The healthcare autonomy conference
JUN 23–24 2026 | Virtual
Healthcare has never lacked data. What it has lacked is the context to act on it.
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About the Conference
From AI that assists, to AI that      executes.         
Healthcare has invested over a decade in digital transformation and AI, yet administrative costs still account for nearly 30% of total spend, approximately $1 trillion annually. The industry hasn't lacked ambition. What it has lacked is context.

Existing AI systems can access and process data. But they don't understand clinical significance, payer-specific behavior, regulatory requirements, or workflow dependencies. Without this, even sophisticated tools produce incomplete decisions, leading to denials, rework, and persistent overhead.

Context 2026 exists to declare that a fundamentally different approach is now possible, and we are convening the leaders who will build it.
4000
Registered healthcare professionals across health systems, payers, ACOs, and physician groups
50+
Sessions across 5 parallel tracks over two full days of programming
10
Live Agentic AI Workshops where real-world problems are solved in real time, unscripted
Featured Speakers

Voices That Matter

Abhinav Shashank
CEO, Innovaccer
Lisa Bari
VP, Policy and Partnerships, Innovaccer
Sandy Gupta
Co-founder, Innovaccer
KARTHIK RAJA
Chief Analytics & AI Officer, Ascension
Nedal Shami, MD
CEO, CareAbout Health
Syed Sumair Akhtar, MD, MHCDS
Chief Clinical Officer, Strive Health
Robert Wachter, MD
Chair of Medicine, UCSF
Christopher Hollberg
Director, Population Health Technology, Ascension
Ravi Chawla
VP and Chief Analytics Officer, Independence Blue Cross
Matt Strom
Head of Healthcare Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley
Sean Duffy
Co-founder and CEO, Omada Health
MARC COHEN
Chief Financial Office, University of Rochester Medical Center
Benjamin Cassity
Director, Research and Strategy (VBC, AI), KLAS Research
Emily Brower
President & CEO, National Association of ACOs
Rick Hardy
Ex-CEO, Optum Insight
Abhinav Shashank
CEO, Innovaccer
Lisa Bari
VP, Policy and Partnerships, Innovaccer
Sandy Gupta
Co-founder, Innovaccer
KARTHIK RAJA
Chief Analytics & AI Officer, Ascension
Nedal Shami, MD
CEO, CareAbout Health
Syed Sumair Akhtar, MD, MHCDS
Chief Clinical Officer, Strive Health
Robert Wachter, MD
Chair of Medicine, UCSF
Christopher Hollberg
Director, Population Health Technology, Ascension
Ravi Chawla
VP and Chief Analytics Officer, Independence Blue Cross
Matt Strom
Head of Healthcare Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley
Sean Duffy
Co-founder and CEO, Omada Health
MARC COHEN
Chief Financial Office, University of Rochester Medical Center
Benjamin Cassity
Director, Research and Strategy (VBC, AI), KLAS Research
Emily Brower
President & CEO, National Association of ACOs
Rick Hardy
Ex-CEO, Optum Insight
Rick Hardy
Ex-CEO, Optum Insight
Katie Adams
Senior Editor, MedCity News
Ruth Reader
Reporter, Second Opinion Media
Mike Sutten
Chief Information Officer, Innovaccer
Smriti Kirubanandan
Managing Director - Platform, Innovaccer
Anil Jain, MD
Chief Innovation Officer, Innovaccer
Ashish Singh
President - Data Products and Operations, Innovaccer
Nikita Sharma
Senior Vice President - Growth Strategy, Innovaccer
Ann Greiner
President & CEO, Primary Care Collaborative
Jeff Spight
Strategic Advisor for Innovaccer
Elizabeth Ciemins
Chief Research Officer - Research & Analytics, AMGA
Sanjay Seth, MD
Vice President - Customer Success, Innovaccer
Lorri Sides
Managing Director - Solutions, Innovaccer
David B. Nash, 
MD, MBA
Strategic Advisor for Innovaccer
EJ McMahon, MD, MBA, FCAP
EJ McMahon, MD, MBA, FCAP
Bobby Guelich
Co-Founder and CEO, Elion
Rick Hardy
Ex-CEO, Optum Insight
Katie Adams
Senior Editor, MedCity News
Ruth Reader
Reporter, Second Opinion Media
Mike Sutten
Chief Information Officer, Innovaccer
Smriti Kirubanandan
Managing Director - Platform, Innovaccer
Anil Jain, MD
Chief Innovation Officer, Innovaccer
Ashish Singh
President - Data Products and Operations, Innovaccer
Nikita Sharma
Senior Vice President - Growth Strategy, Innovaccer
Ann Greiner
President & CEO, Primary Care Collaborative
Jeff Spight
Strategic Advisor for Innovaccer
Elizabeth Ciemins
Chief Research Officer - Research & Analytics, AMGA
Sanjay Seth, MD
Vice President - Customer Success, Innovaccer
Lorri Sides
Managing Director - Solutions, Innovaccer
David B. Nash, 
MD, MBA
Strategic Advisor for Innovaccer
EJ McMahon, MD, MBA, FCAP
EJ McMahon, MD, MBA, FCAP
Bobby Guelich
Co-Founder and CEO, Elion
THIS YEAR’S THEME
“AI That Executes: The Era of Healthcare Autonomy. Context changes everything.                           Execution proves it.”                        
The summit introduces and anchors the Healthcare Autonomy Platform as a new category of enterprise technology: the system of execution for healthcare administration, where intelligent agents autonomously run workflows on top of healthcare-native context infrastructure.

