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In this episode of the MGMA week in Review podcast, we feature articles on the adoption of value-based care, healthcare value week, and checking in with emotions as a leader. Sources in this episode: MGMA Stat: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/to-improve-adoption-of-value-based-care,-the-r-(1) Healthcare Value Week: https://valuebasedpaymentsummit.com/registration-se/ Emotional Leaders: https://hbr.org/2023/01/when-your-feelings-conflict-with-your-leadership-role?ab=hero-subleft-1 Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the Medical Practice Excellence: Financial and Operations Conference 2023. During our premiere spring event, attendees will gain key insights from both disciplines and learn about topics that shape the future success of medical practice organizations. Go to mgma.com/mpe23 to learn more and to register today. If you would like additional tools and resources related to medical practice leadership email us at podcasts@mgma.com. Thank you again for taking the time to listen to MGMA

As you know, burnout, stress and other mental health-related issues are at all-time highs for healthcare professionals. According to a recent MGMA Stat poll (https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/mgma-stat-overview), 80% of healthcare leaders said their level of stress or burnout had increased in 2022. Because of this stress-related epidemic, MGMA is offering a new podcast series, Mindful Medicine, where each episode we will talk with experts in the fields of psychology, neurology, leadership and mindfulness to help explain workplace stress and provide tools and resources to combat it. Our guest for this episode is Dr. Jeff Comer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamjeffcomer/), PhD, MHA, FACHE, who has spent more than 20 years as an interim and permanent acute and behavioral hospital CEO. The hospitals have ranged from rural critical access hospitals to large urban facilities and have included non-profit, for-profit and government-owned models. In this episode of Mindful Medicine, Dr. Jeff Comer discusses

Our guest today is Dr. John Showalter chief product officer at Linus Health. Modern Healthcare has named Dr. Showalter as a Top 25 Innovator in Population Health. He’s here today to talk about “Early Detection of Dementia: New Cognitive Assessment Approaches.” Sources in this episode: MGMA Webinar on early detection of dementia: https://mgma.com/practice-resources/products/early-detection-of-dementia-new-cognitive-assessme Linus Health links: Linus Health homepage: https://linushealth.com/ Linus Health Resources page: https://linushealth.com/resources Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience research on cognitive screening that utilized Linus technology Boston Process Approach research on cognitive screening co-authored by Linus co-founder and CMO Dr. Alvaro Pascual-Leone Footballers/cognitive health links: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-63903260 https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2022/12/09/study-reveals-footballers-more-likely-to-have-worse-brain-health-after-age-of-65/ https://www.scorespro

In this episode of the MGMA week in Review podcast, we feature articles on auditing payment insights, a CMS update, and the best jobs in healthcare. Sources in this episode: MGMA Stat: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/amid-inflated-expenses,-make-sure-you%E2%80%99re-regularly Best Jobs in Healthcare: https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-healthcare-jobs CMS Updates: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-announces-increase-2023-organizations-and-beneficiaries-benefiting-coordinated-care-accountable?mkt_tok=MTQ0LUFNSi02MzkAAAGJaRmaymJz64xuoJPjxUWXlTsKdHmEzn2bWFNMO1meiUWwft-9Ge8Bqy-NFsBgDu5brTQopWcQkmZT1amxenqwx739pJhk1afj60rAgQJPDA Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the Medical Practice Excellence: Financial and Operations Conference 2023. During our premiere spring event, attendees will gain key insights from both disciplines and learn about topics that shape the future success of medical practice organizations. Go to mgma.com/mpe23 to learn more and to register

