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Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Jill Arena
164 episodes
4 days ago
Send us a text New year, new goals… but how many of us actually prioritize professional development as a resolution? Most people jump into January thinking about eating better, working out more, maybe saving some money or getting more sleep. And those are all important. But here’s something that often gets left off the list—and it might be the most important investment you can make: developing yourself as a leader, and investing in the growth of your team. If that hasn’t made it onto your lis...
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Send us a text New year, new goals… but how many of us actually prioritize professional development as a resolution? Most people jump into January thinking about eating better, working out more, maybe saving some money or getting more sleep. And those are all important. But here’s something that often gets left off the list—and it might be the most important investment you can make: developing yourself as a leader, and investing in the growth of your team. If that hasn’t made it onto your lis...
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Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 164: Is Your New Year's Resolution to Get More Professional Development for Yourself and Your Team? If Not, It Should Be
Send us a text New year, new goals… but how many of us actually prioritize professional development as a resolution? Most people jump into January thinking about eating better, working out more, maybe saving some money or getting more sleep. And those are all important. But here’s something that often gets left off the list—and it might be the most important investment you can make: developing yourself as a leader, and investing in the growth of your team. If that hasn’t made it onto your lis...
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1 week ago
12 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 163: Thought Experiments: Your Practice’s Secret Weapon for Smarter Decisions
Send us a text What if your next big change wasn’t executed on day one… but first asked as a simple question: “What would happen if we did this?” What if you stopped offering walk‑in appointments for two weeks, or changed your scheduling template entirely, or removed all paper forms—and saw what surfaced? That kind of question is the heart of a thought experiment—a structured “what if?” scenario that lets leadership explore change without diving straight into full implementation. In a sector ...
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2 weeks ago
17 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 162: Denied and Forgotten: How Medical Claim Denials Are Costing You 13% of Your Revenue
Send us a text Imagine this: You see a patient, perform the exam, document the care, your staff submits the claim—to all appearances everything looks right. But then the claim comes back denied. The team may shrug, file it away, mark it unresolved. And the revenue disappears. What you delivered—the service, the documentation, the provider expertise—is lost financially. And more often than you think, this is happening silently. And this is in addition to the money you’re losing on adjustments,...
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3 weeks ago
18 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 161: Adjustments: How You’re Losing Real Revenue Without Even Knowing It
Send us a text Imagine this: you see a patient, orders the labs, do the follow‑up, navigate the complexity, chart the visit, and deliver the care. The work is done. Then someone in the billing department closes the claim with a single click, marking it as “adjusted off.” You never see the revenue. You might not even know it was written off. That’s a dollar (or many dollars) you earned but never realized—and it happens way more often than you think. Today we’re going to pull back the curtain o...
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4 weeks ago
17 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 160: If You’re Not Using AI on a Daily Basis, Your Competition Probably Is
Send us a text Groups that adopt AI thoughtfully will outpace those who don’t—faster than most people realize. That’s the bottom line. AI isn’t some futuristic buzzword anymore. It’s here, it’s already changing how practices operate, and it’s moving fast. Medical groups that learn how to integrate AI into their daily routines—clinically, operationally, administratively, financially—will be more efficient, more scalable, and frankly, more competitive than those who wait and see. If you’re pict...
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1 month ago
15 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 159: The Gender Gap in Medical Group Leadership—and How to Fix It
Send us a text In a sector where women make up the majority of the workforce, why are women still under-represented in the seats of power in medical groups? That’s the question we’re digging into today. Because while it’s no secret that healthcare has long depended on the contributions of women—as physicians, nurses, administrators, and operational leaders—the top roles still tend to skew male. And when you take a close look at medical groups, especially larger ones, the imbalance becomes eve...
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1 month ago
13 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 158: Before You Cut Costs, Fix This: The 5 Biggest Revenue Leaks in Medical Practices
Send us a text If you’re running a medical practice in 2025, chances are—without even realizing it—you’re leaving real money on the table. And I don’t mean pennies—I mean tens or even hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars a year. Here’s the thing: most practices aren’t bleeding cash from one major hole. They’re leaking it quietly, invisibly, in ways that seem small until they snowball. A missed code here. A denied claim that never got appealed. A payer contract that hasn’t been touched...
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1 month ago
18 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 157: Celebrating Season 4: 10,000 Downloads, 1,000 Cities & Our Gratitude to You
Send us a text We’re kicking off Season 4 of the Medical Money Matters Podcast, and we’re celebrating something big. Over 10,000 downloads. Listeners tuning in from nearly 1,000 cities across the country—and even internationally. And we’re entering our fourth year of episodes. Honestly, that number still stuns me a little. When we launched this podcast, our goal was simple: to help physicians and practice leaders navigate the business of medicine without losing sight of why they went into med...
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1 month ago
13 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 156: Who’s Really in Charge of Your Money In? (Hint: It’s Not Who You Think)
Send us a text What if I told you that in most medical groups, the person in charge of your financial health might not fully understand half of your revenue? It sounds dramatic, but it’s true. In countless physician practices and medical groups across the country, the CFO—the Chief Financial Officer—is responsible for the organization’s entire financial picture… except when it comes to revenue cycle. That part? That’s usually considered operations. Or billing. Or someone else’s responsibility...
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2 months ago
16 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 155: G2211 Is Your Friend: Stop Leaving Money on the Table
Send us a text There’s a CPT code out there that’s worth about $16 to $20 per visit… and most of you are ignoring it. It’s been right in front of us, since early 2024, and yet week after week, we watch practices leave thousands—sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars—on the table. The code is G2211. And if you haven’t heard of it—or haven’t trained your teams to take it seriously—you’re not just missing a code. You’re missing a mindset shift. Today, we’re going to unpack what G2211 is, how...
