Healthcon 2023 | AAPC | 21 May 2023 | Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Dr, Nashville, TN 37214, USA

AAPC is pleased to announce HEALTHCON 2023 — the most fun you’ll have keeping yourself up to date on changes and best practices in the healthcare business. Refine your knowledge and knowhow. Refresh your toolkit. Reconnect with colleagues. Expand your professional network and have some fun in the process.

2023 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Larry Weaver
Motivational Speaker, Trusted Speakers

Paul H. Keckley
Managing Editor, The Keckley Report

SPEAKERS:

Adrienne Lloyd, MHA, FACHE
Consultant, MGMA

Amanda Proctor, CPC, CPCO, CDEO, CPMA, CRC
Approved Instructor, AAPC

Amy Pritchett, CPC, CPCO, CDEO, CPMA, CRC, CANPC, CASCC, CEDC, CDEI, AAPC Fellow
Approved Instructor, AAPC

Amy Lee Smith, CPC, COC, CPMA, MBA, CHFP, CIA, CRMA, CHIAP
Director of Internal Audit, Bon Secours Mercy Health

Astara N. Crews, MJ, CPC, CPEDC, CHC, CHPC, CHIAP
Chief Compliance Officer, Essen Health Care

Brenda Beal, RN, CPC, CPIP
Medical Audit Supervisor, Healthcare and Family Services Office of Inspector General (HFS OIG)

Britany Parker, MD
Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician, Northeast Georgia Physicians Group

Brittany Rambino, CPC-P
VP, Revenue Cycle Management, Ambry Genetics

Catherine Keegan, BSBM, CCS-P, CPC
Director of Revenue Integrity, Integrated Dermatology

Christopher Chandler, MHA, MBA, CPC, CGSC
Technical Manager of Documentation and Coding, lntermountain Healthcare

Christopher Parrella, ESQ, CPC, CHC, CPCO
Founding Partner, Parrella Health Law

CJ Wolf, MD, M.Ed., CPC, COC
Faculty; Asst. Program Director, BYU-Idaho

Cokethia Rachel, CPC, CCS, CPMA, CCMA, SSBBP, Approved AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer
Director in the HIM Department, Shepherd Center

Colleen Gianatasio, CPC, CPCO, CPC-P, CDEO, CPMA, CPPM, CRC
Approved Instructor, AAPC

Corella Marie Lumpkins, CPC, CPCO, CDEO, CPB, CPPM, CPC-I
Manager of Coding, Compliance & Provider Education, Loudoun Medical Group, P.C.

Courtney Tito
Member, McDonald Hopkins, LLC

Daria Malan, RN, MBA, LNHA, RAC-CT, CPC
Healthcare Consultant, Kohler HealthCare Consulting, Inc.

David Zielske, MD, COC, CIRCC, CCC, CCVTC, CCS, RCC
Founder and CEO, ZHealth

Dawn Cook
Dawn Cook Expert Life Care Planner

Edna Maldonado, CPC, ACS-UR, AHIMA ICD-10-CM Trainer
Coding Education Trainer, American Urological Association (AUA)

Edward Baker, JD
Whistleblower Attorney, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein

Ellen Hinkle, CPC, CDEO, CPMA, CRC, CEMC, CFPC, CGSC, CIMC, COBGC, CPCD
Approved Instructor, AAPC

Emily Schmidt Barnette, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CPC-P, CDEO, CPB, CPMA, CRC, CPC-I
Risk Managment Lead, Humana's Primary Care Organization (CenterWell Senior Primary Care & Conviva Care Solutions)

Heather Morrigan, CPCO
Independent Consultant, Heather Morrigan Consulting

Holly Ridge, BSN, RN, CPC, CPMA
Manager of Medical Necessity and Authorization Denials, Duke University Health System

Jaci Kipreos, CPC, COC, CDEO, CPMA, CRC, CPC-I, CEMC
Director Provider Audit Services, Coker Group

Jacob Swartzwelder, CPC, CIC, CRC, CEMC
Approved Instructor, AAPC

Jean R. Pryor, CPMA, CPC, CPCO, CPB, CPMA, CRC, CPC-I, CIMC
Administrator of CBO Compliance, St. Elizabeth Physicians

Jennifer McNamara, CPC, CPMA, CRC, CPC-I, CGSC, COPC, CCS
Director of Education and Coding, Oncospark

Jennifer Simmons, MBA, CPC, CPC-I
Director of Coding Education, Certitude Health Coding Educators

Jessica Miller, CPC, MHA
Director, Revenue Cycle Services

Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC
Coding Consultant, Ozark Coding Alliance

Julie Chicoine, JD, BSN, CPC
Director of Compliance, Privacy, and Risk Management, Adventist Health Castle

Kaitlyn Brack, CPC, CEMC, CFPC, CPEDC, AAPC Approved Instructor
Medical Coding Quality Analyst and CEMC Exam Committee Member, AAPC

