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Why traditional denial tracking is missing the most damaging losses

Hospitals spent $43 billion in 2025 chasing payments insurers already owed them. Payer tactics have grown more sophisticated, more automated and harder to detect — and many of the most financially damaging losses, including DRG downgrades, never trigger a formal…

Jun 2, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Presenters

Tami Knobbe

EVP, CorroHealth

Anne Robertucci, MS, RHIA

Vice President, Clinical Revenue Cycle Prisma Health

Rebekah May, MBA, MSN, RN

CDI Director, Clinical Revenue Cycle The University of Kansas Health System

Penny Jefferson

Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity Services University of California Davis Medical Center

Richard Nagengast

Vice President, PB Revenue Cycle Mount Sinai Health System

How quality leaders are rethinking patient prioritization for CMS, HRRP and VBP

Many hospitals still rely on generic clinical risk scores to flag high-risk patients. The challenge: those scores aren’t built to map to how CMS Star Ratings, HRRP, VBP and Leapfrog measure performance — which means quality improvement effort can be…

Jun 1, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago

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Presenters

Nik Rao

CEO, Dexur

A people-first guide to AI in healthcare workflows, security and connection

Most physicians spend about one-third of their working hours in the EHR and on administrative tasks — time that comes directly out of patient interaction, judgment work and recovery between cases. AI is starting to shift that calculus, but for…

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Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference 2026 | June 11–13, Chicago

The Spine and Orthopedic Conference That Keeps Leaders Ahead: Becker’s 23rd Annual ASC Conference Returns to Chicago in June For surgeons and administrators who need to understand where the industry is headed — and how to position their practice or…

Adam J. Bruggeman, MD, Chief Executive Officer and Surgeon, Texas Spine Care Center

Adam J. Bruggeman is a spine surgeon and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Spine Care Center, where he has built a physician-led spine practice model that integrates clinical excellence with operational and business discipline. A regular speaker at Becker’s spine…

Mohamad Bydon, MD,Chairman, Neurosurgery — University of Chicago Medicine

Mohamad Bydon, MD, is Chairman of Neurosurgery at University of Chicago Medicine and a nationally recognized leader in both clinical neurosurgery and spine surgery outcomes research. He is the principal investigator on several federally funded research projects and has been…

Harel Deutsch, MD, Co-Director, Rush Spine Center — Rush University Medical Center

Harel Deutsch, MD, is Co-Director of the Rush Spine Center at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, where he specializes in complex spine surgery, including spinal cord stimulation, spinal tumor surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and the treatment of spinal…

Nicholas Grosso, MD, President, The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics

Nicholas Grosso, MD, is President of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics (CAO), one of the largest independent physician-owned orthopedic groups in the Mid-Atlantic and the country. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with expertise in sports medicine and has led…

Daniel Sciubba, MD, Chair and Neurosurgery Professor, Northwell Health

Daniel Sciubba is Chair of Neurosurgery at Northwell Health, where he leads one of the largest and most comprehensive neurosurgery programs in the country. He is an internationally recognized expert in complex spinal surgery, with a particular focus on spinal…

Marc J. Philippon, MD, Managing Partner and Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Steadman Clinic; Chairman and Co-Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship, Steadman Philippon Research Institute

Marc J. Philippon is a world-leading orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip surgery, arthroscopy, and sports medicine, and serves as Managing Partner of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado. He is the Chairman and Co-Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship at…