MCG Podcast Radio Network

MCG & the CMS Final Rule on Medicare Advantage (2024)

MCG Associate Vice President and Managing Editor, William Rifkin, MD, FACP, and Managing Editor, Cheyenne Zychowski, RN, MSN, discuss the recently released 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule(CMS-4201-F)from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare (CMS). In addition, these experts in evidence-based guidelines also explain how MCG care guidelines can help support health plans, hospitals, and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) in the post-rule environment. This podcast was recorded on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Learn more about MCG: https://www.mcg.com/

InteropNow! Podcast Series: The Importance of Electronic Prior Authorization

MCG Associate VP of Technology & Interoperability, Rajesh Godavarthi, participated in HLTH and CHIME's InteropNow! Podcast (March 7, 2023). The discussion covered recent breakthroughs in electronic prior authorization, the standards being developed by the HL7® Da Vinci Project, and MCG's recent successes with automating prior auth decisions between payers and providers.

WEDI Podcast Series: The Collective Voice of Health IT | How AI is Making Healthcare Better

MCG Staff Data Scientist, Zack Kimble, discusses how artificial intelligence (or AI) is helping healthcare professionals enhance their productivity, reduce unnecessary costs, and improve workflow efficiency. This podcast was originally published by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)on September 5, 2022.

Partner Podcast | Palmetto GBA and MCG - eCBR Report Management

This is a partner podcast from Palmetto GBA, a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) serving Jurisdiction M, Part A, which covers Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In this episode of Palmetto's REWIND podcast, employees of Palmetto GBA and MCG Health discuss the importance of eCBRs (electronic billing reports) and how they can be used to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions and promote a safe and timely hospital discharge for patients.

WEDI Podcast Series: The Collective Voice of Health IT | The Prior Authorization Problem

November 15, 2021: MCG's Raj Godavarthi, Associate VP of Technology and Interoperability, and Marivie Lanter, Director Product Management, join the WEDI podcast series, "The Collective Voice of Health IT" to discuss (1) the pending CMS rule on prior authorization and HL7 FHIR mandates, (2) MCG's participation in the HL7 Da Vinci Project and (3) how MCG has developed assistive artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) solutions to facilitate the utilization review process, identify the appropriate level of care for patients, and support evidence-based decision-making.