycle

Jonathan Wiik of FinThrive discusses revenue cycle improvement.

 

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CMS status report on the IDR process

Tips for parties initiating an IDR dispute

How ”Dr. Mom” became the family CMO and why taking care of women is more important than ever

Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew of Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health discusses how better care of women leads to a healthier society.

Beyond the News: Nick and Shawn discuss No Surprises, disruptors and everything else that made healthcare industry headlines in 2022

Last week's episode was so full that there wasn't time for Nick Hut and Shawn Stack's entire segment on healthcare headlines. This week, we're sharing the entire thing in a special year-end bonus episode.

HFMA staff discuss the biggest healthcare stories of the year

Nick Hut, Shawn Stack, Brad Dennison, Paul Barr, Eric Reese, Crystal Milazzo, Deb Filipek and Melanie Binder join the podcast to talk about the hottest topics of 2022. 

 

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Healthcare 2030

‘A just cause’: HFMA's CEoH initiative addresses the factors that impede quality of health and raise healthcare costs

Revenue cycle staff shortages push leaders to adapt quickly

How to future-proof your travel nurse and clinician staffing

Telehealth is primed for growth despite post-lockdown fade

Healthcare’s cybersecurity stakes reach alarming levels

Hospitals work to make the supply chain green

Jill Geisler: Are you creating quiet quitters or preventing them?

Jill Geisler on crisis management: Lead like Zelenskyy

Healthcare News of Note: Oracle-Cerner deal has the potential to transform healthcare

Healthcare News of Note: Oracle’s $28.3 billion Cerner deal faces anti-competition scrutiny, and a pension fund sues Cerner for access to files related to the possible merger

Healthcare News of Note: Oracle’s $28.3B acquisition of Cerner is now final

Healthcare News of Note: Only 66 hospitals earn top marks for social responsibility

Healthcare News of Note: Staffing shortages in hospitals and healthcare settings are ‘actively jeopardizing’ patient safety, says ECRI

A ”spicy” lame duck session for the 117th Congress and other things to expect after midterm elections

Friend of the podcast Chad Mulvany of the California Hospital Association joins HFMA Policy Director Andrew Donohue and Senior Editor Nick Hut in a discussion about what midterm elections could mean for healthcare.

A quick holiday week news update with Nick and Shawn

HFMA Senior Editor Nick Hut and HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack dive into the latest healthcare finance headlines in this shortened episode for Thanksgiving Week.