Episode

Austin Willuweit on Rural Health Finance, Growth and AI

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Becker’s Healthcare Podcast
Published
Sep 9, 2026
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613
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Summary

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.