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  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    12:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    WS1: Unlocking the Power of MGMA DataDive - From KPIs to Actionable Insights
    Location: Deer Valley
    Speaker: Liz Gurley (she/her/hers) – MGMA
    Speaker: Mike Gracz – MGMA
    Speaker: Jennifer Sanchez – MGMA
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  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    12:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    WS2: Strategic Revenue Cycle Workplan Design for High-Impact Payer Engagement
    Location: Paradise Valley
    Speaker: Shawntea Gordon, MBA, FACMPE (she/her/hers) – Atlas & Perpetua Healthcare
    Speaker: Kem A. Tolliver, CPC, FACMPE, BS (she/her/hers) – MRCS
    Speaker: Doral Jacobsen, FACMPE (she/her/hers) – Prosper Beyond, VBC Inc
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  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    3:45 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    MS1: 17% Moments: Discover the Brain Science of Emotions and High-Performance Leadership
    Location: Encanto
    Keynote Speaker: Steve Gutzler – Leadership Quest
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    CON102: Negotiation Mastery and Fair Market Value: Building Data-Driven Agreements in a Changing Healthcare Economy
    Location: Camelback
    Speaker: Dawn Plested, ESQ, MBA, FACHE – Plested Consulting LLC
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
    CON103: Aligning Clinical Provider Compensation to Achieve Key Financial Performance
    Location: Paradise Valley
    Speaker: Jonathan M. Heller, MHS – VCU Health
    Speaker: Josh Haney, CPA (he/him/his) – MCV Associated Physicians
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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
    CON301: Agentic AI in Revenue Cycle Management — Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Transformation 
    Location: Encanto
    Speaker: Deepak D. Nalli – US OrthoPartners
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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
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
    CON304: Denials Management - Innovative Solutions for Medical Practice Administrators - Panel Discussion
    Location: Deer Valley
    Speaker: Eliana Berger (she/her/hers) – Joyful Health
    Speaker: Corey Feldman, MBA, MHCI – Protego Health
    Speaker: Matt S. Seefeld (he/him/his) – MedEvolve
    Moderator: Shawntea Gordon, MBA, FACMPE (she/her/hers) – Atlas & Perpetua Healthcare
    Moderator: Kem A. Tolliver, FACMPE, CPC, CMOM, BS (she/her/hers) – MRCS
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM MST
    CON402: Detecting Revenue Cycle Leaks Before They Drain Your Bottom Line 
    Location: Encanto
    Speaker: Nate Moore, CPA, MBA. FACMPE – Moore Solutions, Inc.
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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
    CON501: Understanding Profitability 
    Location: Encanto
    Speaker: Bev Shellum, MBA (she/her/hers) – South Lake Clinic, P.A.
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    CON502: Revenue Cycle Enforcement Trends
    Location: Paradise Valley
    Speaker: CJ Wolf, MD, M.Ed., CPC – Univ. of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
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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
    CON601: Leading High-Performance Revenue Cycle Teams
    Location: Encanto
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
    CON602: Is It Time to Upgrade Your Accounting System? How to Prepare and What to Prioritize
    Location: Paradise Valley
    Speaker: Angela Payne (she/her/hers) – LBMC Technology Solutions
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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
    CON801: MGMA Data Analytics
    Location: Encanto
    Speaker: Mike Gracz – 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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