Story behind Medicipher

Let’s be real: the Skilled Nursing industry is in a tough spot. Between massive funding cuts and a mountain of complex paperwork, facilities are losing money they’ve actually earned simply because the system is broken.

We built MediCipher to fix that. Our platform plugs into your records to automate the headache-inducing parts of reimbursement, turning "data hunting" back into actual patient care. We’re here to make sure facilities don’t just survive the current "perfect storm"—they thrive in it.

The Crew

Cameron Erickson

Cameron Erickson

Co-founder & CEO

Cameron brings the financial discipline needed to navigate the SNF landscape. With a BS in Economics from BYU and an MBA from USC, he spent years in high-stakes finance at firms like EY and Roth Capital. He works alongside the team to translate complex reimbursement logic into a streamlined financial engine for our users.

Richard Sharrah

Richard Sharrah

Co-founder & COO

Richard is the driving force behind our marketing and sales strategy. Holding a BA in Economics from NYU and an MBA from USC, he draws on 14 years of experience in asset management and strategic growth. He’s focused on scaling our mission and ensuring our solutions reach the facilities and partners that need them most.

Jessica Hiatt

Jessica Hiatt

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer

Jessica is the bridge between clinical reality and software design. She is RAC-CT certified, meaning she speaks "MDS" fluently and understands the daily grind of clinical teams. Drawing on years of experience leading product and engineering teams at CoDev, she ensures our tools are as practical as they are powerful.

Kaleo Kim

Kaleo Kim

C-founder & Lead Engineer

Kaleo is the architect behind our user experience. After studying Business Finance at BYU-Hawaii and graduating from DevMountain, he led major projects at nCino where he optimized app stability and speed by 80%. He’s the one turning the team’s collective vision into clean, lightning-fast code.

Spencer Galbraith

Spencer Galbraith

Co-founder & Head of AI

Spencer leads the charge on our proprietary AI. A former Google Data Scientist with a BS in Applied Mathematics from BYU-Idaho and an MS in Statistics from BYU, he’s built everything from agentic AI systems to massive profit-lift models for companies like Walmart.

The Big Guns (Our Advisory Board)

We don’t build in a vacuum. Our advisors are industry legends who help us stay ahead of every regulatory curve and ensure our tech solves real-world problems.

Stacy Grondel, RN, RAC-MT

Stacy Grondel, RN, RAC-MT

VP Clinical Reimbursement, Brickyard Healthcare

A 20-year veteran and Master Trainer who ensures our logic is 100% bulletproof and compliant.

Denise Kassimatis, RN, RAC-MT

Denise Kassimatis, RN, RAC-MT

Audit & Appeals Specialist, Ensign Group

Frontline expertise in appeals and ADR defense, helping us build compliance-first software.

Jim Kilburn

Jim Kilburn

MDS Resource Veteran & Ensign Group Leader

25 years in clinical operations keeping our solutions grounded in day-to-day reality.