Episode Details

Editor’s note: This episode of the MGMA Insights podcast continues a series focused on COVID-19 and its effects on healthcare professionals and their patients. Keep up with the latest updates by visiting the MGMA COVID-19 Action Center at www.MGMA.com/covid. You can also connect with fellow members and healthcare peers at www.community.mgma.com. In this episode, we’re joined by Shane Lunsford, MBA, CCT, CST, administrative director; Valerie Krall, MA, LCMHC, director, behavioral medicine; and Allison McCarty, MSW, LCSW, behavioral health care manager – all with Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC, www.mahec.net) in Ashville, North Carolina. The COVID-19 crisis has forced the trio to navigate a quick transition to telehealth and to find new ways to manage the mental health of their patients, as well as their own. “As therapists, we’re not only trying to manage our own emotions around what is happening, but we’re holding the emotions of all of our clients right now that we care for a lot.” – Allison McCarty Thanks to nThrive for sponsoring this episode. For more information on how nThrive is helping organizations drill into their physician data and achieve substantial results, visit www.nThrive.com. MGMA Insights is presented by Decklan McGee, Rob Ketcham and Daniel Williams.

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Capella University helps healthcare professionals earn their MHA on their terms. Their FlexPath MHA program is designed for busy MGMA members who want to advance their leadership skills with a flexible, self‑paced format — often faster and more affordably — without putting their careers on hold. Questions? Visit capella.edu/MHA to learn more.