Why now?

Three converging forces make 2026 the defining inflection point for healthcare administration. That is why this summit exists.
01
Administrative costs are accelerating
$1 trillion in annual administrative burden. Denial rates rising. The status quo is no longer sustainable for health systems, payers, or patients.
02
AI investment has plateaued in impact
Organizations have adopted AI broadly. But without context infrastructure, the returns have hit a ceiling. Assistance alone can no longer close the gap.
03
Compounding advantage rewards early movers
Platforms that learn from production workflows improve continuously. The gap between early adopters and those who wait is widening, starting now.
CONFERENCE TRACKS

Five tracks

Three converging forces make 2026 the defining inflection point for healthcare administration. That is why this summit exists.
TRACK 1
AMGA
The AI-Enabled Physician Group
For CMOs, Medical Directors, and VP Clinical Operations. How AI with clinical context eliminates documentation burden and closes care gaps autonomously.
TRACK 2
HFMA
Revenue Cycle 
Autonomy
For CFOs and Revenue Cycle Directors. How payer context enables AI to execute the full revenue cycle from coding to collections, without rework loops.
TRACK 3
NAACOS
Value-Based Care & Population Health AI
For ACO Executives and Population Health Directors. How AI with regulatory context acts on population risk before the performance window closes.
TRACK 4
CHIME
Health System AI Strategy 
& Governance
For CIOs, CMIOs, and CDOs. Context-first architecture, AI governance frameworks, and how to build the board-level case for autonomous AI.
TRACK 5
RISE
Payer Intelligence & Risk Adjustment AI
For Risk Adjustment Directors and VP Medical Management. How AI with payer ontologies closes RAF gaps and prepares for RADV. Continuously.
About the Conference

