Spotlight: Jonathan Minson @ Calvient

A spotlight is a short-form interview with a leader in health tech. In this spotlight, you'll hear from Jonathan Minson, co-founder and CEO of Calvient.

What does Calvient do?

Calvient is a practice automation platform. We combine technical innovations like AI and large language models with deep EHR experience to automate administrative burden.

The result? Inbound faxes are read, filed, and triaged without a single click. Prior authorizations are streamlined and often automated. Referrals are simplified with far less manual work. Simply put, we automate the grunt work that slows practices down.

How did you end up working in health tech?

I joined the IT department at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in the mid-2000s, working with their Cerner Millennium system. I was fortunate to work alongside truly innovative thinkers and quickly became obsessed with creating and using software to improve broken processes. That obsession stuck. Calvient is the continuation of that mission, building the tools I wish we had back then.

How does your role intersect with revenue cycle management (RCM)?

In healthcare, most roads eventually lead to RCM. We didn’t set out to build RCM solutions; we simply wanted to ease the daily grind for clinicians. But we quickly realized that RCM-related tasks, specifically prior authorizations and patient access, were primary drivers of late nights and lagging revenue. We’re trying to put the medicine where the pain is, and right now, the RCM headaches are debilitating.

What do you think RCM will look like two years from now?

Candidly, I hope it becomes invisible. I want it to stop dominating every healthcare conversation and stop being the principal anxiety for organizations. Practices should be able to focus entirely on patient health, trusting that the financial plumbing supporting them just works. That’s the future Calvient is pushing toward.