Empowering Communities Through Purposeful Stewardship | Nick Fricano, Healthfuse

In this episode, we welcome Nick Fricano, founder and CEO of Healthfuse, to explore practical ways organizations can enhance vendor stewardship to protect financial stability, support compassionate patient experiences and reinforce long-term community investment. With more than 25 years of experience in revenue cycle leadership, Nick brings a mission-centered perspective to strengthening vendor partnerships and enabling whole-person care. 

 

Nick and host Tim Reiner discuss why effective vendor oversight requires intentional governance rather than ad hoc contracting, how measuring process health can strengthen outcomes and which operational levers can drive meaningful financial and service improvements. 

 

Connect on LinkedIn: @Healthfuse and @Nick Fricano 

 

If you have comments, questions or just want to say hi, please get in touch with us at RevCyclePodcast@AdventHealth.com. Our host, Tim Reiner, is senior vice president of revenue management for AdventHealth. He leads systemwide efforts to create a more seamless, transparent and compassionate experience for every patient who interacts with our revenue cycle functions. With more than 20 years of experience, Tim is dedicated to reimagining how innovation, automation and human connection work together to support the financial aspects of whole-person care beyond the bedside.  

 

Revenue Cycle: Above the Bottom Line — the podcast where we dive deep into the challenges, strategies and innovations shaping the future of health care revenue cycle management. Throughout each episode, we sit down with leaders and industry experts to offer thought-provoking conversations, actionable career advice and discussions about the latest trends you need to know. Be sure to subscribe and join us as we unpack the future of revenue cycle — one conversation at a time.  

 

Executive Producer: Theortra Jones  

Producer(s): Ydalmis DiGiorgio, Alaina Davis 

Production Editor(s): Ydalmis DiGiorgio, Alaina Davis  

Studio Production: AdventHealth Studio Seven, Dave Sirak, Robert Page 

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