Luwanna LaPole

Vice President, Business Development | Greater minneapolis, MN

Luwanna LaPole is a strategic healthcare executive with a proven track record of driving growth, innovation, and operational transformation across complex healthcare ecosystems. As Vice President of Business Development at EqualizeRCM, she leads enterprise partnerships and expansion initiatives focused on accelerating revenue cycle performance for hospitals, health systems, and provider organizations.

With deep expertise spanning providers, payors, GPOs, and medical device organizations, Luwanna brings a uniquely comprehensive perspective to solving today’s most pressing revenue and operational challenges. She specializes in aligning executive strategy with execution—delivering measurable improvements in financial performance, operational efficiency, and patient access.

Luwanna is highly experienced in C-suite, physician, and board-level engagement, with a focus on revenue cycle optimization, value-based care models, contracting strategy, and service line growth. Her ability to navigate matrixed health systems and implement scalable, results-driven solutions has consistently led to meaningful organizational impact.

Prior to joining EqualizeRCM, Luwanna held leadership roles with organizations including Providence Health System/Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Medtronic, UnitedHealthcare, Vizient, and a Mayo Clinic-affiliated GPO, where she drove market expansion and high-growth initiatives.

At EqualizeRCM, she focuses on helping clients unlock the full power of AI²-driven revenue cycle transformation—combining automation, intelligent workflows, and strategic expertise to accelerate cash flow and reduce administrative burden.

Luwanna holds both an MBA and MPH and remains actively engaged in advancing the healthcare industry through research, advisory work, and professional leadership. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC), and Medical Alley, and serves as an advisor to the University of Minnesota’s Office of Technology Commercialization.

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