The JTaylor Healthcare Podcast

About the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast

Since 2021, the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast has explored industry trends, current events, and strategy insights on topics that directly influence our daily work and the clients we serve. With extensive healthcare experience in consulting, hospital management, strategic planning, and M&A transaction support, our podcast hosts Kyle Kirkpatrick and Herd Midkiff bring a wealth of knowledge to each episode.

As we embark on the fourth season of the podcast series, we extend a warm invitation for you to join us and actively engage with Kyle and Herd and guests as they delve into the hottest topics in healthcare. From operations to valuations, and every topic in between, each episode aims to unravel the complex dynamics of the healthcare industry.

Season 4: Episode 3 - Ambulatory Surgery Centers with Traci Albers

Season 4: Episode 3 - Ambulatory Surgery Centers with Traci Albers

Traci Albers, CEO of Surgical Management Partners joins the team to discuss all things related to managing Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). Whether it’s revenue cycle management, de novo facility development, operational improvements, or financial consulting work, Traci has seen it all when it comes to improving ASCs. Join Kyle, Herd, and Senior Manager Connor Wanhanen as the team delivers valuable insights into the ASC landscape and how patients, hospital systems, physician groups and investors all contribute to the space.

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Season 4: Episode 2 - Site Neutrality

Season 4: Episode 2 - Site Neutrality

In the latest installment of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast, our team discusses the current impact of Site Neutrality in healthcare reimbursement and other related bipartisan legislative proposals to reimburse services at the same rate regardless of the site of service.

Tune in as Herd explains the outlook for MedPAC’s site neutrality proposal and other bills currently circulating through congress. Matt Reisen and Jon McLeod, JTaylor’s site neutrality experts provide additional commentary on strategic risk assessments every health system should be undergoing to quantify how site neutral payments could affect reimbursement and revenue streams. Take an in-depth look with the team as they explain how site neutral payments may lead to financial stress and strategies to mitigate the downside risk and capitalize on opportunities these proposals will produce.

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Season 4: Episode 1 - Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Season 4: Episode 1 - Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Kyle and the team begin season four by taking an in depth look into how artificial intelligence (AI) has recently gained traction across industries and the role AI plays in the healthcare industry.

Kyle delves into this topic alongside Andrew Pluff, Jon McLeod, and Walker Reese, to provide background on the history of AI, the current applications, and how AI can serve as an alternative approach to solving many healthcare inefficiencies. Listen in as the JTaylor team discusses this emerging topic within healthcare in the first episode of what will be a recurring podcast theme throughout the year.

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Season 3: Episode 7 - Implications of Retailers Entering Healthcare

Season 3: Episode 7 - Implications of Retailers Entering Healthcare

In this episode, Kyle and Herd are joined by special guests Mark Billings and Stephen Kretschmar of CFGI, an established industry leader offering financial consulting and corporate finance resources. Join the team as they discuss trends in the Healthcare sector, most notably, the emergence of retail giants into the healthcare space and its implications on provider and deal dynamics. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, investor, or a solo practitioner, this latest episode is a must-hear conversation to understand the ongoing changes in the healthcare landscape.

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Season 3: Episode 6, Part 4 - Hospital Margins Uncovered: Margin Differences by Type and Geography

Season 3: Episode 6, Part 4 - Hospital Margins Uncovered: Margin Differences by Type and Geography

As discussed in Parts 1 – 3, hospitals and health systems face increasing pressures on maintaining positive operating profit margins and hospital administrators face numerous strategic options in addressing these pressures. Will consolidation or expansion of services and strategic partnerships be the best solution to strengthening margins? How does hospital type and location play into these options?

Join Kyle and Herd for the final episode of the four-part ‘Hospital Margins Uncovered’ series where they sit down with Dr. John Buck, MD, to discuss ongoing margin challenges for hospitals and how these challenges vary depending on geography and type of hospital. The team leverages statistics and brings ongoing knowledge from deals to discuss the pressures on hospital profit margins how the industry is addressing these pressures.

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Season 3: Episode 6, Part 3: Hospital Margins Uncovered: Care Transformation

Season 3: Episode 6, Part 3: Hospital Margins Uncovered: Care Transformation

What are some innovative strategies and approaches healthcare organizations can implement to address declining profit margins, and how can these strategies both enhance patient experience and outcomes while optimizing financial performance?

In this episode, Kyle is joined by special guests Caleb Rooker and Andrew Pluff from the JTaylor Strategy and Operations Team to discuss strategic approaches to combat depleting hospital profit margins. The team discusses creative ways to increase throughput, developing innovative and new revenue streams, and internal analytics and benchmarks every hospital’s leadership should consider that not only improve patient experience and outcomes, but also maximize financial performance.