The Program

Two days. One main stage. Five parallel tracks. Starting with the problem, ending with the operating model that solves it.
June 23 · day 1
The Context Problem — and the Platform That Solves It
TIME (CT)
SESSION
Abhinav Shashank
CEO, Innovaccer
10:00 AM
Opening Keynote: Why Healthcare AI Has Hit a Ceiling — and What Comes Next
Abhinav Shashank
CEO, Innovaccer
10:30 AM
Fireside Chat:
Strategies to Drive Enterprise-wide Healthcare Autonomy
Karthik Raja
Chief Analytics and AI Officer, Ascension
Sandy Gupta
MODERATOR
Co-founder & COO, Innovaccer
11:15 AM
Policy Session: The Regulatory Landscape for Autonomous AI
Lisa Bari
 Head of Policy, Innovaccer
Mario
MODERATOR
STAT News
12:00 PM
From AI Pilots to System Transformation: Rebuilding Healthcare for 2030
Innovaccer Product Team
12:45 PM
Transit to Track rooms
3–4 Health System Executives (CFO + CMO pairings)
Brock Turner
MODERATOR
Health Tech Reporter, Axios
3:00 PM
Day 1 Close + Day 2 Preview
June 24 · day 2
Building the Autonomous Healthcare Enterprise
TIME (CT)
SESSION
Innovaccer CPO/CTO
CEO, Innovaccer
10:00 AM
Keynote: The HAP Roadmap & HAP in Action
Innovaccer CPO/CTO
CEO, Innovaccer
10:45 AM
Customer Panel Case studies: The ROI of Autonomous Execution
Research Lead + Analyst Partner
Chief Analytics and AI Officer, Ascension
Christina Farr
MODERATOR
Founder, Second Opinion
11:30 AM
Research Drop: Live Unveiling of the 2026 Healthcare Autonomy Report
Innovaccer + AMGA Independent Practice Panel
12:00 PM
Transit to Track rooms
Abhinav Shashank
CEO, Innovaccer
2:30 PM
Closing Keynote: The New Operating Model
Innovaccer Product SMEs (5 pods)
June 23 · day 1
The AI-Enabled Physician Group
TIME (CT)
SESSION
TBD (AMGA Member CMO)
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Jerry Penso
MODERATOR
President & CEO, AMGA
12:50 PM
Track Keynote: The Ambient Physician: How AI Is Eliminating Documentation Burden at the Point of Care
TBD (AMGA Member CMO)
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Jerry Penso
MODERATOR
President & CEO, AMGA
1:30 PM
Session: The AI Co-Pilot Before, During, and After the Encounter
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June 24 · day 2
TIME (CT)
SESSION
TBD
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Jerry Penso
MODERATOR
President & CEO, AMGA
12:05 AM
Session: From Diagnostic to Autonomous: Fixing the Physician Group Revenue Cycle
AMGA Member Physicians
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:45 AM
Panel: What Physicians Actually Want From AI
AMGA Member CMO + Atlas Product SME
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 23 · day 1
Revenue Cycle Autonomy
TIME (CT)
SESSION
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:50 PM
From Fragmented to Fundable: How Health Systems Are Finally Making AI Stick
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:30 PM
Session: The CxO's Case for Autonomous RCM
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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2:10 PM
Leading Through the Margin Squeeze: What Years in Healthcare Finance Teaches You About the AI Moment
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 24 · day 2
TIME (CT)
SESSION
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:05 PM
Proving the Return: How to Advance AI and Measure What Actually Matters
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:45 PM
How AI in RCM is being deployed in practice, not in theory
TBD
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MODERATOR
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1:25 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: ROI for healthsystems (LEAP Assessment)
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 23 · day 1
Value-Based Care & Population Health AI
TIME (CT)
SESSION
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:50 PM
The AI Operating Model for Population Health at Scale
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:30 PM
Session: Closing the Risk Capture Gap
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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2:10 PM
Defining your Medicaid Startegy for 2027 & Beyond
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 24 · day 2
TIME (CT)
SESSION
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:05 PM
Session: Care Management at Population Scale
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:45 PM
Panel: CMS ACCESS
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:25 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: Close the Gap
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 23 · day 1
Health System AI Strategy & Governance
TIME (CT)
SESSION
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:50 PM
Track Keynote: Turning AI Strategy into Enterprise Value
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:30 PM
Session: The Healthcare AI Scale-Up Playbook: Governance, Context & ROI
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2:10 PM
Session: Scaling Specialty Pharmacy: Growth, Access, and AI
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MODERATOR
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June 24 · day 2
TIME (CT)
SESSION
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:05 PM
Session: Workforce Redesign for the Autonomous Enterprise
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:45 PM
Session: Buyer's Guide to Healthcare Autonomy Platforms
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:25 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: How a 600-Bed Health System Deploys AI Agent —and Gets Every Stakeholder to SAY Yes
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 23 · day 1
Payer Intelligence & Risk Adjustment AI
TIME (CT)
SESSION
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:50 PM
Track Keynote: The Autonomous Risk Adjustment Engine
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:30 PM
Session: STAR Performance, Autonomously
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TBD
MODERATOR
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2:10 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: Find the Risk
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 24 · day 2
TIME (CT)
SESSION
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:05 PM
Session: Autonomous Utilization Management
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TBD
MODERATOR
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12:45 PM
Session: RADV Readiness as an Operating Standard
TBD
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TBD
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1:25 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: Audit-Ready in 90 Days
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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MAIN STAGE
June 23 | day 1 : MAIN STAGE – The Context Problem — and the Platform That Solves It
10:00 AM
Opening Keynote: Why Healthcare AI Has Hit a Ceiling — and What Comes Next
Abhinav Shashank
CEO, Innovaccer
10:30 AM
Fireside Chat: Strategies to Drive Enterprise-wide Healthcare Autonomy
Karthik Raja
Chief Analytics and AI Officer, Ascension
