Recent Blog Articles
Student Spotlight: Anthony Chu
Anthony Chu is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and he is expected to graduate Dec. 2026.
Student Spotlight: Dena Aljabari
Dena Aljabari is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Analytics and she is expected to graduate May 2025.
Student Spotlight: Nnamdi Edeoga
Nnamdi Edeoga is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management and is expected to graduate in May 2025.
5 Reasons to Study Risk Management and Cyber Security at UT Dallas
An understanding of risk management and cybersecurity can help individuals create resilient businesses that can stand the test of potential threats.
Student Spotlight: Madison Hill
Madison Hill is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management and a Bachelor of Science in Finance double-major and she is expected to graduate May 2026.
Recent Podcasts
Episode 124: The State of AI in Revenue-Cycle Management for Healthcare
In this episode, David Dawson, senior vice president of Conifer Health Solutions, joins host Dan Karnuta to discuss the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare-related revenue cycle management. They discuss what RCM is, the issues that have caused inefficiencies in the RCM process and how AI is a promising solution for solving them.
Karnuta is director of the Professional Program in Healthcare Management at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Dec. 12, 2024
Episode 123: Medicare Advantage: The Collision of Medicare and Managed Care
In episode 123 of The Business of Healthcare Podcast, attorneys-at-law Lawrence Laddaga and Dale Turner of the law firm Laddaga-Garrett, P.A, join host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about Medicare Advantage plans in Medicare. They discuss its history, its problems and its future.
Laddaga is Attorney At Law-Founder-President; and Turner is an associate attorney at Laddaga-Garrett, P.A., a law firm that provides legal services for the healthcare industry.
Karnuta is director of the Professional Program in Healthcare Management at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Nov. 26, 2024
Episode 122: Medical-Legal Partnerships
In episode 122 of The Business of Healthcare Podcast, Dr. Quinton Nottingham with Virginia Tech University joins host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about medical-legal partnerships. Their discussion explores what MLPs are, their operational frameworks and the ways these patient-centered partnerships can address social determinants of health to improve health outcomes.
Nottingham is head of the Business Information Technology Department within the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.
Karnuta is director of the Professional Program in Healthcare Management at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
.Oct. 28, 2024
Episode 121: Physicians with Business Acumen
In this episode, host Dan Karnuta and guest Dr. Britt Berrett focus on the need for physicians to have business acumen in an increasingly complex U.S. healthcare system. Berrett, co-founder and first host of The Business of Healthcare Podcast and current managing director and teaching professor of the Healthcare Industry Collaborative at Brigham Young University, shares his insights on the evolution of healthcare after the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing corporatization of the industry. Berrett points out that healthcare is no longer just a clinical profession. It now requires strong business acumen to understand revenue cycles, private equity involvement, and new technologies like telemedicine and artificial intelligence.
Karnuta is director of the Professional Program in Healthcare Management at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Sept. 25, 2024
Episode 120: The Challenges in Transitioning to Value-Based Pricing in Healthcare
Dr. Rita Numerof, who appeared as a guest on Episode 27 of The Business of Healthcare Podcast, returns to discuss with host Dan Karnuta why it remains so difficult for value-based pricing to catch on in the healthcare industry.
Numerof is an author, president and co-founder of healthcare consulting firm Numerof & Associates and a columnist at Forbes.
Karnuta is director of the Professional Program in Healthcare Management at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Links discussed on the episode:
“Why Accountable Care Organizations Won’t Deliver Better Healthcare — and Market Innovation Will” (Heritage Foundation’s Healthcare Reform Report)
Aug. 29, 2024
Jindal School Shines at INFORMS Annual Meeting: Faculty Members, Alumnus and Student Win Awards
Jimmie Markham | November 22, 2024
At its annual meeting in Seattle Oct. 20-23, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) presented this year’s Community Awards, several of which went to faculty members, a student and an alumnus from the Naveen Jindal School of Management. Dr. Varghese Jacob, Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair and vice dean at the Jindal […]