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Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) teams play a critical role in ensuring diagnoses are accurate, supported, and reflective of the care delivered. But as charts grow more complex and payer scrutiny of retrospective documentation review increases, changes to documentation that happen…
May 7, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Dr. David Kirk, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Regard
- Fran Jurcak MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, Independent Consultant - CDI and Revenue Cycle
- Nio Queiro, CEO, The Queiro Group
- Dr. Carolyn Bauer, Medical Director of Clinical Documentation, Montefiore
Pharmacy procurement becomes increasingly difficult to manage as health systems expand. Many organizations have centralized strategies in place, yet purchasing decisions remain reactive. The result: inconsistency, missed savings and increased compliance risk across the enterprise. This session explores where traditional…
May 12, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Calvin Hunsicker, Founder and Chief Product Officer, SureCost
- Chad O’Connor, VP/GM Acute, SureCost
- Jessica Daley, Founder, Daley Consulting Services, LLC
Madison, Wis.-based UW Health and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have named Christian Capitini, MD, director of the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. Dr. Capitini will step into the role April 19 after serving…
Interoperability has long been healthcare’s unfinished project. Despite decades of investment, the industry still operates within fragmented data environments that struggle to keep pace with care delivered across hospitals, physician groups, labs, post-acute providers and community settings. As care delivery…
May 6, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Presenters:
- Amy Roberts, Director of Health Information Systems and Information Technology, Raleigh Neurology Associates
- Sam Lambson, Vice President of Product Management, Platform, athenahealth
- Lauren M. Smith MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer Cook County Health
- Nilesh Desai, MBA, BS, RPh, CPPS, CPEL, Chief Pharmacy Officer University of Miami Health System
Forward-thinking rural health systems are not approaching the $50B Rural Health Transformation Program as a one-time funding opportunity; they’re treating it as a catalyst to rethink how care is delivered, how clinicians work, and how long-term sustainability is achieved. Across…
May 13, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Meghan Sims, Director of Partner Success, Abridge
- Dr. Veronica Hooper, Chief Health Officer, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
- David Rich, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer WVU Medicine