Rev Cycle Unscripted

My Good Friends Live from Indianapolis HFMA with Motti Edelstein (Vice President Chief Revenue Officer at Sutter Health) and David Kelly (Vice President Revenue Cycle & Ambulatory Operations)

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Join Ben as he touches on his recent linkedin exchange with renowned businessman Mark Cuban and discuses potential fixes for insurance-patient relations.

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We're starting a new off shoot of the My Good Friends podcast called "Revenue Cycle Rants" where Ben will take on a topic in a shorter form episode once a week to foster a greater conversation online.

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We're starting a new off shoot of the My Good Friends podcast called "Revenue Cycle Rants" where Ben will take on a topic in a shorter form episode once a week to foster a greater conversation online.

This week Ben starts us off with the topic of Patient Balances and The Rand Experiment. The RAND Health Insurance Experiment (HIE) was a landmark study conducted from 1971 to 1982 to assess how different levels of cost-sharing (e.g., free care vs. high deductibles) affect healthcare usage, costs, and patient outcomes. The study randomly assigned participants to various insurance plans with differing levels of cost-sharing. It found that higher out-of-pocket costs led to reduced healthcare usage but did not significantly affect overall health outcomes for most individuals. However, low-income and chronically ill patients experienced worse health outcomes when faced with higher cost-sharing. The study remains one of the most influential in health policy, shaping debates on insurance design and healthcare affordability.

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Join Ben as he touches on his recent linkedin exchange with renowned businessman Mark Cuban and discuses potential fixes for insurance-patient relations.

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Thank you all for a wonderful season, We'll be back soon with all our good friends.

Here's to 2025.

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What's happening behind the tech war? The Brilliant Ramie Phillips guides us through what goes on behind the computer. With over two decades of cybersecurity expertise, Ramie has held a variety of executive and technical leadership roles, driving strategic initiatives and spearheading comprehensive security programs across multiple industries. As an Executive Cybersecurity Consultant, he has successfully guided high-profile clients in risk management, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity strategy, helping organizations protect their critical assets while aligning security efforts with broader business objectives.

And nonetheless, He's Tina's boyfriend!

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Great episode this week tackling the topic of consulting. How do we use it effectively? What challenges are consultants facing in the modern healthcare world?

Incredible incites from Katy Ryan Michaud (VP of Rev Cycle at FMOL) and Judi Sarti (VP of Healthrise)

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We're coming to you live from Region 6 HFMA 2024! We had an incredible conversation with crowd participation, asking the real questions! We had some brilliant minds on stage with us:

Ryan Duffy, Attorney at Miller Johnson.

Ami Faria, Director of Reimbursement at Powerback.

And the man the myth, the legend Kevin Lasser, CEO of RevKeep.

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Ending our Live in Vegas series, we're back with the legendary Robert Boos! Being Vice President of Revenue Cycle at Centra Health, Robert gives exciting insite to the challenges he's facing in todays healthcare world as well as some creative solutions.

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