Deirdre Baggot joined as an HLS Partner aligned with the Chicago office. 

She will play an important role in helping the Provider team expand its footprint further into Provider Systems, Clinical Domains, Value-Based Care/Contracting, and Government Programs.

Deirdre spent 10 years in academic healthcare, first at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and later at University of Michigan Health System. She shifted to consulting in 2010 by joining GE/Camden as Senior Vice President and then joining ECG as a Partner. Deirdre also worked for CMS as an Expert Reviewer for the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative, and advised NY Medicaid on the development of eight chronic disease bundles. Most recently, Deirdre has been working with Verily start-up, Onduo, on new payment models for diabetics. She holds a PhD from University of Colorado, an MBA from Loyola University Graduate School of Business, and obtained her BS in Nursing from Southern Illinois University. She also holds a Certificate in Healthcare Executive Leadership from the Wharton School.

Deirdre and her husband, Ted, have two children, Harry and Emily, and spend most weekends at their kids’ sporting events. They also enjoy traveling, snowboarding in Beaver Creek, and watching Michigan football. People would be surprised to know that Deirdre has 10 siblings!