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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