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Agenda

October 29, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

9:30 am
Livestream opens
10:00 am
Welcome and introductions
Ahmad Kilani, MD, MBA, MLS, MSIT, CHCQM-PHYADV, FACP, FACHE

Session 1 - Keynote Address and Collaboration with Payers

Each lecture includes 10 minutes for Q&A
10:05 am
Keynote address: What’s new in healthcare?
James Cotelingam, MHA
11:00 am
Medicare update: What’s new for the future
Earl Berman, MD
11:40 am
Regulatory update - Government plans (Medicaid)
Clarissa Barnes, MD, MBA, FACP, ACPA-C
12:20 pm
Management of commercial plans
Bruce Rogen, MD, MPH
1:00 pm
Lunch break

Session 2 - Efficiency and Coordination of Care

1:30 pm
Hospital to hospital: Understanding LTACH and IRF
Patrick Schmitt, DO
Michael Taylor, MD
2:15 pm
Home is where the heart is: Patient centered discharge planning
Melanie Bender, BSN, RN
Sandi Gartin, MSN, RN
Nathan Hart, MS, MBA, PA-C
Mark Torok, BSN, MBA


Audience members are invited to submit a difficult case for the panel’s discussion. Please submit to Samantha Pringle by September 27.
3:00 pm
Panel discussion and Q&A
All session faculty
3:15 pm
Break

Session 3 - Physician Advisor Hot Topics

3:30 pm
Becoming a physician advisor
Stephanie Van Zandt, MD, ACPA-C
4:00 pm
Physician advisor hot seat
Harold Frolich, MD
Marcus Tower, MD
Sumana Narasimhan, MD, CHCQM, Moderator
4:30 pm
AI, AI, everywhere!
Nicholas Libertin, MD
5:00 pm
Panel discussion and Q&A
5:15 pm
Closing remarks and adjourn
Ahmad Kilani, MD, MBA, MLS, MSIT, CHCQM-PHYADV, FACP, FACHE

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