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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    CON104: Preparing for the Next Reimbursement Shift - Financial Strategies for Uncertain Times
    Location: Deer Valley
    Speaker: Jerry Warner, MBA, FACHE, FHFMA – Orlando Health
    Speaker: Paul W. Holland, HFMA CRCR – Health Prime
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MST
    CON201: How to Hold More Aces: Payer Contracting 2.0
    Location: Paradise Valley
    Speaker: Doral Jacobsen, FACMPE (she/her/hers) – Prosper Beyond, VBC Inc
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MST
    CON203: Spreadsheets to Strategy - Elevating Roles Through Strategic Thinking 
    Location: Camelback
    Speaker: Melinda Mastel, MBA, MS, FHFMA, CMPE, PMP – Medical College of Wisconsin
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MST
    CON204: Building Value-Based Care Infrastructure with Fee-for-Service Programs That Deliver Outcomes Today
    Location: Deer Valley
    Speaker: Mike Sisti, MBA – Silver Cross Hospital
    Speaker: Brian Yarnell – Phamily
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    CON303: Transparency in Coverage: Putting Payer Negotiated Rate Data to Work for Your Practice
    Location: Paradise Valley
    Speaker: Laurie A. Bouzarelos, MHA, CPC, FACHE (she/her/hers) – Provider Solutions
    Speaker: George Bouzarelos, MHA Candidate (he/him/his) – Provider Solutions Consulting
    Speaker: Louise Johnson (she/her/hers) – HexIQ
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM MST
    CON404: Transforming Value-Based Care: Real-Time Data and Secure Patient Connections
    Location: Deer Valley
    Speaker: John Haldy (he/him/his) – Oracle NetSuite
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    CON503: Now What? Surviving Coding and Compliance Audits, and Government Investigations
    Location: Camelback
    Speaker: Michelle J. Wright, MS (she/her/hers) – EBG Advisors / Certus Consulting
    Speaker: Kathleen M. Premo, Esq. – Epstein, Becker & Green
    Speaker: Anjali N.C. Downs, J.D., MPH – Epstein Becker & Green
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    CON603: Arizona Revenue Optimization: Leveraging SB 1291 and HB 2175 to Accelerate Cash Flow and Overturn Automated Denials
    Location: Deer Valley
    Speaker: Juliana Stanley, MBA, FACMPE (she/her/hers) – Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona (MICA)
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  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MST
    CON702: PSA Renewals - Understanding, Communicating, and Negotiating Your Leverage!
    Location: Paradise Valley
    Speaker: Jessica A. Minesinger, CMOM, CMPE, FACMPE, BBCC (she/her/hers) – Surgical Compensation & Consulting | MGMA Consulting
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  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MST
    CON703: MGMA Government Affairs: Washington Update
    Location: Encanto
    Speaker: Anders Gilberg – MGMA
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  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    CON802: Transparency in Coverage - How to Use Negotiated Rate Data to Negotiate Rates in a Payer Agreement
    Location: Paradise Valley
    Speaker: Laurie A. Bouzarelos, MHA, CPC, FACHE (she/her/hers) – Provider Solutions
    Speaker: George Bouzarelos, MHA Candidate (he/him/his) – Provider Solutions Consulting
    Speaker: Louise Johnson (she/her/hers) – HexIQ
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