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2 months ago
17 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 154: A Tribute to My Dad and His Love of Options Flow Charts: Why Physician Practices Need Options and Strategy
Send us a text I still remember the first time my dad explained his pre‑flight checklist. He shared some of the items with me: “Instruments check. Fuel quantity check. Weather briefing confirmed. Exterior visual check.” It felt almost ceremonial—methodical, purposeful, adding some calm into the midst of what could have been pre-flight chaos. To many people, that might have seemed like just one more routine before taking off, but I saw a man who believed that being prepared wasn’t just a good ...
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2 months ago
18 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 153: Blueprints for Better Care: Designing Clinical Spaces That Delight Patients and Empower Care Teams - A Conversation with Jon Anderson, AIA, NCARB, AIBC
Send us a text In this episode of Medical Money Matters, we sit down with Jon Anderson, AIA, NCARB, AIBC of Anderson Dabrowski to explore the art and science of clinical space design. From timing and budgeting to layout efficiencies and flexible use of space, Jon shares key insights that can transform how medical spaces function—for patients, providers, and staff alike. Whether you're building new or renovating old, this conversation is packed with practical pearls to help you create en...
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2 months ago
30 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 152: Surviving the Shutdown: What Medical Practices Must Do When Washington Closes
Send us a text When Washington shuts its doors, your practice can’t afford to blink. What happens when Medicare payments slow—or telehealth rules vanish overnight? Welcome to Medical Money Matters. If you’re like most medical group leaders, your attention is already divided between patients, staff, regulations, and operations. Add a federal government shutdown to that mix, and suddenly you’re facing a silent threat to your cash flow, your staffing, and the systems you count on to deliver care...
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3 months ago
15 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 151: Credit Where It’s Due: Managing Debt & Financing for Medical Practices
Send us a text Debt makes most doctors nervous. But what if avoiding financing is actually holding your practice back? Welcome to Medical Money Matters, the podcast where we tackle the intersection of medicine, money, and management—helping you run your practice like the business it is. Today, we’re diving into a topic that physicians often avoid but can’t afford to ignore: debt and financing for medical practices. If the very mention of debt makes your stomach turn, you’re not alone. Most ph...
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3 months ago
13 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 150: Scaling Smart: When and How to Expand Your Medical Practice
Send us a text What’s the real cost of not growing your practice when the time is right? Spoiler alert: it’s more than just lost revenue. Welcome to Medical Money Matters. Today’s episode tackles something many practice leaders know they should think about—but often push to the bottom of the to-do list: when and how to scale your medical practice. Now, if you’re a physician or practice administrator, your day is already full. You’re seeing patients, solving staffing problems, reviewing financ...
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3 months ago
14 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 149: Coded Out of Cash: How Cigna’s New Policy Could Be Costing Your Practice—and What to Do About It
Send us a text What if your most complex visits were being paid as basic ones—and no one on your team even noticed? That’s not a hypothetical. It’s happening right now. Today we’re talking about something that could be quietly draining your revenue, hurting your bottom line, and going completely unnoticed by your billing team: automatic downcoding of high-level E/M visits. This is a new policy from Cigna, and they're not alone. Other major payers—including UHC—are doing the same thing. And th...
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3 months ago
1 minute

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 148: Strong Dyads, Stronger Practice: How to Lead Together Without Stepping on Toes
Send us a text You've got two leaders at the helm - one knows the medicine, the other knows the business. Sounds like a dream team, right? But what happens when they're not on the same page? Welcome to Medical Money Matters. Today we're diving into the art and science of clinical-administrative dyads - those essential partnerships that drive medical groups forward. When they work, they create clarity stability, and strength. When they falter, things get messy—fast. Whether you're a CEO paired...
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3 months ago
15 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 147: So You Want to Start a Practice? Here’s the Playbook You Can’t Skip
Send us a text Picture this: you're finalizing your residency, or you've spent years in practice and you're finally ready to strike out on your own. You have this forward-thinking amazing vision—a practice that reflects how you want to deliver care. A place built for patients, for community, perhaps for innovation. It’s exciting. But here’s the truth: owning your own practice isn’t just about medicine—it’s about running a business. And that means you need a roadmap that’s complete, accurate, ...
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4 months ago
17 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 146: The Business Case for Mentorship, Sponsorship & Coaching - A Conversation With Laurie Baedke, FACHE, FACMPE
Send us a text Join me for a compelling conversation with leadership development expert, Laurie Baedke, FACHE, FACMPE where we unpack what Mentorship, Sponsorship and Coaching can mean to a medical group's bottom line. Laurie draws from her experience as a leadership development program founder, author, and international speaker as she shares with us the reasons why medical groups should double down on developing their teams, and building bench strength. In a time where margins are bein...
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4 months ago
36 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Episode 145: Where Does Your Money Hide? Finding Lost Revenue in the Medical Group Revenue Cycle
Send us a text Welcome to the Medical Money Matters Podcast, brought to you by Health e Practices—where we explore smarter ways to manage the business side of medicine, without losing sight of why we’re here: to provide excellent care. Today’s episode might make you a little uncomfortable—and that’s a good thing. We’re talking about revenue that slips through your fingers every single day. And here’s the truth: if you’re not watching your revenue cycle closely, you’re very likely seeing patie...
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4 months ago
16 minutes

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Send us a text New year, new goals… but how many of us actually prioritize professional development as a resolution? Most people jump into January thinking about eating better, working out more, maybe saving some money or getting more sleep. And those are all important. But here’s something that often gets left off the list—and it might be the most important investment you can make: developing yourself as a leader, and investing in the growth of your team. If that hasn’t made it onto your lis...