“2025 was a defining year for Waystar. We crossed $1 billion in revenue, exceeded both our revenue and EBITDA guidance and achieved strategic milestones.” (CEO)
“Waystar AltitudeAI prevented more than $15 billion in denials for our clients, reduced appeal time by 90% and drove double-digit increases in denial overturn rates.” (CEO)
“Our end-to-end platform gives us full visibility across the revenue cycle... making Waystar the system of action, identifying issues upstream, resolving them inside the workflow and closing the loop on payment with minimal human intervention.” (CEO)
Topic: AI competition and client adoption of multiple AI vendors
Key points:
Generative AI is a “moment of a lifetime” for healthcare; LLMs are tools for features/functions.
Heterogeneous tech deployment is not new in healthcare; it is “not a zero-sum game.”
RCM must be 100% correct (penalties/fines for faults); requires deeply deployed multisided network, rich real-time data, and subject matter expertise.
Most hospitals/health systems lack engineering talent to build/sustain/support AI themselves; Waystar brings AI to ambulatory clients that “could never develop it by themselves.”
Mgmt stance: Bullish — Waystar’s deeply deployed network and domain expertise make it essential for delivering AI that works in mission-critical RCM workflows, especially for smaller clients.
Q12 — Michael Cherny
Topic: Staying ahead on AI R&D investment vs. competitors and disruptors
Key points:
LLM tools are used for coding efficiency; the LLM itself is not the advantage — other capabilities are needed.
Organic investment: using LLM for productivity gains in development teams, delivering “hundreds and hundreds” of feature improvements per quarter.
Inorganic: dedicated corporate development team scans startups for novel AI capabilities that lack distribution; Waystar can be “a great home” for the right companies.
Mgmt stance: Bullish — Waystar is motivated to compound value through both organic innovation and targeted M&A, leveraging its distribution and network.