Our guests today are Dr. Martha Ives, president and CEO of Rocky Mountain Primary Care, and MGMA consultant Dawn Plested. Our guests are here today to talk about the consultant and medical practice leader relationship, what it looks like in practice, and how to develop successful strategies for practice leaders. Resources: MGMA Consulting -- www.mgma.com/consulting/overview Dawn Plested -- https://www.mgma.com/consulting/meet-the-team/dawn-plested-fache-mba-jd-esq Rocky Mountain Primary Care -- https://rmpc.info/provider/martha-ives-m-d/ MGMA DataDive -- www.mgma.com/data/landing-pages…jU3RwaAit7EALw_wcB Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the Medical Practice Excellence: Financial and Operations Conference 2023. During our premiere spring event, attendees will gain key insights from both disciplines and learn about topics that shape the future success of medical practice organizations. Go to mgma.com/mpe23 to learn more and to register today. If you would like additional tools and resources rel

Our guest today is Marcus Meadows, ambulatory care operations director for the Department of Veterans Affairs where he oversees all ambulatory care for primary care, medicine, surgery, and mental health in Northern California. Northern California is the sixth largest VA in the country with over 255,000 enrolled veterans, and 14 sites of care that cover more than 44,000 square miles in the region. Sources: MGMA Member Network -- www.mgma.com/membership/get-inv…ved/member-network Department of Veterans Affairs: https://www.va.gov/ Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the Medical Practice Excellence: Financial and Operations Conference 2023. During our premiere spring event, attendees will gain key insights from both disciplines and learn about topics that shape the future success of medical practice organizations. Go to mgma.com/events/mpe23-financi…perations-conference to learn more and to register today. If you would like additional tools and resources related to medical practice leadership email

In this episode of the MGMA week in Review podcast, we feature articles on staffing challenges amid Covid-19 variants, proposals for new CMS MVPs, and behavioral health integration. Sources in this episode: MGMA Stat: https://www.mgma.com/data/mgma-stat-overview Kraken variants: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/kraken-covid-19-variant.aspx CMS MVPs: https://qpp.cms.gov/mips/candidate-feedback?mkt_tok=MTQ0LUFNSi02MzkAAAGJRQz0lBnu0sfgZZTtn8HkkpWDAoHn16utcHvUoXmrM-9ZE-jPG-PhscusF56u88qxr-AF2vhJUe3SIaYzm4XmTVg3BH_rayB31HpzrdEo6g Behavioral Health Integration: https://mgma.com/practice-resources/operations-management/laying-the-foundation-for-behavioral-health-integr?mkt_tok=MTQ0LUFNSi02MzkAAAGJO1bM7Ly63TrqPXWEiUJJAPaRr6Ob2l4ntcU1WeVTcS0HaytswSx1a1UfVgmgncy3v35S3DmAkSTNQIwxzNsHRHwewitZ7hOxfKk6TV9e_Q BHI Collaborative: https://www.ama-assn.org/topics/behavioral-health-integration-bhi-collaborative Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the Medical Practice

In this episode of the MGMA Business Solutions podcast, we're joined by Bri Palowitch, clinical informatics pharmacist at Surescripts and Scott Rochowiak, manager of product performance at Surescripts. In this thought leader discussion, we discuss issues with prescription quality workflow disruption and examine solutions for those problems. Resources from this episode: Surescripts: https://surescripts.com/ Additional Resources: MGMA Member Network -- https://www.mgma.com/membership?utm_campaign=membership&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=ppc-membership-search-dm-ng&url=https://www.mgma.com/membership/memberships/individual%3Futm_campaign%3Dmembership%26utm_medium%3Dsearch%26utm_source%3Dppc-membership-search-dm-ng&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_P6dBhD1ARIsAAGI7HBZWw8Dxb0SVsjIqaniK7TiRzb8ZEbexcfHF_eRPUDEINSExXAxxRgaAhtKEALw_wcB MGMA DataDive: https://www.mgma.com/data/landing-pages/mgma-datadive-overview?utm_campaign=data&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=ppc-datadive-overview-dm-ng&url=https://www.mgma.com/d

