NEXT EPISODE
Is There a Code for Greed?
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
10-10:30 a.m. EST; 7-7:30 a.m. PST
Program 597
SPECIAL GUEST
Nathaniel Arana
CEO, NGA Healthcare
ALSO FEATURING
Laurie M. Johnson,
MS, RHIA, FAHIMA, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer; Tiffany Ferguson,
LMSW, CMAC, ACM; Timothy Powell, CPA; Erica Remer, MD, CCDS, ACPA-C
The ongoing consolidation of independent physician practices, in many cases resulting in ownership by private equity groups and large health systems, is causing a shift from traditional medicine to the corporate practice of medicine. The result often is not in the best interest of patients, given that the focus tends to be on maximizing profits rather than patient care.
What are the solutions to this ongoing crisis?
During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesday, Nathaniel Arana, founder and CEO for NGA Healthcare, will offer specific strategies you can implement to prevent your practice from the possibility of being acquired by private equity.
The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:
• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).
• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.
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