Revenue Cycle Optimized: Building an Innovation Partnership

Building an Innovation Partnership Kenn Judd, Vice President of Prior Authorization, East Coast at RadNet, has watched patient access operations evolve alongside a rapidly growing imaging organization. Kenn shares how RadNet’s approach to prior authorization has changed over time, how the role of its internal teams has evolved, and how a relationship built around operational support developed into a broader innovation partnership. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio” Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

On this episode host, Craig Joseph, MD, sits down with Carla Haack, MD, VP of Financial Informatics and Perioperative Informatics at Emory, to explore a role that bridges clinical care, healthcare finance, operations, and technology. Together, they discuss how denials, prior authorizations, reimbursement processes, and electronic medical record workflows impact both clinicians and patients. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

HCIC PREVIEW: The 30th Healthcare Interactive Conference Jared previews the upcoming Healthcare Interactive Conference (HCIC) with organizers/hosts Kathy Divis and Mike Schneider, new attendee Erica Rasmussen, and keynote speaker Jake Poore.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the wide release of Health in ChatGPT. How is this latest version different than what OpenAI announced at the beginning of the year, and how should the high volume of health-related searches on their platform help us prioritize how we show up in those moments?  Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

What Your Practice Needs to Know about AI Now Will AI replace physicians someday? How do you know if a technology vendor is selling real AI capabilities? And how should providers react when patients use AI to assess their own symptoms? In this episode host Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer at NextGen Healthcare, and Balaji Parameswaran, NextGen Healthcare’s director of artificial intelligence, answer these questions and more. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

If you run events in healthtech, this time of year means two full-time jobs: finishing 2026 and planning 2027. So host Adam Turinas brought in people who do this every week. Robin Moritz, Senior Event Manager at InterSystems, has run their trade show program for almost 20 years and handles around 60 events a year. Liat Kozuch, Field Marketing Lead at Hyro, runs more than 40 activations a year with a two-person team. My Health Launchpad colleague Amy Hamilton, a 20-year health IT veteran, join Adam as co-host for the first time and leads most of the conversation. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

On this episode Justin invites Zain Qayyum, Founder and Co-CEO of MedSender, to share his founding story and thought leadership on how AI is automating referrals, scheduling, and other administrative work that keeps patients from getting care when they need it. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio” Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

What If Healthcare Were Actually Easy? Simplifying the “first mile” of healthcare, helping patients get to the right care without unnecessary ER or urgent-care visits. Instead of more apps and complexity, patients can simply text experienced physicians who provide guidance, coordination, and follow-up. The real innovation is the human service behind the technology. This includes navigating insurance, geography, availability, licensing, and fragmented care. The results show significant employer savings, lower patient costs, less wasted time, and happier physicians. Sometimes healthcare innovation isn't about adding technology, it’s about removing friction and making healthcare easier. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio" Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Host Adam Russo invites Dr. Nick van Terheyden to discuss the future of healthcare technology. Dr. Nick identifies AI and LLMs as the biggest change in healthcare over the past five years, emphasizing their potential to transform patient care and the need for human oversight. The discussion also touches on the challenges of legal oversight keeping pace with technological advancements. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Healthcare IT Over Under To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio” Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

The Front Office Has Changed. Has Your Strategy? In this Office Hours discussion, Lindsey Nelson explores how the Patient Access Services model is evolving, why streamlined front-office operations are increasingly tied to financial health, and what healthcare organizations should consider as they move toward a more connected approach to patient access. Patient access is no longer a collection of isolated administrative tasks. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio” Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen