The Break Room

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

How can partnerships help forward-looking health systems harness the forces of disruption, align physicians, and thrive in value-based care? Our guest for this episode is Mike Flammini, Chief Business Development Officer at Privia Health. We discuss the role of health systems, trends in the physician landscape, criteria for potential partners, and more.

How can physicians achieve consistent success in value-based care? Our guest for this episode is Rick Foerster, Senior Vice President of Value-Based Operations at Privia Health. We discuss tools and strategies for physician engagement and education, the importance of physician leadership and governance, the pandemic's impact on value-based care, and much more.  

In this special episode of The Break Room, you'll hear an insightful, intimate, and intriguing conversation between two industry thought leaders: Privia Health CEO Shawn Morris and Dr. Paul H. Keckley, Managing Editor of The Keckley Report. Hear these two experts discuss Big Tech's role and President Biden's agenda, independent providers and health systems, and much more as we analyze the past, present, and future of healthcare.

Researchers estimate the total "physician enablement" market opportunity currently stands at $1.9 trillion and may hit $3.5 trillion by 2030. But what exactly is physician enablement? We discuss and define the term and sector with Privia Health CEO Shawn Morris and Chief Clinical Officer Keith Fernandez, MD. We explore strategies and tools to nurture the doctor-patient relationship, elevate the clinical voice, advance value-based care, and much more! 

How can a virtual scribe service help improve patient satisfaction and engagement, increase practice revenue, streamline provider workflows, and reduce administrative burden? In this episode, we discuss these important questions and many more with Anna Graziano, Director of Privia+, and Thomas Maslen, MD, an internal medicine physician in Maryland. 

Our guest is Paul Shenenberger, Senior Vice President of IT Operations and Chief Information Security Officer at Privia Health. We'll explore ways for smaller or independent practices to safeguard patients' sensitive health data, analyze the impact of telehealth and working from home on cybersecurity measures, examine the promise — and the potential problems — of trends in cybersecurity and compliance, and much more.

The American Medical Association's E/M revisions are designed to reduce administrative burden, elevate the patient-provider relationship, and make coding and documentation simpler and more flexible. Here to discuss these changes is Amy Waller, Vice President, HIM and Coding Integrity at Privia Health. 

In this episode, we're looking back on 2020 and ahead to 2021. Our guest is Shawn Morris, CEO of Privia Health. We explore the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth's strengths and limitations, strategies to curb physician burnout, and much, much more.

While the COVID-19 pandemic was healthcare's top story for 2020, the industry also saw tremendous progress with value-based care. Our guests are Privia Health's Mark Foulke, Executive Vice President, Transformational Value-Based Care, and Rick Foerster, Senior Vice President of Value-Based Operations. We discuss trends in commercial and federal value-based programs, partnerships for independent practices, the rise of telehealth, and much more!

In this episode of The Break Room, we're examining Medicare Advantage from both the clinical and administrative sides to better understand what independent practices need to thrive in these innovative, rewarding plans. Our guests are Raymond W. Blair, Jr., MD, and Amy Atkins, Regional Vice President, Value-Based Initiatives, Privia Health. We discuss value-based care, social determinants of health, and much more! 

As we shift to value-based care, referral management becomes increasingly important as a way to ensure patients continue to receive highest-quality care but at a lower cost, meeting patients' needs while saving the healthcare system. To discuss this important topic, our guests today are Corey Perdue, Senior Vice President of Network Development and Governance, and Chris Poe, Director of Network Development at Privia Health.

IN EPISODE TWENTY-SEVEN of The Break Room, we talk with two pediatricians — Drs. Monica Manocha and Damien Mitchell — about the specialty's unique issues, the role of pediatricians today, vaccines, value-based care, and much more! 

As health system consolidation continues, leaders are searching for innovative alternatives to gain a competitive advantage. To lend his insights and expertise on the topic, our guest today is Frank Letherby, CEO of Privia Medical Group — Florida. We discuss the challenges and opportunities health systems face when it comes to finding a partner, thriving in value-based care, improving the patient experience, and much more.