Sandy Gupta
MODERATOR
Co-founder & COO, Innovaccer
11:00 AM
Break + Track Chair Welcome Remarks
All 5 Tracks
12:00 PM
Policy Session: The Regulatory Landscape for Autonomous AI
Lisa Bari
 Head of Policy, Innovaccer
Mario
MODERATOR
STAT News
1:30 PM
Product Stage: HAP in Action
Innovaccer Product Team
3:00 PM
Panel: The ROI of Autonomous Execution
3–4 Health System Executives (CFO + CMO pairings)
Brock Turner
MODERATOR
Health Tech Reporter, Axios
3:45 PM
Day 1 Close + Day 2 Preview
Sandy Gupta
Co-founder & COO, Innovaccer
June 24 | day 2 : MAIN STAGE – Building the Autonomous Healthcare Enterprise
10:00 AM
Keynote: The HAP Roadmap
Innovaccer CPO/CTO
CEO, Innovaccer
10:30 AM
Research Drop: Live Unveiling of the 2026 Healthcare Autonomy Report
Research Lead + Analyst Partner
Chief Analytics and AI Officer, Ascension
Christina Farr
MODERATOR
Founder, Second Opinion
12:00 PM
Session: The Independent Physician's Autonomy Platform
Innovaccer + AMGA Independent Practice Panel
1:30 PM
Healthcare Autonomy Impact Awards
Abhinav Shashank
CEO, Innovaccer
2:15 PM
Ask the Experts
VIRTUAL PODS (OPEN ACCESS)
Innovaccer Product SMEs (5 pods)
2:45 PM
Closing Keynote: The New Operating Model
Robert WACHTER
MD (UCSF)
Abhinav shashank
MODERATOR
CEO, Innovaccer
3:45 PM
Day 1 Close + Day 2 Preview
Abhinav Shashank
CEO, Innovaccer
TRACK 1
June 23 | day 1 : Track 1 – Clinical Intelligence
11:10 AM
Track Keynote: The Ambient Physician
TBD (AMGA Member CMO)
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Jerry Penso
MODERATOR
President & CEO, AMGA
11:50 AM
Session: From Alert to Execution
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:00 PM
Session: Protocol Intelligence
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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2:00 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: "Diagnose This"
AMGA Member CMO + Innovaccer Clinical AI SME
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 24 | day 2 : Track 1 – Clinical Intelligence
11:00 AM
Session: The Independent Physician on HAP
TBD
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Jerry Penso
MODERATOR
President & CEO, AMGA
11:50 AM
Panel: What Physicians Actually Want From AI
AMGA Member Physicians
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:00 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: "Close the Care Gap"
AMGA Member CMO + Atlas Product SME
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TBD
MODERATOR
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TRACK 2
June 23 | day 1 : Track 2 – Revenue Cycle Autonomy
11:10 AM
Track Keynote: The Autonomous Coding Room
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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11:50 AM
Session: Prior Authorization Without the Queue
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:00 PM
Session: Denial Intelligence
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 24 | day 2 : Track 2 – Revenue Cycle Autonomy
11:10 AM
Session: The CFO's Case for Autonomous RCM
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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11:50 AM
Session: Collections and Revenue Leakage, Autonomously
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:00 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: "Build the Business Case"
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TBD
MODERATOR
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TRACK 3
June 23 | day 1 : Track 3 – VBC & Population Health
11:10 AM
Track Keynote: The MSSP Performance Engine
TBD
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Clif Gaus
MODERATOR
President & CEO, NAACOS
11:50 AM
Session: Closing the Risk Capture Gap
Dr. Nedal Shami
CEO, CareAbout
TBD
MODERATOR
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1:00 PM
Session: CMS Model Navigation
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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3:00 PM
Practitioner Roundtable
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 24 | day 2 : Track 3 – VBC & Population Health
11:10 AM
Session: Care Management at Population Scale
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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11:50 AM
Panel: ACO Leaders on the Autonomy Transition
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:00 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: "Close the Gap"
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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TRACK 4
June 23 | day 1 : Track 4 – AI Strategy & Governance
11:10 AM
Track Keynote: Context First, Agents Second
TBD
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Clif Gaus
MODERATOR
President & CEO, NAACOS
11:50 AM
Session: The AI Governance Playbook
Dr. Nedal Shami
CEO, CareAbout
TBD
MODERATOR
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1:00 PM
Session: Measuring Autonomous AI ROI
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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3:00 PM
Practitioner Roundtable
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 24 | day 2 : Track 4 – AI Strategy & Governance
11:10 AM
Session: Workforce Redesign for the Autonomous Enterprise
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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11:50 AM
Session: Buyer's Guide to Healthcare Autonomy Platforms
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:00 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: "Deploy This Safely"
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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TRACK 5
June 23 | day 1 : Track 5 – Payer Intelligence
11:10 AM
Track Keynote: The Autonomous Risk Adjustment Engine
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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11:50 AM
Session: STAR Performance, Autonomously
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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1:00 PM
Session: RADV Readiness as an Operating Standard
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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2:00 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: "Find the Risk"
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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June 24 | day 2 : Track 5 – Payer Intelligence
11:10 AM
Session: Autonomous Utilization Management
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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11:50 AM
Panel: Health Plan Leaders on the Autonomy Transition
TBD
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TBD
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1:00 PM
Agentic AI Workshop: "Audit-Ready in 90 Days"
TBD
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TBD
MODERATOR
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Not theory. The architecture, the governance, the sequence of decisions that separate platforms that execute from tools that assist.
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