PJ · SideGuy Solutions
Encinitas, CA · Made this for you
Encinitas, CA · Made this for you
Pete, the next $4M in waste reduction at UCSD Health won't come from a spreadsheet.
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It'll come from AI agents watching clinic flow, staffing, and revenue cycle in real time — and the SoCal health systems deploying them in 2026 are going to pull decisively ahead.
Why this matters for your role right now
- The waste-identification work you led to $4M in 2019 savings is exactly where agentic AI delivers 10x leverage today — continuous, not annual.
- New clinic openings (like the 21% market share lift you drove) now have AI-assisted site modeling, staffing forecasts, and patient demand prediction baked in.
- Primary care flow optimization — your $3M+ domain — is the #1 use case health systems are funding for AI in 2026 budgets.
- Epic, Oracle Health, and the major EHRs are shipping AI copilots this year; the PMs who shape the rollout own the next decade of operational wins.
The Shift Happening Now
- Health systems moving from point AI tools to orchestrated agent workflows across scheduling, coding, and throughput.
- CFOs demanding AI ROI inside 2 quarters — not 2 years — especially in California reimbursement pressure.
- Staff optimization is shifting from RIFs to augmentation: same FTE count, 30-40% more throughput.
What Smart F&O Operators Are Doing
- Piloting AI copilots on one clinic or one revenue workflow — then industrializing the pattern across the system.
- Building an "AI waste hunter" that continuously scans claims, supply, and scheduling data instead of annual audits.
- Owning the prompt library and governance layer themselves — not handing it to a vendor to control.
79%
of healthcare orgs are now using AI in at least one function (McKinsey, 2024)
$150B
projected annual US healthcare AI value by 2026 — mostly in operations & admin
3.2x
ROI reported by early-adopter health systems on clinical operations AI
PJ · Encinitas, CA · 858-461-8054
A quick note, Pete
Pete — your track record on waste reduction and clinic expansion at UCSD Health reads like a playbook for exactly the kind of ops leader AI multiplies by 10x in 2026. I'm 20 minutes up the coast in Encinitas and I'd love to trade notes on what's actually working at other health systems right now.
When to text PJ about Pete, the next $4M in waste reduction at UCSD Health won't c
Yes — text now
- You've read 2-3 articles, still don't know what to do
- About to spend $500+ on a tool / contractor / build
- Want a 30-second sanity check from someone not selling you
- Local to North County San Diego (faster routing depth)
No — figure it out
- You haven't tried the obvious built-in fix yet
- Looking for a free template you can DIY in 10 min
- Just casually browsing, no real decision pending
- Need a service we don't actually route (we'll say so)
Pete, let's grab 20 minutes.
No pitch — just a focused conversation on where AI fits your 2026 primary care and waste-reduction roadmap at UCSD Health.