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Season 3: Episode 6, Part 2 - Hospital Margins Uncovered: Expenses

Season 3: Episode 6, Part 2 - Hospital Margins Uncovered: Expenses

You do not want to miss part 2 of our multipart podcast series “Hospital Margins Uncovered”.

Join Herd and Kyle, along with special guest Arielle Schmeck, as they navigate the financial complexities of the healthcare industry and offer you a unique perspective on how these expenses impact a hospital’s bottom line. Listeners will learn about the implications of rising costs on healthcare delivery and gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges that hospitals face and the shifts in operating expense patterns.

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Season 3: Episode 6, Part 1 - Hospital Margins Uncovered - Revenue Drivers

Season 3: Episode 6, Part 1 - Hospital Margins Uncovered - Revenue Drivers

Welcome to the multi-part series “Hospital Margins Uncovered“ with your hosts, Kyle, and Herd. Over the next four podcasts, Kyle and Herd will be joined by special guests to take an in-depth look into the variables that drive hospital profit margins and explore the forces that are affecting hospital revenue and expenses.

Our four-part series will consist of:
⁠Part 1: Revenue Drivers
Part 2: Expenses
Part 3: Care Transformation
Part 4: Differences by Type and Geography

The series analyzes all facets of hospital margins drivers and trends; looking at different challenges faced by rural and urban hospitals and exploring the differences between not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals.

Whether you're a healthcare professional, a concerned community member, or just curious about the economics of healthcare, “Hospital Margins Uncovered” is your trusted guide to understanding the financial heartbeat of our hospitals.

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Season 3: Episode 5 - The Healthcare Revenue Puzzle

Season 3: Episode 5 - The Healthcare Revenue Puzzle

Step into the world where healthcare meets finance with JTaylor as your guide in this month's new podcast! Join Herd Midkiff and Kyle Kirkpatrick, along with special guests Anna Brewer and Connor Wanhanen as they dive deep into the intricate realm of revenue analytics and valuations within the healthcare industry. Understand why JTaylor is brought in and may be needed for your organization to help provide clarity to the complex world of healthcare revenue. Get ready to decode the dollars and gain a sense behind a healthy bottom line in Season 3 Episode 5 of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast!

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Season 3: Episode 4 - The JTaylor Valuation Approach

Season 3: Episode 4 - The JTaylor Valuation Approach

On this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast Herd and Kyle are joined by JTaylor’s own Senior Manager Matt Riesen. This episode offers an insightful exploration into the dynamic realm of healthcare valuations. Herd, Kyle, and Matt dive into the complex landscape of valuation methodologies, trends, and factors influencing the current state of healthcare industries. This podcast should be considered essential listening for healthcare professionals as the JTaylor team unpacks the critical connection between valuations and informed decision-making. Whether you're a medical practitioner, administrator, or investor, this podcast will give you vital information regarding the intricacies of healthcare valuation and their impact on transactions.

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Season 3: Episode 3 - The “Amazonification” of Healthcare

Season 3: Episode 3 - The “Amazonification” of Healthcare

As the lines between payer, provider continue blur in healthcare, new players are starting to emerge. Amazon, who has upended multiple industries in its 30-year history, has set its sights on healthcare with its recent acquisition of One Medical. This acquisition is a part of a broader shift towards a new era of retail health. How do healthcare providers, administrators, and investors, position themselves to stay ahead of this ever-changing environment? Join Kyle, Herd and special guest Andrew Pluff, an Associate at JTaylor and member of Gen Z, as they dive into these current trends and events and how they may change the delivery of healthcare and expectations of patients.

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Season 3: Episode 2 - Physician Compensation and the value of a Medical Degree

Season 3: Episode 2 - Physician Compensation and the value of a Medical Degree

America is experiencing a physician shortage, and it’s only expected to get worse. Data published in 2020 by the Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that the U.S. could see a shortage of 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, with rural regions seeing significantly more severe staffing issues than suburban or urban regions. In this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast, Kyle and Herd delve deeper into the state of healthcare with Haley Adams, Principal at JTaylor, a 15-year healthcare veteran and head of the Physician Compensation service line. Haley began her career at JTaylor as an Analyst and has risen to one of the senior-most positions within our consulting division, while also creating a niche for herself in the field of Physician Compensation.

Delve deeper into the trends of the now and future of medicine, work-life balance generational changes, and if it's even worth it to be a doctor anymore.

