Rich Patla

Rich Patla has extensive work experience in the healthcare industry, particularly in information technology and finance. Rich worked as the Director of Financial Systems at Methodist Hospital of Southern California, where they optimized existing revenue cycle applications and improved data analytics through report writing tools. Prior to that, they served as the Site IT Director at Dignity Health, where they were responsible for overseeing IT operations. Rich also held a role as the Site Manager at Perot Systems Corp. Additionally, Patla worked as the Director of Information Systems at Dignity Health and as a Systems Analyst at Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center Inc., where they successfully implemented various modules and created tools for analysis of managed care contracts.

Rich Patla attended California State University, Long Beach where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Management. Rich also enrolled at Loyola Marymount University to obtain their Master's in Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Decision Support. The specific start and end years for each education program were not provided.