Jonathan Wiik

Topics

Analytics

Automation

Denial management

Legislation updates

Patient access

Patients as payers/consumerism

Payer-provider collaboration

Price transparency

Revenue integrity

Social determinants of health

Staffing shortages/retention

Previous Experience

ABCCO

Beckers

CCAC

COHAM

HCBA

HcPRO

HFMA 15 Chapters including, Region 10, Region 11, Region 1, Region 5

HIMMS

NAHAM

NAHRI

Pennsylvania AHIMA

SOHL

ZOLL Summit

Jonathan Wiik has over 25 years of healthcare experience in acute care, health IT and insurance settings.

He started his career as a hospital transporter and served in clinical operations, patient access, billing, case management and many other roles at a large not-for-profit acute care hospital and prominent commercial payer before serving as Chief Revenue Officer.

In his current role as Vice President of Health Insights at FinThrive, he is responsible for leading healthcare data insights and research. Wiik works closely with the market and hospitals on industry best practices for revenue management. He is considered an expert in the industry for healthcare finance, legislation, revenue management and strategic transformation.

Wiik is an active advocate of legislative changes that evolve the healthcare industry. He’s the author of Healthcare Revolution: The Patient Is the New Payer, and Revenue Evolution: Helping Providers Get Paid in An Era of Uncertainty, which was released in early 2020. He frequently speaks as a thought leader at state and national events.

Wiik is the past President of Colorado HFMA, and previously served as a board member for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and Colorado Association of Healthcare Executives (CAHE). He holds a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine and holds two master’s degrees in healthcare administration and business.

He enjoys spending time outdoors with his family in Colorado with his wife and two very energetic red–headed boys. He’s also a certified whitewater rafting guide instructor and an avid traveler, and has had a six month stay in Antarctica and a visit to the South Pole.

Thought Leadership Webinar

Healthcare Revolution – The Patient is the New Payer

3 Ways Regional Health Systems Can Improve Community Health

If we were designing the healthcare system from scratch, Brook Ward says most of us would...

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Rethinking Revenue Cycle Management: The Case for a Unified Platform Approach

Healthcare CFOs have not had an easy year. The cost of care continues to climb while...

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Healthcare Revenue Management Insights: January 2023

New year, new data! While the numbers from the end of 2022 continue to show the same...

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FinThrive Monthly Insights: December 2022

The latest reports are showing the 10th straight month of negative margins, labor issues...

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FinThrive Monthly Insights: November 2022

2022 has been one of the worst financial years for hospitals and most US hospitals...

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FinThrive Monthly Insights: February 2023

It’s about time: hospitals finally posted a positive margin in December according to...

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Healthcare Revolution: The Patient is the New Payer

Into this cauldron of change and challenge comes Healthcare Revolution: The Patient Is the New Payer, which outlines how we've reached this low point, the current state of affairs, and the hopeful prognosis for the future.

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Healthcare Evolution: Helping Providers Get Paid in an Era of Uncertainty

As expenditures keep rising, all stakeholders-patient, provider, payer and employer-are trying to find new ways to provide access to affordable, effective healthcare in our country. Despite the chaos that exists in the market, Healthcare Evolution: Helping Providers Get Paid in an Era of Uncertainty offers effective strategies to help healthcare providers protect their earned revenue and empower frictionless, positive patient experiences.

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Healthcare Labor Report

The labor shortage in healthcare has radically impacted the industry. 20-30% of the healthcare workforce has left since 2020, and a recent McKinsey survey indicates 40% of the workforce is “somewhat likely” to leave their current healthcare job in the next three to six months. These disruptions are costing the industry billions.

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Healthcare Revolution – The Patient is the New Payer

Healthcare financing and delivery have changed significantly due to shifts in coverage, technology, payment patterns and U.S. healthcare policy. As costs rise, stakeholders are drifting out of alignment. More costs are being shifted to patients, disrupting providers’ usual approaches to revenue management. Hidden in this disruption is an opportunity and a call to action.

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Healthcare 2023 and Beyond: A Financial Outlook for Revenue Leaders

The healthcare industry is facing significant challenges — including declines in margins, decreasing patient volumes and strained payer relations. As the labor crisis exacerbates operational issues and inflation drives up the cost of supplies, hospitals must find new ways to manage revenue and focus on what matters most: the patient.

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Jonathan is a highly gifted individual in the healthcare space…and he has a unique understanding of the healthcare business and revenue cycle management. Jonathan’s prose is a please to both listen and read. I highly recommend this book.

Scott Becker, JD, CPA

Publisher, Becker’s Healthcare; Partner, McGuireWoods, LLP

We are grappling with how to best maximize revenue…for our share of the cost for healthcare services. Jonathan’s insight on patient and payer behavior is invaluable – his thought leadership certainly will help us through these challenging issues.

Jason Petrasich

Senior Vice President, Artificial Intelligence, Meduit

Jonathan’s smart, sincere, methodical approach…models the strategies he advocates. His wisdom has guided me and continues to shape my approach to many aspects of healthcare.

Kelly Clasen

Senior Director, Business Operations, Middle Park Medical Center

Four Simple Steps to Uncover Hidden Revenue

Your Guide to an Autonomous Revenue Cycle

Advance Health Equity Through Data

Vice President, Health Insights

From Transporter to Thought Leader

Jonathan Wiik has over 25 years of healthcare experience in acute care, health IT and insurance settings.

Healthcare Revolution – The Patient is the New Payer

3 Ways Regional Health Systems Can Improve Community Health

Rethinking Revenue Cycle Management: The Case for a Unified Platform Approach

Healthcare Revenue Management Insights: January 2023

FinThrive Monthly Insights: December 2022

FinThrive Monthly Insights: November 2022

FinThrive Monthly Insights: February 2023

Healthcare Revolution: The Patient is the New Payer

Healthcare Evolution: Helping Providers Get Paid in an Era of Uncertainty

Hospitals Need a Battle plan for End of Medicaid's Continuous Coverage

Payers Harnessing Data to Get Rready for Transparency in Coverage Requirements

Surviving the Labor Crisis: A New Approach to Strategic Revenue Management

Protect Revenue Across the Claim Lifecycle: 10 Steps to Enhancing Profitability

The Price of Broken Healthcare

HFMA Annual 2022 Brings Connection & Inspiration to Attendees

Rethinking Revenue Cycle Management: The Case for a Unified Platform Approach

Market Outlook, Payer Collaboration and RCM Excellence

Opportunities in Community Health with Brook Ward

What's ahead of 2023 with Jonathan Wiik

Becker's Health IT and Revenue Cycle Conference 2022

Healthcare Labor Report

Healthcare Revolution – The Patient is the New Payer

Healthcare 2023 and Beyond: A Financial Outlook for Revenue Leaders

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