HFMA’s Voices in Healthcare Finance
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The Healthcare Financial Management Association provides industry insights and in-depth stories about hot topics in healthcare finance. Experts weigh in on the latest in healthcare finance policy and practice, and healthcare insiders discuss the most pressing issues facing the industry. podcast@hfma.org
Episodes
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Dec 5, 2022 • 22min
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.
Nov 21, 2022 • 8min
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.
Nov 7, 2022 • 22min
Jonathan Fanning on creativity and the questions we should all be asking to innovate in the workplace
Jonathan Fanning, an author, entrepreneur and frequent speaker at HFMA Chapter and Region events, discusses how to overcome the barriers to creativity and innovation in healthcare.
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Inflation is squeezing hospital margins--what's next?
Oct 24, 2022 • 22min
If you want the solution to staffing challenges in healthcare, try asking your staff.
Workers' expectations have changed. Leadership in healthcare needs to change too. Julie Hamilton of Core Rising discusses how industry leaders can keep up with the times.
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Policy Approaches to Reduce What Commercial Insurers Pay for Hospitals’ and Physicians’ Services
The Great Renegotiation is making hiring harder. Are you searching the right talent pools?
Oct 10, 2022 • 19min
How a new structure in the C-suite can drive innovation
As the role of the CFO evolves, the interactions between C-suite leaders have likewise changed. Peyman Zand, a vice-president at CereCore, discusses how alignment in the C-suite is helping drive innovation.
Sep 26, 2022 • 13min
Healthcare disruptors like Amazon get good patient reviews, but questions about quality abound.
The podcast news team tackles the topic of quality when disruptors enter the healthcare space. Join Senior Editor Nick Hut and Policy Director Shawn Stack for a hard look at issues of safety and best practices when customer convenience reigns supreme.
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Amazon’s health ambitions sometimes clashed with medical best practices, nurses say
Sep 12, 2022 • 25min
What identification of victims of TWA Flight 800 taught the healthcare industry about medical records
Beth Friedman, a senior partner at FINN Partners, shares the story of her experience helping identify the 230 victims of the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996 via medical and dental records.
Also in this episode, Channing Monti and Janice Kocheran from sponsor Fiserv discuss the challenges of automated reconciliation.
Sep 5, 2022 • 19min
The cost effectiveness of palliative care in a fee-for-service or value setting
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer interviews Brynn Bowman, CEO of the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
Aug 29, 2022 • 20min
Ensuring your patients and staff are prepared for the next disaster
Ali Hochreiter and Lauren Knieser from Audacious Inquiry, a PointClickCare company, discuss disaster preparedness for patients outside hospital walls.
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Final rule appears to give a boost to providers in No Surprises Act arbitration cases
CMS tip sheet
Ready.gov
HHS technical resources
Aug 15, 2022 • 17min
The five essential people on every patient’s cancer care team (and why a financial advocate should be one of them)
Jada Desmarais of Baker Newman Noyes discusses the importance of a cohesive care team for patients with cancer.
