Fareed Taghvaee – Earthquakes, EHRs, and the Complex World of Medical Billing in Primary Care

Scaling Practice Management by Talkie.ai

In this episode of Scaling Practice Management, host Jakub Grajcar sits down with Fareed Taghvaee, Senior Director of Partnerships at Elation Health, one of the leading EHR platforms for independent primary care providers. They talk about the challenges practice managers face around medical billing — and yes, they power through a literal earthquake mid-conversation.

From startup clinics struggling with credentialing to established practices buried in denials and rejections, Fareed shares practical advice and real empathy for healthcare professionals wearing multiple hats.

We covered:

🏥 How to build a KPI-driven practice from Day 1
🏥 Why days in AR and denial rates are your secret weapons
🏥 How no-response claims quietly kill your cash flow
🏥 AI’s role in reclaiming revenue
🏥 Diversifying your practice's revenue streams

Resources mentioned:

👤 Guest: Fareed Taghvaee
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fareedtaghvaee/

🏢 Companies & Tools
Elation Health: https://www.elationhealth.com/
Out of Pocket: https://outofpocket.health/
Health Tech Nerds: https://healthtechnerds.com/
Brendan Keeler's Health API Guy Substack: https://healthapiguy.substack.com/

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