HFMA’s Voices in Healthcare Finance

HFMA Policy Director Chad Mulvany and TransUnion Principal Jonathan Wiik offer perspectives on healthcare organizations reopening for elective procedures. Also, HFMA Director of Chapter Relations Tracy Packingham talks about the Association's virtual events.

Lucy Zielinski and Dan Marino follow up on Zielinski's successful Virtual Conference presentation by tackling some of the most challenging aspects of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also in this episode, Christopher Dunkerley of sponsor TRIMEDX discusses his vision for better clinical asset management.

Christopher Kerns of Advisory Board discusses what the first phase of coronavirus recovery will look like for healthcare organizations, what hospitals can do to manage clinician burnout and what the upcoming presidential election will mean for government sponsored healthcare. Also in this episode: HFMA Editor Nick Hut talks about how hospitals can preserve cash during the pandemic. 

Nick Davis of the SSI Group discusses how building a culture of good patient financial communication can lead to better revenue cycle performance. HFMA Director Todd Nelson interviews Ryan Self from sponsor EPSi about how healthcare organizations can incorporate data analytics into their operations.

HFMA's Chad Mulvany talks about how stimulus funds could mean bad press for hospitals. Rick Kes and Matt Wolf from RSM discuss FEMA and the CARES Act. Aaron Bujnowski from the Chartis Group shares insights about how supporting care teams can fit into the financial strategic plan. Also in this episode: A special announcement from HFMA's Joe Fifer, Mary Mirabelli and Bill Casey and a call for questions for a special upcoming episode.

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer talks with Billie Jean Mounts from Bon Secours Mercy Health about how her organization has responded to the financial challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic.

Keith Gruebele of BHG Patient Lending discusses the importance of gentle but productive patient financial conversations in a time when the clinical and financial stakes are higher than ever. Also in this episode, two leaders from Luminis Health in Maryland share their story of consolidating their revenue cycle practices. 

Ed Giniat, a partner at KPMG, discusses the challenges of financial reporting during the coronavirus crisis and the guidance his organization has issued on the topic.

HFMA's Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany talk about the latest from Washington on the coronavirus. Scott Rowe of Conifer Health Solutions discusses revenue cycle technology, and Marla Weston, former CEO of the American Nurses Association, talks about everyday business practices that hospitals can use to bolster their communities. This episode is sponsored by GHX. Visit our website for all the latest on the coronavirus.

UC Davis Medical Center made headlines recently when providers there treated the first case of community spread coronavirus in the United States. In this episode, CFO Tim Maurice speaks with Joe Fifer about the health system's experience in this unprecedented health crisis. Also in this episode, Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany discuss the latest coronavirus news from Washington, and HFMA's Todd Nelson shares five tips for employees who are working remotely for the first time.