
March 19, 2020
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.

March 18, 2020
Ceci Connolly of the Alliance of Community Health Plans talks with HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer about the slow move to value and why health systems should be watching outside disruptors. Also, HFMA Chair Mike Allen interviews Optum360’s Todd Gustin.

March 11, 2020
Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany cover the latest from Washington on the coronavirus, Joe Polaris of R1 RCM discusses how to reap the promised benefits of M&A and Rich Daly talks about his interview with Lisa Woods of Walmart.

March 4, 2020
Joe Fifer interviews Janie Wade, CFO at SCL Health in Colorado. They discuss the future of value-based care, the importance of good consumerism strategies and how the industry is changing for women.

February 26, 2020
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses the call to action he issued to members in the February issue of hfm magazine and HFMA’s commitment to leading the consumerism charge. Aneesh Krishna of McKinsey & Company talks about how Medicaid expansion will affect provider organizations during the next recessional. Also: Denials by the numbers.

February 19, 2020
Matt Cox, CFO at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, talks with HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer about pushing the envelope on consumerism and fostering relationships with businesses in the community.

February 12, 2020
Aneesh Krishna of McKinsey & Company discusses how successful healthcare organizations behave before, during and after an economic downturn. Also, Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany talk about surprise bills, and we list five things healthcare finance leaders should know about AI.

February 5, 2020
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer interviews Ben Carter, COO of Michigan-based Trinity Health.

January 29, 2020
Emmet Conlon of TD Bank discusses strategies for providing convenient care. Also, Jason Williams of sponsor Change Healthcare talks about the challenges of AI in the revenue cycle, Rich and Chad discuss the coronavirus threat, and we provide five fast facts about ICD-11.

January 28, 2020
Epic Founder and CEO Judy Faulkner made headlines last week with an email urging clients to join Epic in opposing a proposed rule from the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) around information sharing. Citing privacy concerns on behalf of patients, Faulkner said she hopes to collaborate with HHS but also said Epic may sue if the final rule does not adequately address the company’s concerns.
This special episode of Voices in Healthcare Finance includes HFMA’s Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany discussing Faulkner’s recent comments as well as HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer’s interview with Faulkner, originally released in 2019. In that interview, Faulkner talked about her leadership philosophy and what it takes to launch an enterprise like Epic from the ground up.