Erika Grotto

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Erika Grotto

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4 actions to provide a better billing experience for patients with coronavirus

Healthcare leaders who feel overwhelmed by the ever-changing coronavirus situation should not forget to ensure patients have a good financial experience in the organization.

Erika Grotto April 1, 2020

COVID-19 provides an opportunity for healthcare leaders to revisit coding processes

The spread of COVID-19 in the United States presents a reminder to healthcare leaders to prepare their coders for quick process changes.

Erika Grotto April 1, 2020

HFMA’s Consumerism Maturity Model provides an opportunity for healthcare organizations to assess their consumer readiness

Provider organizations can assess and improve their consumerism readiness using HFMA’s Consumerism Maturity Model.

Erika Grotto March 9, 2020

St. Luke’s Health System decides to allow carefully monitored, specific-payer access to its EHR after buy-in from all internal stakeholders

Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System is allowing payers to access patient records directly through their EHR.

Erika Grotto March 2, 2020

HFMA conference in New Orleans focuses on achieving a consumer-centric revenue cycle

HFMA conference in New Orleans focuses on achieving a consumer-focused revenue cycle.

Erika Grotto February 5, 2020

HFMA’s Revenue Cycle Conference in New Orleans focuses on consumerism

HFMA’s new Consumerism Maturity Model serves as the blueprint for this year’s Revenue Cycle Conference.

Erika Grotto January 21, 2020

HFMA’s December Chicago Seminars focus on revenue cycle essentials, value-based payment and chargemaster strategies

Register now at hfma.org/seminars to learn about the most pressing issues in the industry today during a two-day focused education Dec. 5 and 6 in Chicago.

Erika Grotto January 21, 2020

Voices Presents: A Conversation with Mike Allen, HFMA’s Chair and CFO at OSF HealthCare

In this episode, HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer debuts a series of conversations with health system CFOs. His inaugural interview is with Mike Allen, HFMA's 2019-2020 Chair and the CFO at OSF HealthCare in Peoria, Illinois.

Erika Grotto January 16, 2020

The future is now: Change, AI and the social determinants of health

In this special New Year's Day episode, we're thinking about HFMA's upcoming Annual Conference in San Antonio and looking back at HFMA's 2019 Annual Conference with four never-before-heard interviews. Kyle Hicok of Revint Solutions talks about change management; Michael Mercurio of the Partners Professional billing office discusses the opportunities and challenges of AI in the revenue cycle; and Trenor Williams of Socially Determined shares insights about the social determinants of health. Learn more about the 2020 Annual Conference at annual.hfma.org.

Erika Grotto January 16, 2020

An interview With Ceci Connolly, president and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans

Ceci Connolly, president and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, talks about risk and behavioral economics.

Erika Grotto January 13, 2020