About this episode

Kevin Baker discusses the challenges and landscape of the U.S. emergency department sector.

“Our big mantra is: ‘Medicine is local,’ ” says Kevin Baker , who partners with emergency medicine groups across the United States in his role as director of development at Emergency Care Partners. In this conversation with McGuireWoods partner and host Geoff Cockrell , Kevin lays out the landscape of the U.S. emergency department sector, where about a third of hospitals now in-source their physicians. He unpacks the major headwinds facing emergency department operators: patient boarding, NSA fallout, declining reimbursement and EMTALA’s built-in bad debt burden. Tune in to hear what he describes as the biggest competition Emergency Care Partners faced — it may surprise you. Connect and Learn More ☑️ Kevin Baker | LinkedIn ☑️ Emergency Care Partners | LinkedIn ☑️ Geoff Cockrell | LinkedIn ☑️ McGuireWoods | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | X ☑️ Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music This podcast was recorded and is being made available by McGuireWoods for informational purposes only. By accessing this podcast, you acknowledge that McGuireWoods makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the information featured in the podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Cockrell

Guest: Kevin Baker

Topics covered

• emergency medicine
• healthcare partnerships
• hospital operations
• reimbursement challenges
• patient care

Keywords

• emergency departments
• healthcare
• patient boarding
• reimbursement
• EMTALA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emergency Care Partners, McGuireWoods

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