Consultants' Corner: Patient Care Processes That Lead to Better Profitability
Download MP3Our guest today is Patrick Sauer, president and founder of Next Health Innovations, LLC. Patrick is also an MGMA consultant with more than 20 years of healthcare leadership and executive experience with hospitals and healthcare systems. Patrick has earned his MHA, FACHE, CMPE and he’s here today to talk about his healthcare journey, the role of an MGMA consultant, and how to create better patient care processes in healthcare organizations.
Resources:
MGMA Consulting: https://www.mgma.com/consulting/overview
Patrick Sauer: https://www.mgma.com/consulting/meet-the-team/patrick-sauer-mha-fache-cmpe
MGMA’s Leaders Blog: https://www.mgma.com/events/medical-practice-excellence-leaders-conference/leaders-blog (Watch www.mgma.com or the MGMA Insights newsletter for a new Leaders Blog post each week. You can find it on the homepage of www.mgma.com.)
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We'd love to hear from you. Tell us what you think. Let us know if there's a topic you want us to cover or an expert you'd like us to interview. Email us at podcasts@mgma.com.
The MGMA Insights podcasts are produced by Daniel Williams, Rob Ketcham and Decklan McGee.
Our guest today is Patrick Sauer, president and founder of Next Health Innovations, LLC. Patrick is also an MGMA consultant with more than 20 years of healthcare leadership and executive experience with hospitals and healthcare systems. Patrick has earned his MHA, FACHE, CMPE and he’s here today to talk about his healthcare journey, the role of an MGMA consultant, and how to create better patient care processes in healthcare organizations.
Resources:
MGMA Consulting: https://www.mgma.com/consulting/overview
Patrick Sauer: https://www.mgma.com/consulting/meet-the-team/patrick-sauer-mha-fache-cmpe
MGMA’s Leaders Blog: https://www.mgma.com/events/medical-practice-excellence-leaders-conference/leaders-blog (Watch www.mgma.com or the MGMA Insights newsletter for a new Leaders Blog post each week. You can find it on the homepage of www.mgma.com.)
Sponsor:
Social Climb — Are you still asking your patients, “How did you hear about us?” Your great reputation, fantastic website, and amazing advertising campaigns don’t matter if they don’t bring in new patients. If you’re not collecting data on your marketing efforts, you’re wasting your marketing spend. Visit Get.SocialClimb.com/MGMA to learn how SocialClimb’s platform helps you get more patients with data-backed marketing that tracks patients from first touch to a scheduled visit and beyond.
We'd love to hear from you. Tell us what you think. Let us know if there's a topic you want us to cover or an expert you'd like us to interview. Email us at podcasts@mgma.com.
The MGMA Insights podcasts are produced by Daniel Williams, Rob Ketcham and Decklan McGee.
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This episode is brought to you by Boost Lingo, the language services platform behind MGMA Translate, interpreter delays and high agency fees, strain budgets, and staff morale. Boost lingo on demand fixes both tap once and a qualified medical interpreter joins in about 13 seconds. Video or phone on any device. No steep learning curve. It just works. Tap, connect, care. Choose from 14,000 interpreters covering over 300 languages. Fully HIPAA compliant. Your staff will love the ease and your patients will too. Plus MGMA members save 20%. Visit https://boostlingo.com/mgma/ to see it in action today.
Podcast Sponsor MGMA Analytics
Are you making decisions based on gut instinct—or on real data?
With MGMA Analytics, you get the benchmarking and business intelligence tools to drive smarter strategies.
From provider compensation to operational costs, MGMA Analytics gives you access to the most trusted data in the industry.
So whether you’re adjusting staffing, setting salaries, or planning for growth, make your next move with confidence.
Visit MGMA Analytics to learn more.
