Week In Review: Reducing Payment Stress and Addressing Leakage in Your Practice

In this episode of the MGMA Week in Review podcast, we welcome MGMA editor and writer Colleen Luckett to the show to share her thoughts on the latest MGMA Stat and more insights on reducing payment stress and addressing leakage in medical practices. Sources: MGMA Stat on fees for electronic payments: https://mgma.com/mgma-stat/fees-for-electronic-payment-still-taking-a-chunk-out-of-medical-groups-reimbursement Leakage: The problem your health system has no plan for: https://mgma.com/articles/leakage-the-problem-your-health-system-has-no-plan-for Reduce payment stress: https://www.mgma.com/articles/engaging-with-patients-to-reduce-payment-stress Resources: MGMA Stat: mgma.com/stat Ask an Advisor: www.mgma.com/ask-an-advisor MGMA Membership: www.mgma.com/membership MGMA Advocacy: www.mgma.com/advocacy MGMA Consulting: www.mgma.com/consulting/overview If you would like additional tools and resources related to medical practice leadership or you have stories to share with us, email us at podcasts@mgma.com or email Daniel Williams directly at dwilliams@mgma.com. Thank you again for taking the time to listen to the MGMA podcast network.

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