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Season 3: Episode 1 - Running a Hospital in Boomtown

Season 3: Episode 1 - Running a Hospital in Boomtown

In this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast, Kyle and Herd explore the career path that shaped Russell Meyers into his role and who he is today. The episode will navigate through stories of success and how Russell overcame barriers that his community faced. A leader of a West Texas hospital and care provider, Russell M

Celebrating a lifelong career, Russell Meyers reflects on his path to becoming a leader in the healthcare industry. Russell started out as a young executive in the Texas Medical Center, quickly became an integral part of the Columbia/HCA merger and held several chief executive roles up and down the Gulf Coast. Inspired to go back to his roots, where the community’s health is the priority, Russell joined Midland Memorial Hospital as President in November 2002. Over the past 20 years he has been running a hospital in the boomtown of Midland, Texas and has led Midland Memorial through all the challenges and changes that come with the boom / bust cycle of an oil patch town. With a recent focus on expanding access to behavioral health, Russell has been able to leave behind a positive impact on the lives of many, serving the Permian Basin community and its people.

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Season 2: Episode 5 - Hospital at Home

Season 2: Episode 5 - Hospital at Home

Many aspects of the United States look very different today than they did on March 1, 2020, and healthcare is no exception. The pandemic has caused a shift in how people view hospitals and has brought to new light the advantages of healing in the comfort of your own home - much like people did a century ago. But will the Hospital at Home really catch on or is it a passing piece of the history of healthcare? Herd and Kyle are joined by founding partner and member of the board of directors at Emerus Holdings, Inc : John Buck, MD to discuss the Hospital at Home delivery model. Dr. Buck is hospital founder and former CEO, U.S. Air Force Veteran, and board-certified emergency medicine provider. Together, the group will explore the past and present of the Hospital at Home model and will discuss what the future of this unique medicine delivery model may hold.

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Season 2: Episode 4 - Trends in Healthcare Now

Season 2: Episode 4 - Trends in Healthcare Now

2022 has been an eventful year for the healthcare space. From companies like CVS acquiring more and more of the continuum of care; to corporate giants like Amazon acquiring the primary care organization One Medical, the industry is seeing unprecedented M&A activity, with few signs of slowing down, despite overall economic uncertainty. In this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare podcast, Kyle and Herd welcome a very special guest, Blake Madden, to discuss the current healthcare market, the trends it is seeing, and what the future of consolidation might look like. Blake is a former healthcare consultant and current author of the health care business newsletter, “Hospitalogy. With the newsletter, Blake reaches over 6,000 healthcare insiders each week providing in depth analysis and deep insights into the business of healthcare. Please join Kyle, Herd, and Blake in this lively discussion.

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Season 2: Episode 3 - On the Edge of the Medicare Cliff

Season 2: Episode 3 - On the Edge of the Medicare Cliff

Medicare faces a “fiscal cliff” as the Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund is currently projected to run out of money in 2028. In a country with an aging population and a decreasing number of workers to support the Medicare insurance program for seniors, the fiscal cliff is a concern for current and future Medicare patients and the providers who serve them. In this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast, Kyle and Herd welcome fellow JTaylor Partner and Director of Quality and Research, Courtney McKay, to discuss the recently released Medicare Trustees Report that outlines the future fiscal challenges of the Medicare program. Kyle, Courtney, and Herd talk about these challenges, their potential impact on healthcare providers and dealmakers, and possible actions that congress and leadership in Washington may take in the future to keep Medicare from falling off the cliff.

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Season 2: Episode 2 - Rural healthcare in the United States

Season 2: Episode 2 - Rural healthcare in the United States

From payer mix and funding challenges to physician and nurse recruitment, rural hospitals are faced with financial and clinical pressures every day. COVID has added an additional layer of complexity as many people have moved from cities to smaller rural areas and they bring with the health care needs and expectations for care.

In this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast, Kyle and Herd welcome Eide Bailly Partner-in-Charge of Critical Access Hospitals: Ralph Llewellyn. Ralph is a subject matter expert in rural and critical access healthcare. Ralph, Kyle, and Herd will discuss the past, the present, and the future of rural health, a topic that is often overlooked in the vast and changing healthcare space.

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Season 2: Episode 1 - The Great Resignation’s Pinch on Healthcare

Season 2: Episode 1 - The Great Resignation’s Pinch on Healthcare

With staffing challenges, small reimbursement increases (if any), and rising costs, healthcare providers face many challenges to their bottom line… at some point, something will have to give.

