VGM Members Adapt, Navigate, and Pivot to Continue to Serve Patients During the PHE

Published in Member Communities on May 05, 2021

Ronda Buhrmester, Senior Director of Payer Relations at VGM, talks with two VGM members Stephanie Robinson, Chief Compliance Officer for Dynamic Healthcare Services and Shelia Roberson, Chief Compliance Officer for Great Elm Healthcare about how their organizations are navigating the public health emergency (PHE) by quickly adapting to change at the beginning of the PHE and now, continuing to be nimble while still providing their patients with outstanding service. 

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