Insights: An Examination of Patient-Centered Care

In this episode of MGMA Insights, we focus on patient-centered care from a myriad of angles and topic areas and talk to leading experts including: * Mark S. Davis, MHSA, FACMPE, CEO, Wasatch Pediatrics, on behavioral health integration in a medical practice * Pamela Ballou-Nelson, RN, CMPE, MA, MSPH, PhD, MGMA Consultant, on behavioral health adoption in medical practices * Katie Lawrence, MHA, CMP, Director of Ambulatory Optimization and Integration, Greenville Health System, on Improving Access and Engaging Patients Without Burning Out Your Team * Norman H. Chenven, MD, CEO, Austin Regional Clinic, on The Portal to Success: Optimizing Technology to Increase Patient Access * Bill Hambsh FACMPE CPA, CEO and Practicing Administrator at North Florida Women’s Care, Bridging Communication and Clinical Outcomes: How Text Messaging Can Transform the Entire Patient Experience Mark Davis, Katie Lawrence, Norman Chenven and Bill Hambsh can all be heard speaking at MGMA19 | The Operations Conference, which will be held April 14-16 in Austin, Texas. For more info visit mgma.com/tocreg. Sources for the episode: * Behavioral health adoption and integration: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/have-you-integrated-behavioral-health-providers-in * Text messaging for patient access: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/text-messaging-remains-an-effective-tool-for-patient-appointment-reminders * Patient portals: https://www.mgma.com/data/data-stories/are-portals-a-means-to-patient-activation * Employee burnout: https://www.mgma.com/resources/human-resources/using-communication,-performance-culture-to-reduce * Key components of patient access: https://www.mgma.com/resources/operations-management/five-critical-components-of-patient-access If you like the show, please rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts. Every positive review helps new listeners find the show. If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas, please shoot us an email at podcasts@mgma.com or visit mgma.com/podcasts for our complete library of episodes. MGMA Insights is presented by Craig Wiberg, Decklan McGee, and Daniel Williams.

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