Healthcare consultants face challenges including managing client expectations and internal pressures like competition and staffing shortages, navigating complex client needs, and staying ahead of industry trends and regulations.

They must also address operational issues like legacy systems, data security, and workforce management, as well as the complex task of balancing financial goals with ethical patient care.

This week on the Edge Podcast, our host and NSCHBC member Terry Fletcher, will give our listeners, a few updates for your medical practices that came out of the 43-day government shutdown that ended on November 12th.

As you know as of October 1st, many services were stalled or expired without Congress in session including Telehealth, Hospital at home, and funding for many government services including $40 billion for rural health centers.

Many of those COVID ERA flexibilities that ended October 1st, and were restored 11/13, were only extended again through 1/30/2026. Join us for some quick insights.

When securing the patient’s share of cost for medical services, what is the minimum that should be done, and should this also be taught to back-office staff not just f/o or billing? How does the NSA impact financial agreements for patients? Who enforces these policies? and what if a 3rd party billing service is involved? All of these questions and answers are addressed today in this month’s episode of the Edge Podcast, with host Terry Fletcher and fellow NSCHBC member Laureen Murphy of MedCycle Solutions.