Innovation for Impact: Bridging Health Equity and Financial Sustainability

In this episode of The RC Executive Lounge, Garrick Stoldt, CFO at St. Peter’s Healthcare System, shares a behind-the-scenes look at how his team digitized the Medicaid application process to improve access for underserved patient populations.

Garrick also talks about how his organization prioritizes competing projects across denial prevention, patient financing, and financial assistance, especially when juggling limited resources and compliance demands.

He walks through how they selected the right technology partner, the operational challenges they encountered during implementation, and how they ensured measurable success amidst regulatory complexity.

Garrick also explores the evolving role of Agentic AI in revenue cycle transformation, highlighting where innovation is creating real value in healthcare finance and what leaders must do to stay ahead.

The conversation covers the leadership mindset required to drive innovation, balance risk, and build cross-functional alignment. He shares how to manage change, lead teams through ambiguity, and keep efforts aligned with strategic financial goals.

Whether you're launching AI-powered initiatives, evaluating vendors, or building a next-generation RCM strategy, this episode is packed with insights from a healthcare CFO who’s lived it.

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