IN EPISODE TWENTY-FIVE of The Break Room, we discuss issues in women's healthcare, such as ways to optimize the patient experience for women, tools to offset the OB-GYN shortage, and the state of value-based care. Our guest is Melissa Montague, Vice President and General Manager, Privia Women's Health and Pediatrics. 

In this episode, we examine the challenges providers face in transitioning to value-based care and share tips to avoid common mistakes. Our guests are Rick Foerster, Senior Vice President of Value-Based Operations at Privia Health, and Sam Starbuck, Vice President of Privia Quality Network, a high-performance accountable care organization. 

We're in the midst of a data and technology revolution, yet healthcare — the place where this change could truly help people the most — lags behind the market. Clinical informatics seeks to close this gap and make life better for patients and providers. Nele Jessel, MD, is our guest and will discuss clinical informatics' power to elevate the "clinical voice" and improve EHRs. 

IN EPISODE TWENTY-TWO of The Break Room podcast, Privia Health CEO Shawn Morris discusses interoperability, healthcare waste, patient consumerism, and other trends that shaped 2019. We also look ahead at 2020 to forecast the "Next Big Things" in healthcare.

IN EPISODE TWENTY-ONE of The Break Room, Joseph DeVeau, MD, MHL, discusses his firsthand experiences with burnout, both as a doctor and a researcher. We discuss the individual and structural causes of burnout as well as technological tools and leadership strategies to combat this widespread, overlooked epidemic.   

IN EPISODE TWENTY of The Break Room, we discuss the data behind physician leadership and engagement with Jessica Sweeney-Platt, executive director of enterprise and strategic accounts at athenahealth. We'll investigate frameworks to promote provider engagement, examine the roles technological tools and the healthcare environment play, and talk about meaningful steps leadership can take to reduce physician burnout.     

IN EPISODE NINETEEN of The Break Room, we're examining Pathways to Success, the new shared savings program from CMS. Sam Starbuck, the associate vice president of Privia Quality Network, discusses the values behind Pathways to Success, ways the new model drives innovation and accountability, what providers can expect in the coming months, and much more.

IN EPISODE EIGHTEEN of The Break Room, we're celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month by talking with Dr. Douglas Ward of Dupont Circle Physicians Group on how providers can create an inclusive space and support the needs of LGBTQ+ patients.

IN EPISODE SEVENTEEN of The Break Room, Privia Health™ Executive Vice President of Transformational Value-Based Care, Mark Foulke, discusses how the transition from volume to value has evolved over the years and the importance of physician leadership in this process.

IN EPISODE SIXTEEN of The Break Room Privia's chief technology officer, Chris Voigt, talks about the digital transformation in healthcare and what providers need to know to build the right IT platform to meet the needs of their patients.

IN EPISODE FIFTEEN of The Break Room we close out the year with Privia's new CEO, Shawn Morris, who joins to discuss all things healthcare in 2018 and what providers need to know in 2019.

IN EPISODE FOURTEEN of The Break Room Dr. Elizabeth Flynn and Dr. Anita Flower from Manassas Pediatrics discuss the current state of healthcare, their hopes and hang-ups, and what they've learned from their patients over the years. Check out more stories at www.priviamedicalgroup.com/heart

IN EPISODE THIRTEEN of The Break Room we chat with Dr. Lisa Eckenwiler, associate professor at George Mason University, about “wearables” and what doctors should know about the ethics surrounding the rapid expansion of this unconventional technology in healthcare.

IN EPISODE TWELVE of The Break Room we're joined by Privia's Managing Director of Physician Recruitment here at Privia Health. Lisa walks us through her tips and suggestions for independent practices looking for the right provider for their business.

IN EPISODE ELEVEN of The Break Room we're celebrating National Women's Health Week! We're talking with Dr. Kay Stout, President of Virginia Women's Center about the importance of investing in women's health.

