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, valuation, 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 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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