HFMA’s Voices in Healthcare Finance

Dr. Ronald Hirsch of R1RCM discusses considerations around a new Alzheimer's drug with Senior Editor Nick Hut.Mentioned in this episode:CY 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Policy Changes: Hospital Price Transparency Proposals (CMS-1786-P) | CMSNCA - Beta Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography in Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease (CAG-00431R) - Proposed Decision Memo (cms.gov)

Revisiting your investment strategy with Lisa Schneider of Russell Investments and PayMedix CEO Tom Policelli discusses why payment is so confusing for patients.Discussed in this episode:Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: Remedy for the 340B-Acquired Drug Payment Policy for Calendar Years 2018-2022

This week, we're sharing an episode of our brand new podcast, Healthcare Blame Game. In this episode, media veteran Jean Hodges joins HFMA director of content Brad Dennison to discuss a Washington Post error and the inner workings of the modern newsroom.   Mentioned in this episode: Americans are knee-deep in medical debt. Most owe hospitals. Healthcare Blame Game: How news outlets mishandled a medical debt study Most adults with post-due medical debt owe money to hospitals

Dr. Brittany Cunningham from Vanderbilt University Medical Center discusses strategies for building a successful bundled payment program, specifically in the maternity space. They also explore the role of data and technology in improving financial operations.

The podcast discusses the challenges of interoperability enforcement, including a strict compliance timeline and penalties for noncompliance. It explores the push for price transparency regulations and the recommended format for hospitals' machine-readable files. It also touches on noncompliance by healthcare payers, balance billing in emergency services, and the challenges and delays in implementing the 21st Century Cures Act for national interoperability.

June will mark the retirement of HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer. In this episode, he looks back on his decades as an HFMA member, officer and executive.

HFMA's Katie Gilfillan discusses plans for HFMA's Annual Conference in Nashville. Learn more and register here.   Also in this episode, Karie Ryan and Amy Pyke of Philips tackle some of healthcare's greatest challenges with the strategic use of technology.

Stu Schaff of Intentionate Healthcare Advisors talks about job expectations of and for physicians, and Vicki Abelson of The Defined Leader and HFMA's Todd Nelson discuss what leaders can do to improve communication.   Also in this episode, Michael Bumann of Red Dot talks about how working with his company can improve a healthcare organization's bottom line.

In the second episode of HFMA's special series on the healthcare workforce, we focus on ways clinical workers need support from their leaders. HFMA's Todd Nelson, Janae Sharp of the Sharp Index, and FinThrive's Jonathan Wiik talk about shortages of clinical workers and offering help to those who remain. Also in this episode, Michael Bumann of Red Dot discusses how hospitals who partner with his organization see an increase in patient satisfaction.

In this first episode of a three-part series on the healthcare workforce, Jonathan Wiik of FinThrive and Todd Nelson of HFMA discusses burnout among non-clinical workers and how remote work is changing hiring.   Also in this episode, Michael Bumann, CEO of Red Dot, discusses how outsourcing motor vehicle accident claims can alleviate stress for revenue cycle staff.   Discussed in this episode: Revenue cycle staff shortages push leaders to act quickly