IN EPISODE TEN of The Break Room we're talking all things telehealth! Hear from Dr. Vaishali Geib and the Privia team on how telehealth is enhancing the relationship between patients and providers.

IN EPISODE NINE of The Break Room we are joined by Dr. James Harvey, Medicare Advantage Director at Texas Health Care to discuss the ins and outs of Medicare Advantage and what this program means for patients.

IN EPISODE EIGHT of The Break Room, we are joined by Doug Wenners, Interim CEO of Privia Health, and Dave Rothenberg, President of Privia Health to sift through the headlines and focus on what we've actually learned this year and what we need to know for 2018.

In EPISODE SEVEN of The Break Room, we are joined by Teri Culp, Senior Manager of Customer Experience and Steven Piccione, Manager of Digital Marketing to discuss how your practice can manage your online reputation and create A+ customer service for your patients. Bonus Content: Download our new whitepaper on reducing patient no-shows! Are you frustrated by patient no-shows? Wasted time is the last thing needed for a busy practice and patient no-shows can be a hard and frustrating problem to tackle. We understand this so we've done the research for you. Download our whitepaper on how independent practices can reduce their no-show rates at go.priviahealth.com/whitepaper!

IN EPISODE SIX, of The Break Room we are joined by Dr. Mark Cone and Dr. Scott Bohlke as we discuss the impacts of recent hurricanes and how independent practices can create their own natural disaster preparedness plan.

IN EPISODE FIVE of The Break Room, we discuss the role physicians can play in lowering the costs of healthcare. Mounting medical costs have been increasingly burdensome for many American families and in this episode we talk with Rick Foerster, Vice President of Population Health at Privia on how doctors can play an active role in lowering their patients' costs. Music provided by Lee Rosevere Bonus Content: Privia Medical Group has a new look! We have enhanced our site to make it easier for doctors to learn more about our mission of changing healthcare to what it ought to be. Please check out this new look at priviamedicalgroup.com!

IN EPISODE FOUR of The Break Room, we discuss the role physicians can play in lowering the costs of healthcare. Mounting medical costs have been increasingly burdensome for many American families and in this episode we talk with Dr. Winston Liaw of Fairfax Family Practice Centers on the importance of social determinants of health and how health and wealth correlate.  Music provided by Lee Rosevere Bonus Content: Privia Medical Group has a new look! We have enhanced our site to make it easier for doctors to learn more about our mission of changing healthcare to what it ought to be. Please check out this new look at priviamedicalgroup.com!

IN EPISODE THREE of The Break Room, we discuss physician burnout as they face mounting administrative responsibilities. We are joined by Senior Physician Executive, Dr. Keith Fernandez, as he reflects on the challenges he faced as a physician and how he's working with doctors in fight against burnout. Music provided by Lee Rosevere BONUS CONTENT: Check out Dr. Fernandez's new blog post, “Doctors Make Lousy Secretaries! How Clerical Work is Ruining Our Profession”, to read more about physician burnout.

IN EPISODE TWO of The Break Room, we are joined by Privia's National Practice Leader, Scott Disch, who will discuss what we can expect from healthcare in 2017. From insurance exchanges to MACRA we discuss what you need to know to stay nimble in an uncertain healthcare market. Music provided by Lee Rosevere BONUS CONTENT: Download our resource, “Expectations for Healthcare in 2017” to learn more about how the healthcare landscape is changing for physicians into one geared towards risk. Here's what you can expect in 2017. Click here to download

IN EPISODE ONE of The Break Room, we learn how to mobilize the front office staff of your practice to create a high performance practice. Maureen Clancy, Privia's Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management, walks listeners through how to take advantage of the three stages of the office visit; the pre-visit, the visit, and the post visit; to ensure that patients' time is used appropriately and physicians receive payments and reimbursements in a timely manner. Resource Included: Tips on training an A+ front office staff to increase patient experience and practice revenue. Download by going to: http://go.priviahealth.com/Episode1Content.