The Break Room

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.