WE ARE EA HEALTH

WE ARE
EA HEALTH

Founded in San Diego in 1992, EA Health was created to address the challenges that hospital emergency departments face in maintaining participation in specialty call panels and emergency department staffing. Over the past three decades, we have expanded nationwide to provide call compensation solutions, revenue cycle management, and physician staffing services to multi-specialty medical groups, private practice physicians, emergency physicians, and telemedicine providers, all supported by our advanced health information technology infrastructure and systems.

As a 100% physician-owned and operated company, without any private equity or outside investment, our approach is truly 'For the Doctors, By the Doctors.'

At EA Health, we believe everyone should have access to high-quality healthcare. Expanding that access starts with fair and timely compensation of high-quality physicians. When they're paid fairly, they’re empowered to care for more patients. At EA Health, we’re improving healthcare by empowering physicians.

OUR VISION

A world where every patient receives the highest quality and timely medical care.

OUR MISSION

To optimize the delivery of healthcare through integrated solutions, expert insight, and advanced technology.

LEADERSHIP

EA Health’s leadership team is united by passion and purpose. Each member shares our vision of a world where hospitals are staffed with the highest quality physicians, and the physicians are fairly compensated for the lifesaving care they provide.

Arthur L. Gruen, MD

Chief Executive Officer

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Arthur L. Gruen, MD

Chief Executive Officer

As founder of EA Health, Arthur L. Gruen, MD is dedicated to providing physician staffing and call coverage payment solutions to hospitals and providers. Dr. Gruen is a graduate of Harvard University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and completed his clinical training in emergency medicine at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center.

Ahmad Ehrary

Director of Service Lines

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Ahmad Ehrary

Director of Service Lines

Ahmad Ehrary is a seasoned professional with over 10 years of experience in healthcare client services. He joined EA Health in 2014, and has steadily climbed the ranks, showcasing his expertise in various roles such as Client Services Coordinator, Business Intelligence Analyst, and Manager of Business Intelligence. Ahmad holds a Bachelor of Science degree from UC San Diego, and is Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certified.

Esther Johnson

Director of Revenue Cycle Management

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Esther Johnson

Director of Revenue Cycle Management

Esther Johnson joined EA Health in 2014 as the Director of Revenue Cycle Services. Ms. Johnson has 27 years’ experience in revenue cycle management, and over 20-years of healthcare leadership experience. Esther holds a Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Phoenix, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration.

William Bianchi, DO, MSc, FACEP

Medical Director, Emergency Physician Services

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William Bianchi, DO, MSc, FACEP

Medical Director, Emergency Physician Services

William Bianchi DO is Medical Director for Emergency Physician Services at EA Health. With a background in clinical research and military medicine, Dr Bianchi leads a diverse team of emergency clinicians who provide world class acute medical care. Dr Bianchi is a graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara, Georgetown University, and LECOM Bradenton. He completed his clinical training in emergency medicine at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.

Michelle Russo

Director of Finance

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Michelle Russo

Director of Finance

Michelle joined the EA Health team in 2012 as a staff accountant. She became the lead staff accountant after her first year with EA Health, was promoted to Assistant Controller in 2015, and then Controller in 2016. She now leads EA Health’s Finance Department, and is responsible for the company’s cash management, and monthly financial reporting, as well as the oversight of a team of staff accountants. Michelle attended the School of Business Administration at San Diego State University, where she earned her B.S. in Accounting in 2008.

David Goodman

Vice President of Human Resources

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David Goodman

Vice President of Human Resources

David Goodman is a Human Resources expert with 20 years of experience. He is results-focused, and works to deliver engagement, retention and motivation solutions that help harness the company’s most valuable assets, it’s people. David is dedicated to creating a robust corporate culture that promotes continuous business growth, and cultivates client loyalty by empowering, and motivating employees to realize their full potential, and bring their best to the job.

Ken Huff

Director of Informatics

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Ken Huff

Director of Informatics

With over 30 years of experience in Informatics, software development, and project management, Ken leads an outstanding team which prides itself on responsiveness and providing efficient and easy to use tools to help physicians and hospitals concentrate on doing their life saving work. Our team focuses on producing high quality software tools to optimize reimbursement and make sure physicians are fairly compensated for their critical work.

OUR CLIENTS

116

ON-CALL
CLIENTS

82

BILLING/SUPPORT
CLIENTS

56

TELEMEDICINE
CLIENTS

  • CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

    EA Health’s On Call program is paramount to our department and patients in the emergency room, providing access to the highest quality specialists who in turn take wonderful care of each and every one of our patients. Their model ensures that all our patients, regardless of insurance status, receive the same gold standard of care to ameliorate their acute condition and overall health outcomes.
    Gregory Apel, MD
    Chief Medical Officer, Sharp Coronado

  • CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

    EA Health has provided excellent service to Scripps Health for many years. As the physician advisor to Scripps Mercy Hospital’s EA program, I rely heavily on the extreme detail and accuracy of their data, the timeliness of their response to questions, and their personal involvement in helping to solve many of our physician back-up issues.
    Davis Cracroft, MD, FACEP
    Senior Director of Medical Affairs, Scripps Mercy Hospital

  • CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

    EA Health has given us a stable compensation platform for our medical staff responsible for emergency coverage across a wide variety of specialties. As a public hospital, our mission requires us to provide specialty coverage for our Emergency Department. EA Health is the tool that gives our physicians the assurance that we value their service.
    R. Stephen Taylor, MD, MBA
    Chief Medical Operations Officer, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

  • CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

    EA Health’s customer service for our providers and facility is the best in the business! Everyone we work with at EA Health values responsiveness, resolution, and supporting care providers at all levels. I know they do because their employees demonstrate it with quality and consistency across time.
    Debra Harris, MA, RHIA
    Director of Health Information Management, Salem Hospital

  • CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

    Partnering with EA Health has enabled us to continue to provide essential care to all patients while ensuring that we have the Emergency Department specialty physicians to meet their needs. Due in large part to programs like EA, we’re able to maintain strong partnerships with our physicians despite the many challenges of a volatile healthcare environment.
    Tim Hogan, FACHE
    Regional Hospital President, Meridian Health System

  • CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

    Having EA at our hospital enables our group to focus completely on patient care, knowing that we are fairly compensated for our time and effort. Equally important is the panel of on-call specialists with whom we can consult without worrying about a patient’s insurance status. EA benefits our physicians, our hospital, and our patients.
    Davies Wong, MD, FCCP
    President, Chest Medicine & Critical Care Medical Group, Inc.

  • CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

    EA provides excellent service – not only financially, but also with robust, timely, and clear reports that help us improve our metrics and operations. From real-time deficiency notices to monthly reports drilled down to the RVU level, we now have billing and collections knowledge at our fingertips at all times. Our EA representatives are always responsive, knowledgeable, and helpful.
    Ted Chan, MD
    Chair of Emergency Medicine, UC San Diego Health System

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