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Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena

Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena

By: Jill Arena
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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.© 2023 Medical Money Matters with Jill Arena Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease
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  • Episode 158: Before You Cut Costs, Fix This: The 5 Biggest Revenue Leaks in Medical Practices
    Nov 25 2025

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    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: most practices aren’t bleeding cash from one major hole. They’re leaking it quietly, invisibly, in ways that seem small until they snowball. A missed code here. A denied claim that never got appealed. A payer contract that hasn’t been touched in five years. And the result? Margins shrink. Stress rises. And groups that should be financially strong start treading water. There’s no hemorrhage. Instead, it’s death by a thousand paper cuts.

    The good news is that these problems are almost always fixable. But first, you have to see them. So today, we’re going to walk through five of the most common ways medical groups lose money unnecessarily—and, just as importantly, what you can do about each one.

    If you recognize yourself in any of these, know this: you’re not alone. These are common, especially in busy practices where the day-to-day crises take priority. But the practices that tighten these up are the ones that thrive—no matter what the market throws at them.

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    Visit Jill’s company, Health e Practices’ website: https://healtheps.com/
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    Want more formal learning? Check out Jill's newly released course: Physician's Edge: Mastering Business & Finance in Your Medical Practice. 32.5 hours of online, on-demand CME-accredited training tailored just for busy physicians. Find it here: https://healtheps.com/physicians-edge-mastering-business-finance-in-your-medical-practice/


    Purchase your copy of Jill’s book here: Physician Heal Thy Financial Self
    Join our Medical Money Matters Facebook Group here:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/3834886643404507/
    Original Musical Score by: Craig Addy at
    https://www.underthepiano.ca/ Visit Craig’s website to book your Once in a Lifetime music experience
    Podcast coaching and development by: Jennifer Furlong, CEO, Communication Twenty-Four Seven
    https://www.communicationtwentyfourseven.com/


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    18 mins
  • Episode 157: Celebrating Season 4: 10,000 Downloads, 1,000 Cities & Our Gratitude to You
    Nov 18 2025

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    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 year of episodes. Honestly, that number still stuns me a little. When we launched this podcast, our goal was simple: to help physicians and practice leaders navigate the business of medicine without losing sight of why they went into medicine in the first place.

    We wanted to demystify the money side. To have honest, clear conversations about things like revenue cycle, financial strategy, payer policies, and practice independence. We believed then—and we still do now—that when doctors understand the financial side of their practice, they’re better equipped to lead, grow, and stay independent.

    And we’re just getting started.

    Please Follow or Subscribe to get new episodes delivered to you as soon as they drop!
    Visit Jill’s company, Health e Practices’ website: https://healtheps.com/
    Subscribe to our newsletter, Health e Connections: http://21978609.hs-sites.com/newletter-subscriber
    Want more formal learning? Check out Jill's newly released course: Physician's Edge: Mastering Business & Finance in Your Medical Practice. 32.5 hours of online, on-demand CME-accredited training tailored just for busy physicians. Find it here: https://healtheps.com/physicians-edge-mastering-business-finance-in-your-medical-practice/


    Purchase your copy of Jill’s book here: Physician Heal Thy Financial Self
    Join our Medical Money Matters Facebook Group here:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/3834886643404507/
    Original Musical Score by: Craig Addy at
    https://www.underthepiano.ca/ Visit Craig’s website to book your Once in a Lifetime music experience
    Podcast coaching and development by: Jennifer Furlong, CEO, Communication Twenty-Four Seven
    https://www.communicationtwentyfourseven.com/


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    13 mins
  • Episode 156: Who’s Really in Charge of Your Money In? (Hint: It’s Not Who You Think)
    Nov 11 2025

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    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 the country, the CFO—the Chief Financial Officer—is responsible for the organization’s entire financial picture… except when it comes to revenue cycle. That part? That’s usually considered operations. Or billing. Or someone else’s responsibility.

    The problem is, revenue cycle represents money in—the very top of the financial funnel. So if your CFO isn’t actively overseeing how revenue is earned, coded, billed, collected, and followed up on… then who is? And more importantly, what is it costing you?

    Today we’re going to explore the hidden—but very real—disconnect between Finance and Revenue Cycle in medical groups. We’ll talk about how this structural divide came to be, what it costs you in real dollars, and what you can do to fix it. If you’re a physician leader, an administrator, a CFO, or a board member, this episode is for you. Because it’s time to bridge the gap—and start treating revenue cycle as a core part of financial strategy.

    Please Follow or Subscribe to get new episodes delivered to you as soon as they drop!
    Visit Jill’s company, Health e Practices’ website: https://healtheps.com/
    Subscribe to our newsletter, Health e Connections: http://21978609.hs-sites.com/newletter-subscriber
    Want more formal learning? Check out Jill's newly released course: Physician's Edge: Mastering Business & Finance in Your Medical Practice. 32.5 hours of online, on-demand CME-accredited training tailored just for busy physicians. Find it here: https://healtheps.com/physicians-edge-mastering-business-finance-in-your-medical-practice/


    Purchase your copy of Jill’s book here: Physician Heal Thy Financial Self
    Join our Medical Money Matters Facebook Group here:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/3834886643404507/
    Original Musical Score by: Craig Addy at
    https://www.underthepiano.ca/ Visit Craig’s website to book your Once in a Lifetime music experience
    Podcast coaching and development by: Jennifer Furlong, CEO, Communication Twenty-Four Seven
    https://www.communicationtwentyfourseven.com/


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    17 mins
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