Episodes

  • Gaining the confidence and skill to improve your public speaking

    Gaining the confidence and skill to improve your public speaking
    May 20 2024
    HFMA's Annual Conference is mere weeks away. If you're sweating your presentation, today's episode is for you. Rhonda Khan of Simply Speech Solutions gives her thoughts on how to hook your audience and get your message across. Also in this episode, Nick Hut and Shawn Stack share the latest on the Change Healthcare cyberattack and look at what's happening in Washington.
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    22 mins
  • What's more uncomfortable than menopause? A workplace discussion about it.

    What's more uncomfortable than menopause? A workplace discussion about it.
    May 6 2024
    Dr. Bruce Dorr of Biote discusses the challenges facing perimenopausal women in the workplace and what leaders should be doing to support them.
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    19 mins
  • It's time to revisit your charity care policy

    It's time to revisit your charity care policy
    Apr 22 2024
    The cover story in the May issue of hfm focuses on a South Dakota health system that developed a new process to identify charity care patients. In this episode, HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack discusses why good financial assistance policies and process are essential to patient care.
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    23 mins
  • The "dystopian" state of primary care

    The "dystopian" state of primary care
    Apr 8 2024
    Dr. Vishnukamal Golla discusses the challenges facing primary care physicians and their patients. News team Nick Hut and Shawn Stack provide an update on the Change Healthcare cyberattack and other current events. Mentioned in this episode: Multiple GA hospitals accused of not complying with Price Transparency Rule
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    22 mins
  • What the Change Healthcare cyberattack means for the future of the industry

    What the Change Healthcare cyberattack means for the future of the industry
    Mar 25 2024
    The February cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, continues to cause concern and frustration for providers. In this episode, HFMA Senior Editor Nick Hut and Policy Director Shawn Stack discuss the latest developments, and Joshua Corman, founder of cybersecurity organization I Am the Cavalry, shares insights on what should come next in healthcare.
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    25 mins
  • The hidden risks of weight loss drugs

    The hidden risks of weight loss drugs
    Mar 11 2024
    GLP-1 agonists, medications originally formulated to treat diabetes, have gained traction as prescription drugs for weight loss. On this episode, medical researcher and patient advocate Ragen Chastain discusses what healthcare providers should be sharing with their patients about the risks and efficacy of Wegovy and Zepbound.
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    20 mins
  • Healthcare Blame Game: Bloomberg Philanthropies puts $250 million into educating new healthcare workers while Patient Rights Advocate spends on spreading misinformation

    Healthcare Blame Game: Bloomberg Philanthropies puts $250 million into educating new healthcare workers while Patient Rights Advocate spends on spreading misinformation
    Feb 26 2024
    Chad Mulvany, vice president of federal policy for the California Hospital Association and former HFMA policy director, discusses Bloomberg Philanthropies $250 million investment in the future healthcare workforce, as well as what will actually move the needle on price transparency. Discussed in this episode: ‘Healthcare High’ coming to Woodside Northwell, NYC Public Schools announce Northwell School of Health Sciences The fight for transparency health care prices in America
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    12 mins
  • Bonus! Healthcare Blame Game: Patient Rights Advocate’s distortion of price transparency regulations and data, and the ad campaign that’s catching attention

    Bonus! Healthcare Blame Game: Patient Rights Advocate’s distortion of price transparency regulations and data, and the ad campaign that’s catching attention
    Feb 19 2024
    This week, we're sharing an episode of our other podcast, Healthcare Blame Game. Patient Rights Advocate (PRA) has engaged hip hop artists like Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes and Method Man in its “Power to the Patients” campaign, claiming that regulations around price transparency are not being enforced, allowing hospitals to hide their prices and “charge whatever they want.” On this episode, HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack and Ruth Lande, vice president of hospital relations at RIP Medical Debt, discuss PRA’s misinterpretation of price transparency regulations and hospital pricing. Mentioned in this episode: Power to the Patients: Fat Joe Public Service Announcement PatientRightsAdvocate.org misinterprets CMS rules in low estimate of hospital price transparency compliance Patient Rights Advocate continues to misinterpret price transparency data with latest report Healthcare Blame Game: Why CFOs should build media relationships Do you have feedback on an episode or an idea for the Blame Game team? Email us here.
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    23 mins