Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena
Who is this podcast for? It's for you if you: Lay awake at night wondering if your medical practice is doing well financially, or if you are concerned about your insurance contracts or your reimbursement, or if you worry about being embezzled. Do you want a big piece of new equipment, but are not sure it's a wise purchase, or do you shudder every time a financial question comes up? Join Jill Arena, CEO of Health e Practices and other healthcare industry experts as they demystify the business of outpatient medicine in this weekly podcast.
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161 episodes
Episode 161: Adjustments: How You’re Losing Real Revenue Without Even Knowing It
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 “ad...
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Episode 160: If You’re Not Using AI on a Daily Basis, Your Competition Probably Is
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 fas...
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Episode 159: The Gender Gap in Medical Group Leadership—and How to Fix It
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 l...
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Episode 158: Before You Cut Costs, Fix This: The 5 Biggest Revenue Leaks in Medical Practices
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...
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Episode 157: Celebrating Season 4: 10,000 Downloads, 1,000 Cities & Our Gratitude to You
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...
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Episode 156: Who’s Really in Charge of Your Money In? (Hint: It’s Not Who You Think)
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 t...
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Episode 155: G2211 Is Your Friend: Stop Leaving Money on the Table
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...
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Episode 154: A Tribute to My Dad and His Love of Options Flow Charts: Why Physician Practices Need Options and Strategy
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, p...
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Episode 153: Blueprints for Better Care: Designing Clinical Spaces That Delight Patients and Empower Care Teams - A Conversation with Jon Anderson, AIA, NCARB, AIBC
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 ...
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Episode 152: Surviving the Shutdown: What Medical Practices Must Do When Washington Closes
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, you...
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Episode 151: Credit Where It’s Due: Managing Debt & Financing for Medical Practices
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...
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Episode 150: Scaling Smart: When and How to Expand Your Medical Practice
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 th...
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Episode 149: Coded Out of Cash: How Cigna’s New Policy Could Be Costing Your Practice—and What to Do About It
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 revenu...
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Episode 148: Strong Dyads, Stronger Practice: How to Lead Together Without Stepping on Toes
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 ...
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Episode 147: So You Want to Start a Practice? Here’s the Playbook You Can’t Skip
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 b...
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Episode 146: The Business Case for Mentorship, Sponsorship & Coaching - A Conversation With Laurie Baedke, FACHE, FACMPE
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 le...
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Episode 145: Where Does Your Money Hide? Finding Lost Revenue in the Medical Group Revenue Cycle
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 ...
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Episode 143.5: Finally. The Financial Education Every Doctor Deserves—But Never Got
Welcome back to Medical Money Matters. I’m Jill Arena, and I’m so glad you’re here with me for this very special edition of the podcast. Today, I’m beyond excited to introduce something that’s been in the works for over three and a hal...
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Episode 143: The Art of Difficult Conversations: Managing Conflict in Your Practice
You walk into the office and feel it right away—something’s off. A nurse is giving the front desk the silent treatment, one of your physician partners is avoiding eye contact, and the clinic administrator looks like they’re about to quit on the...
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Episode 142: The Impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill on Private Practices
Imagine this: It’s July 2026, and your front desk is fielding a wave of calls from patients who've just lost their insurance coverage. Some are angry. Some are confused. And some are simply disappearing from your schedule altogether. At the sam...
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Episode 141: The Summer Doldrums: Making the Most of Slower Clinic Schedules
It’s early August. Your waiting room is half-empty. The phones are unusually quiet. And your front desk staff is asking the question you’ve heard every summer: “Is it always this slow?” Welcome to the summer doldrums. &n...
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Episode 140: Thinking Like a CEO - Business Strategy for Medical Practice Leaders
Today, more than ever, it is critical for medical group leaders to think like a CEO - adopting business strategy, delegation skills and long term vision that ensures that the practice thrives decades from now.We are facing industry conso...
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Episode 139: Stop the Leaks: How Revenue Cycle Assessments Prevent Financial Fallout: A Conversation With Taya Gordon, MBA, FACMPE, CMOM
Join me for a compelling conversation with national subject matter expert on Revenue Cycle for medical groups, Taya Gordon, MBA, FACMPE, CMOM. She outlines how the revenue cycle department in each clinic needs to come out of the shadows, and in...
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Episode 138: What Private Equity Won’t Tell You: A Physician’s Guide to Due Diligence
Today’s episode is a conversation many private practice owners are either having—or avoiding: “Should I sell to private equity?”If you're a physician-owner, chances are you’ve had at least one conversation with a firm interested in buyin...
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Episode 137: Staying Independent: The Power, Purpose, and Playbook for Private Medical Practices
Today’s episode is for every physician, administrator, and practice leader who's ever asked themselves: “Should we stay independent, or should we align with a larger system?”As hospital and health plan consolidation continues and private...
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