Austin Willuweit on Rural Health Finance, Growth and AI

Austin Willuweit on Rural Health Finance, Growth and AI

September 9, 2026 · 10 min

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Austin Willuweit discusses challenges and opportunities in rural healthcare finance, including the impact of AI and automation.

In this episode, Austin Willuweit, CFO, Monument Health, discusses managing rising Medicare payer mix, tightening margins and disciplined capital allocation while continuing to grow and expand services in rural healthcare. He also shares lessons from integrating Rapid City Medical Center and how AI, automation and autonomous coding are creating near-term opportunities across finance and revenue cycle.

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Guest: Austin Willuweit

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Organizations: Monument Health, Rapid City Medical Center

Places: Rural

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