The Break Room

10 Episodes
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By: Privia Health

The Break Room updates healthcare providers about industry news and offers tips and tricks to boost their practices’ performance! Our quick, focused discussions with experts are filled with the in-depth insights and actionable advice providers need to stay ahead of the curve.

Changing Practices to Rediscover the Joy of Medicine
#48
03/22/2024

Our Physician Voices series creates space for candid conversations and empowers doctors to share their unique stories, expert perspectives, and helpful insights. Hear Nalini Casey, MD, a Maryland-based pediatrician, discuss her decision to move to a new practice, how Privia simplified the transition, and the benefits of a Privia partnership.

 


Exploring How Pediatric Mental Health, Value-Based Care, and Leadership Intersect
#47
01/19/2024

Our Physician Voices series creates space for candid conversations and empowers doctors to share their unique stories, expert perspectives, and helpful insights. Hear Caitlin Zaner, MD, a Maryland-based pediatrician, discuss how empowering pediatric clinical leaders can help combat the growing mental health crisis, refine specialty workflows, and advance value-based contracting and performance. 


Why Our Physician-Led ACOs Excelled in the MSSP
#46
08/28/2023

In 2022, Privia's accountable care organizations (ACOs) generated $131.7 million in savings through the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). In this episode, we discuss how our holistic partnership shares data-driven insights, champions physician governance, and supports doctors in both fee-for-service and value-based care with Sam Starbuck, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Privia Quality Network, and William Cooper, MD, a board-certified internist at McIntosh Clinic, a multispecialty private practice in Thomasville, Georgia.

 


How Top-Tier Office Managers Optimize Profits, Physician Workloads, and Patient Satisfaction
#45
05/23/2023

Hear Mike Gebel, CEO of McIntosh Clinic, a multispecialty practice in Georgia, and President of the Georgia chapter of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), discuss how a partnership can help private practices thrive amid staffing shortages, the volume-to-value transition, and rampant consolidation. 


Balancing Entrepreneurship & Collaboration as a Solo Practitioner with Fernando Porter, MD
#44
04/28/2023

Our Physician Voices series creates space for candid conversations and empowers doctors to share their unique stories, expert perspectives, and helpful insights. Hear Fernando Porter, MD, a Maryland-based family medicine physician, discuss his path to private practice, the valuable role of physician leaders, strategies to modernize and improve patient access, and much more. 

 

 


Physician Engagement, MA, & “Administrivia” with Amber Lesley, MD
#43
03/30/2023

Our Physician Voices series creates space for candid conversations and empowers doctors to share their unique stories, expert perspectives, and helpful insights. Hear Amber Lesley, MD, a Texas-based internist, discuss tips to reduce administrative burden, cultivate physician engagement, succeed in Medicare Advantage and value-based care, and more. 


Privia Health’s CEO on the Headwinds & Solutions Shaping the Industry
#42
03/16/2023

In this episode, Privia Health CEO Shawn Morris dissects value-based care’s evolution, the impact of economic disruption on independent physicians and health systems, potential policy changes, and more to give you a thoughtful, detailed overview of the healthcare industry. 


Digital Tools to Optimize Documentation, Billing, and Coding
#41
10/28/2022

How can three powerful, integrated tech tools improve practice efficiency, reduce administrative work, and enable physicians to work at the top of their license? Our guests are Lane Lee, MD, a Texas-based family medicine physician, and Harrison Lamons, Senior Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management and Credentialing at Privia Health. 


Optimizing RCM for Independent Practices
#40
08/03/2022

What trends in revenue cycle management (RCM) can help enhance patient satisfaction, practice operations, and revenue integrity? Our guest for this episode is Melanie Suranto, Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management at Privia Health. We discuss the value of partnering with an award-winning RCM team, the impact of value-based care, advanced technologies that support billing and coding, and much more.


Elevating & Empowering Pediatricians
#39
06/30/2022

What tools and support can help independent pediatricians optimize operations and care for their patients and families? Our guests for this episode are Melissa Montague, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Privia Pediatrics and Privia Women’s Health, and Elizabeth Flynn, MD, of Manassas Pediatrics in Virginia. We discuss strategies for physician governance, value-based care, partnership opportunities, specialty-specific technology, and much more.