Our guest today is Lauren K. Harris, FACMPE, owner of Harris Healthcare Consulting. Lauren is featured as part of our MGMA Member Spotlight podcast series and is a living testament to the benefits of certification, continuing education, and lifelong learning. Sources: Lauren Harris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkempeesharris/ Lauren Harris website: https://www.harrishealthcareconsulting.com/ Oregon MGMA: https://www.omgma.com/ Lauren's nonprofit: www.assemblyofthewanderingshepherd.org How to Say Anything to Anyone (book): https://www.amazon.com/How-Say-Anything-Anyone-Relationships/dp/1608324095/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=CjwKCAiAk--dBhABEiwAchIwkTIXjZK0QHVK4fxaqo53GPi_FhXp3DamDY6FwCUyWQT1DUV6gIIGRRoC7IMQAvD_BwE&hvadid=241913575822&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9028740&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=512066385902858160&hvtargid=kwd-54755289595&hydadcr=22569_10346741&keywords=how+to+say+anything+to+anyone&qid=1673307711&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjkyIiwicXNhIjoiMS40MiIsInFzcCI6IjEuNjIif

In this episode of the MGMA week in Review podcast, we feature articles on call centers, a MIPS EUC extension, and in-house staffing agencies. Sources in this episode: Contact Centers in Focus: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/phone-systems,-contact-centers-in-focus-for-medica MIPS EUC Application: https://qpp.cms.gov/mips/exception-applications?py=2022#extremeCircumstancesException-2022 In-house Staffing Agencies: https://khn.org/news/article/squeezed-by-temp-nurse-costs-hospital-systems-create-their-own-staffing-agencies/?mkt_tok=MTQ0LUFNSi02MzkAAAGJFzyRgJLScfQQ_e_ptJ4xwH9xZUric53AIL0ew_Ak45H4Td33aZP4oPa1axZJKwybCVFBfZ-Fo4DjpFusQOws7tqJizrTCknUTVqEN5vqdA Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the Medical Practice Excellence: Financial and Operations Conference 2023. During our premiere spring event, attendees will gain key insights from both disciplines and learn about topics that shape the future success of medical practice organizations. Go to https://mgma.com/events/mpe23-financial-operati

Our guest today is Carrie Kozlowski, chief operating officer and co-founder of Upfront Healthcare Services. Carrie is also a former member of the board of directors at MGMA. Carrie began her career as an occupational therapist and has taken on a variety of roles throughout the healthcare industry, always with an eye on finding solutions for organizations and building stronger cultures and more empathic leaders within those practices. Resources: Upfront Healthcare -- https://upfronthealthcare.com/our-team/carrie-kozlowski/ Carrie Kozlowski on LinkedIn -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriekozlowski/ American Icon: https://www.amazon.com/American-Icon-Mulally-Fight-Company/dp/0307886069 MGMA Board of Directors -- https://www.mgma.com/about-mgma/organization/board-of-directors MGMA Member Network -- www.mgma.com/membership/get-inv…ved/member-network Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the Medical Practice Excellence: Financial and Operations Conference 2023. During our premiere spring event, attende

Our guest today on the MGMA Member spotlight podcast is Felicia Nicely, Practice Administrator at Owensboro Health for Gastroenterology and Preventive Services. Felicia is a recipient of The Future Five award, which annually recognizes five professionals in healthcare who are within the first five years of their careers. Each of these recipients "has demonstrably impacted their organization or the industry." In Felicia's case, she has worked to improve efficiencies and opportunities for workflow improvement, as well as, community outreach and engagement. She has also focused on helping decrease the rate of lung cancer mortalities. Resources: MGMA Future Five Award -- https://www.mgma.com/membership/get-involved/awards/the-future-five-award MGMA Member Network -- https://www.mgma.com/membership/get-involved/member-network Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the Medical Practice Excellence: Financial and Operations Conference 2023. During our premiere spring event, attendees will gain key insights

