About Us
Our Team
The CarePayment team is committed to using our extensive healthcare and finance expertise to provide best-in-class solutions.
Ed Caldwell
President and CEO
Ed Caldwell joined CarePayment in 2015 as Chief Revenue Officer. Before joining CarePayment, Caldwell was senior vice president of sales and marketing for MediTract, a healthcare contract and document management solutions provider for one quarter of U.S. hospitals. He spent more than 20 years at Emdeon in senior sales management, business development and operations roles, including senior vice president of institutional provider solutions, where he was responsible for delivering revenue cycle management technology and service solutions to the provider market. Caldwell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the University of Alabama.
Sathish Kumar
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Before joining CarePayment, Sathish Kumar was SVP and CTO of Medalogix, a predictive data analytics company in the home health space. Sathish has been responsible for key strategic initiatives at Medalogix, Servpro, and Strasz and has delivered them on time and within budget. Sathish also has extensive application, data, security, and cloud architecture experience from larger corporations including Georgia Pacific, Warner Music Group, Macy's, and the Federal government. Sathish has a Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee. He is currently pursuing his M.S. in Cyber Security from Georgia Tech.
Brian Brown
Chief Revenue Officer
A 15-year sales and product expert exclusively focused in the healthcare patient financing space, Brian joined CarePayment after two years working for the private equity company who owned CarePayment. He is responsible for CarePayment’s revenue generation initiatives and procedures. He directly oversees a team of 5 that are responsible for creating direct and indirect partnerships with national and regional IDNs, academic medical centers and physician practices. Brian holds a Masters in Finance and a Bachelors of Science in Economics from Clark University.
Laura Aylward
Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer
Laura has spent more than 20 years in b2b healthcare and consumer marketing and strategy. Prior to joining CarePayment, she spent four years as senior director of portfolio strategy and planning at Change Healthcare where she managed cross-functional teams to create strategic plans across the product and services portfolios. At CarePayment she is responsible for brand, performance and demand generation, and engagement marketing teams with a focus on omni-channel strategy and execution to increase acquisition of patient members into the CarePayment program. Laura holds a Bachelors of Arts in History from Louisiana State University
Brian J. McCarthy
SVP & General Counsel
Brian joined CarePayment after six years in management roles at healthcare companies backed by MedCare Investment Funds, a private family office. Most recently he was VP & General Counsel at OccuSystems, Inc., a holding company for third-party administrators managing occupational injuries. Brian began his career in the structured finance group at Guggenheim Partners in Chicago. He received a BBA in finance from the University of Notre Dame and a JD from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Jim Kirby
SVP, Operations
Jim Kirby joined CarePayment in 2014 as Vice President of Implementations and now oversees Product Management and Call Center Operations. Before joining CarePayment, Jim was Senior Vice President of Implementation Services for WebMD Health Services, a leading provider of health information services to consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers, and health plans. He spent 11 years at WebMD Health Services in various management and operational roles covering implementation services, technical and data services, and project management. Jim holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Accounting and Finance from the Oregon State University.
Brian Barlet
VP, Account Management
Brian joined CarePayment in 2015 as the Vice-President of Account Management. Prior to joining the CarePayment, he spent more than 21 years at Change Healthcare (Emdeon/WebMD/Medifax) in senior Sales and Solution Consultant roles. Most of his time at Change Healthcare was as a Director of Solution Consultants, where he and his team were responsible for optimizing the Revenue Cycle for hospitals with technology solutions – from eligibility, to claims, to denials, to posting, to patient payments. Here at CarePayment, he manages the Account Management team, whose main focus is to help our partners optimize the CarePayment solution so they are sure to receive the maximum value from the program. The team constantly monitors key metrics for our partners to ensure the highest yield possible is being obtained. Brian holds a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics from The University of the South (Sewanee).
Mark Rogers
VP, Provider Operations
Mark has spent the past 19 years supporting vendor implementation and client support. Prior to joining CarePayment, he spent 11 years at Change Healthcare where he supported various revenue cycle solutions ranging from Patient Access to Patient Statements. At CarePayment, he is responsible for onboarding new clients and ongoing reconciliation and support for existing clients. Mark graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelors of Science in Information Systems.
Victor Barnes
VP, Finance
Victor joined CarePayment in 2020 and leads the company’s financial strategy, forecasting, and reporting. Prior to joining CarePayment, he worked as an audit manager at Carr, Riggs & Ingram providing assurance services for healthcare, manufacturing, and distribution companies. Victor is a CPA and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with both a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Accountancy.