In this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast, Kyle and Herd welcome back JTaylor Partner Anna Brewer to the podcast to discuss some looming issues for providers, cover a rapidly changing dynamic framework that healthcare has not seen in some time, and dive into how these issues may impact provider operations, valuations, and health care transactions.

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Season 1: Episode 8 - Moving Forward By Looking Back

Season 1: Episode 8 - Moving Forward By Looking Back

2021 was quite the year (to put it very mildly) and 2022 has had an equally interesting start as well.

In the first episode of the JTaylor Healthcare podcast for 2022, Kyle and Herd reflect back on what was 2021 and dive into areas of healthcare that the nation is focusing on for 2022. Areas such as the healthcare M&A rally, the more pressured push for price transparency, care delivery innovation, and others are reflected upon in order to move forward in 2022 by looking back in this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast.

Congressional Budget Office Article: The Prices That Commercial
Health Insurers and Medicare Pay for Hospitals’ and Physicians’ Services ⁠Link:
https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2022-01/57422-medical-prices.pdf

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Season 1: Episode 7 - An Interview with Joe Taylor

Season 1: Episode 7 - An Interview with Joe Taylor

In the 2021 season finale of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast, Herd and Kyle sit down for a close conversation with JTaylor co-founder and chairman-board of managers, Joe Taylor where he shares how it all started, lessons learned, and reflects on where the firm is going in the future.

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Season 1: Episode 6 - Private Equity in Healthcare

Season 1: Episode 6 - Private Equity in Healthcare

Private equity in healthcare has exploded, and investors looking to get into the healthcare PE action face several challenges to get to expected returns. In this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast, Arielle Schmeck, CPA/ABV, CM&AA joins Kyle and Herd to discuss the impact of healthcare PE, changes in investor approach, and the rise in scrutiny. Arielle also shares insights from her article, "Private Equity and Health Care Investments: How Has COVID-19 Impacted Deal Flow?" which covers the healthcare PE deal flow funnel as a result of the pandemic, access to cheap debt, and excess "dry powder".

Private Equity and Health Care Investments: How Has COVID-19 Impacted Deal Flow?
https://www.jtaylor.com/news/private-equity-and-health-care-investments-how-has-covid-19-impacted-deal-flow

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Season 1: Episode 5 - Assessing Impact of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Season 1: Episode 5 - Assessing Impact of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

In this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast, Kyle and Herd welcome Anna Brewer, Keith Duggar, and Alyssa James to the podcast to discuss recent changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedules and Stark Law that will affect physician compensation across the nation.

Hall Render Website- https://www.hallrender.com/

Hall Render Webinar Recording- Simple, But Not Easy: Assessing Impact of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Stark Law Changes- https://hall-render.wistia.com/medias/c7mj2l9meo

2021 Physician Fee Schedule Impact On Physician Practices: JTaylor 4 Part Series-

Part 1- https://www.jtaylor.com/news/2021-physician-fee-schedule-impact-on-physician-practices-part-1-what-is-the-problem

Part 2- https://www.jtaylor.com/news/2021-physician-fee-schedule-impact-on-physician-practices-part-2-the-winners

Part 3- https://www.jtaylor.com/news/2021-physician-fee-schedule-impact-on-physician-practices-part-3-surgical-specialties

Part 4- https://www.jtaylor.com/news/2021-physician-fee-schedule-impact-on-physician-practices-part-4-hospital-based-specialties

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Season 1: Episode 4 - Healthcare Due Diligence

Season 1: Episode 4 - Healthcare Due Diligence

Due diligence can make or break the success of a healthcare deal. In this episode of the JTaylor Healthcare podcast, Kyle and Herd share their experiences navigating this important and complex area of business in a light-hearted conversation while also playing a little bit of their own consulting buzzword bingo along the way.

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Season 1: Episode 3 - Pricing Transparency

Season 1: Episode 3 - Pricing Transparency

Continuing from the Healthcare Megatrends episode, Herd & Kyle dive deeper into the escalating cost of healthcare and what the U.S. is doing through Pricing Transparency by taking take us through the origins, its impact, and the hopes & dreams for it in the future

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Season 1: Episode 2 - The Behavioral Health Episode

Season 1: Episode 2 - The Behavioral Health Episode

Kyle and Herd tackle the very “simple” topic of Behavioral Health in the United States, from current needs to gaps in care, and their observations on this important and critical piece of healthcare for the country.

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Season 1: Episode 1 - Megatrends

Season 1: Episode 1 - Megatrends

In the first episode of the JTaylor Healthcare Podcast, Kyle and Herd sit down to share the megatrends they've seen affect the national healthcare business landscape.

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