In this episode of the MGMA Week in Review podcast, we review the year that was, taking a look at legislation, patient access, and healthcare technology. Source: Further Down the Road to Recovery: The 2022 MGMA Stat Year in Review and 2023 Predictions: https://mgma.com/practice-resources/human-resources/further-down-the-road-to-recovery-the-2022-mgma-st?utm_source=email&utm_medium=marketo&utm_campaign=con-gen-dec-2022-newsletter1108-12-27?utm_source=email&utm_medium=marketo&utm_campaign=con-gen-dec-2022-newsletter1108-12-27&mkt_tok=MTQ0LUFNSi02MzkAAAGI8zADs-A4-VrQdEG-54ps1BWhemc-VTSArTFszgRDt7EABXqtJxzAF8cSgasi48bKXKlcOnVYb08M_fogWwsYsVkKaSpqaxMDVCt6MqIfJA Educational opportunity: The Transformative Healthcare Delivery Certificate Program is an in-depth online learning experience that provides healthcare leaders with a mastery of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs), Commercial Value-Based Care Programs and CMS’ Value-Based Care Programs. Go tohtt

In this episode of the MGMA Week in Review podcast, we feature articles on how to ask for help at work, an HRSA update, and keys to reducing physician stress. Sources: How to ask for help at work: https://hbr.org/2022/12/how-to-get-better-at-asking-for-help-at-work?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=dailyalert_notactsubs&deliveryName=DM239166 HRSA Decision Review: https://www.hrsa.gov/provider-relief/compliance/decision-review?mkt_tok=MTQ0LUFNSi02MzkAAAGI2OfzS9xKISyd9H3ry-ESJ2RTUGy12VOaT_jBhp181-SEw317xYjA6l1gVe_Dnc6sGiTSWd7gufJgkMS9_QybY-rF9drdnH43vxtQ5d1ekg HRSA Auditing Information -- https://www.hrsa.gov/provider-relief/reporting-auditing?mkt_tok=MTQ0LUFNSi02MzkAAAGI2OfzS4QGKcfwyIwhLSvtsIv5QKAjs2JSr32WYLbYxu5FSnCez9i12o3ZSlkB6wjDZUMN6ZBBERtjqzAg7CsSLadMwe0QvzTbJuJ9ZnxiBg Reducing physician burnout: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/reducing-physician-burnout-must-be-urgent-national-priority?utm_source=email&utm_medium=marketo&utm_campaign=con-gen-de

As you know, burnout, stress and other mental health-related issues are at all-time highs for healthcare professionals. According to a recent MGMA Stat poll, 80% of healthcare leaders said their level of stress or burnout had increased in 2022. Because of this stress-related epidemic, MGMA is offering a new podcast series, Mindful Medicine, where each episode we will talk with experts in the fields of psychology, neurology, leadership and mindfulness to help explain workplace stress and provide tools and resources to combat it. Our guests for this episode are: Mo Edjlali, CEO and founder of Mindful Leader (https://www.mindfulleader.org/about). Mo has a background in the tech space and in project management. He's also a serial entrepreneur who has worked for or partnered with several leading organizations including Accenture, FICO, and NASA. In 2013 he founded Mindful Leader where he currently serves as CEO. According to the company’s mission, Mo and his team had identified that “The current work environment

Our guest today is Jessica Minesinger, founder and CEO of Surgical Compensation & Consulting (SCC). Jessica is also an MGMA Consultant. Jessica works with physicians to navigate compensation opportunities. Utilizing data analytics, her mission is to empower physicians to negotiate successfully, ensure pay equality, and identify cultural fit. Resources: MGMA Consulting -- https://www.mgma.com/consulting/overview Jessica Minesinger -- https://www.mgma.com/consulting/meet-the-team/jessicaminesinger,cmom,facmpe MGMA DataDive -- https://www.mgma.com/data/landing-pages/mgma-datadive-overview?utm_campaign=data&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=ppc-datadive-overview-dm-ng&url=https://www.mgma.com/data/landing-pages/mgma-datadive-overview%3Futm_campaign%3Ddata%26utm_medium%3Dsearch%26utm_source%3Dppc-datadive-dm-ng&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtICdBhCLARIsALUBFcHLigqV22RiT3PKzCixH_hOeds_wbsKArZSOTo8NXm9URXUY4jU3RwaAit7EALw_wcB Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the MGMA Emerald Card* (https://about.mgma.card

In this episode of the MGMA Week in Review podcast, we feature articles on medical practice resolutions, the final days before the Medicare update, and patient hostility toward physicians and clinicians. Sources: Medical Practice Resolutions: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/what’s-your-2023-resolution-for-improving-patient Contact Congress Portal -- mgma.com/advocacy/get-involve…Uq8aMonwZec5-etCoA#/ MGMA Letter to Congress -- mgma.com/news-insights/press/…zd6CkDovpOsn4Uibqlqw Hostility Toward Physicians in Patient Messages: https://healthexec.com/topics/health-it/medical-records/ehr-review-burnout-hostility-physicians-messages?mkt_tok=MTQ0LUFNSi02MzkAAAGIqyV-t9JtKVVWYS20ZliMcHyIyn4HjjqthF0s3mOO8BItWtifDb3bFY39bmp1sYXSL0bDaggzV5O30-Mw2JPaDsvOtbRQ4lyeCmGYIQGE3A Educational opportunity: The Transformative Healthcare Delivery Certificate Program is an in-depth online learning experience that provides healthcare leaders with a mastery of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Clinically Integrated Net

Our guest today is Martin Shehan, vice president of Provider Practices at Mercer Health Medical Group. Mercer Health has been named an MGMA Better Performer and Martin is here to discuss the philosophy and the processes that helped the practice achieve that distinction. Resources: Better Performers: https://www.mgma.com/data/benchmarking-data/better-performers Mercer Health Profile: https://www.mgma.com/practice-resources/operations-management/mgma-better-performers-mercer-health-medical-group MGMA DataDive: https://www.mgma.com/data/landing-pages/mgma-datadive-overview Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the MGMA Emerald Card* (about.mgma.cards/), the premier card built specifically for medical practice owners. With 1.5% cashback, paid MGMA dues bonus, no impact on personal credit, and vendor rebates, it’s tailor-made to medical practices. So what are you waiting for? Go to about.mgma.cards/ to get started today. *Conditions apply. Subject to approval. Mercantile Financial Technologies, Inc. is a f

In this episode of the MGMA Week in Review podcast, we feature articles on collecting patient A/R, more updates on Medicare, and bots and burnout. Sources in this episode: Collecting Patient A/R: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/a-structured-approach-to-collecting-patient-a-r Contact Congress Portal -- mgma.com/advocacy/get-involve…Uq8aMonwZec5-etCoA#/ MGMA Letter to Congress -- mgma.com/news-insights/press/…zd6CkDovpOsn4Uibqlqw Bots and Burnout: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/how-ai-decreasing-burnout-allowing-health-professionals-work-top-their The Medicare Outlook Webinar: mgma.com/events/2023-medicare…ZwG5szFJTsD6xOjg5Ekw Educational opportunity: The Transformative Healthcare Delivery Certificate Program is an in-depth online learning experience that provides healthcare leaders with a mastery of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs), Commercial Value-Based Care Programs and CMS’ Value-Based Care Programs. Go to https://mgma.com/

Our guest today is Dr. Art Papier, co-founder and CEO at VisualDx. A dermatologist, Dr. Papier has a particular interest in the visual and graphical representation of diagnosis and reducing diagnostic error. In line with this goal, he is focused on transforming medical care to include the use of information technology at the time of decision-making. Resources: VisualDx: https://www.visualdx.com/ VisualDx Success Stories: https://www.visualdx.com/success-stories/ Dr. Art Papier on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/art-papier-md-a94b256/ Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the MGMA Emerald Card* (https://about.mgma.cards/), the premier card built specifically for medical practice owners. With 1.5% cashback, paid MGMA dues bonus, no impact on personal credit, and vendor rebates, it’s tailor-made to medical practices. So what are you waiting for? Go to https://about.mgma.cards/ to get started today. *Conditions apply. Subject to approval. Mercantile Financial Technologies, Inc. is a financial technol