Karen Perry, CPC, CPB, CPC-I, OCS
Certified Medical Coder

Karlene Dittrich, CBCS, CPC, CPMA, CECCS
CEO and founder, MedRevenue Solutions LLC

Kathryn Williamson, CPC, CDEI, CCVTC, CIC, AAPC Approved Instructor
Outpatient Coding Educator/Auditor, Yale New Haven Health

Kathy Burkhardt, MSL, RHIA
West Florida Regional HIM Director, Parallon

Kathy Rowland, BSN, RN, CHC, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC
Independenet Contractor/Owner, Integrity Compliance LLC

Kelly Loya, CPC, CPC-I, CHC, CPhT, CHIAP, CRMA
Author and Technical Editor, AAPC

Kelly Shew, RHIA, CPC, CPCO, CDEO, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CEMC
Approved Instructor, AAPC

Khushwinder Singh, MD, MHA, CDIP, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, CRC
Director Risk Adjustment VBC Operations & Compliance, Granite GRC

Kristen Taylor, CPC, CHC, CHIAP
Associate Partner, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting

Laurie Bouzarelos, MHA, CPC
Revenue Cycle Consultant, Private Practice Physicians and Providers

Lawrence Simon, MD, MBA
CPT advisor, AAO/HNS

Leslie Prellwitz, MBA, CCS, CCS-P
Director, CPT® Content Management & Development in the American Medical Association’s Health Solutions Unit

Leonta Williams, MBA, RHIA, CPC, CPCO, CRC, CEMC, CHONC, CCS, CCDS
Director of Education, AAPC

Linda Martien, CPC, COC, CPMA, CRC, CPC-I
Fellow, AAPC

Lisa Castillo, JD, CPC-A
Bureau Chief of Medicaid Integrity, Office of the Inspector General for Healthcare & Family Services

Lisa Howard, CRC, CPMA, ROCC
Revenue Integrity Manager, GenesisCare USA

Lori Cox, MBA, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC, CGSC, CHONC
Director of Client Engagement, AAPC Services

Louis Jimenez, RRT, CHT
Respiratory Therapist, RRT, Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc.

Marco Unzueta, BSHIM, CPC, CCS, CIC, CDEO, CDEI
Approved Instructor, AAPC

Dr. Mark Synovec
President, Topeka Pathology Group, LLC

Marianne Durling, MHA, RHIA, CPC, CPCO, CIC, CDEI, CCS, CDIP
Approved Instructor, AAPC

Mariarita Genovese, CPC
Director of Revenue Cycle and Business Operations, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper

Maya Turner, CPC
Lead Corporate Compliance Audit Analyst, Franciscan Alliance, Inc.

Megan Ash-Koebert, CPC, CPCO, CPMA
College Graduate and Experienced Investigator with Expertise in Developing Complex Investigations

Michael D. Miscoe, JD, CPC, CASCC, CUC, CCPC, CPCO, CPMA, CEMA
Fellow, AAPC

Michele Stevens, CPC, CPMA, CRC
Fellow, AAPC

Michelle Mesley-Netoskie, COPM, COC, CPC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I
Revenue Cycle Management Specialist, Albany ENT & Allergy Services

Monica Wright, CPC, CPCO, CPMA
Manager, Coding and Reimbursement, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions

Nate Felt, ATC, PTA, CPC
Senior Consultant for Orthopedic, Sports Medicine, and Radiology Physicians Coding, Intermountain Health

Nicole Sellitto, CPC
College Graduate and Experienced Investigator with expertise in Developing Complex Investigations

Norma Panther, CPC, CEMC, CHONC, CIRCC, CPMA, CCS-P, CHC, CIFHA
Approved Instructor, AAPC

Pam Vanderbilt, CPC, CDEO, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I, CEMC, CFPC, CPEDC
Estimator/Advisor, Auto Repair

Pam Warren-Brooks, CPC, COC, AAPC Fellow
Manager of Billing Compliance, MaineHealth

Raemarie Jimenez, CPC, CDEO, CIC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, CANPC, CRHC, AAPC Approved Instructor
Chief Product Officer, AAPC

Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CDEO, CPMA, CRC, CENTC, CGSC, COBGC, COPC, CPEDC, AAPC Approved Instructor
Chief Compliance Officer, Vision Innovation Partners

Robert Pelaia, Esq, CPC, CPCO
Deputy General Counsel, University of South Florida

Samantha Ashley
Coding and Regulatory Manager, American Medical Association’s Health Solutions

Samuel Church, MD, MPH, CPC, CRC, CPC-I
Georgia- Local Medical Director, Aledade

Sandra Giangreco Brown, MHA, BS, RHIT, CHC, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC, CPC-I, COBGC, PCS, AAPC Approved Instructor, AHIMA ICD-10-CM Trainer
Director of Coding & Revenue Integrity, CLA

Shannon Cameron, MBA, MHIIM, CPC

Shannon DeConda, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC
President and Founder, NAMAS

Sharon Oliver, CPC, CDEO, CPMA, CRC, AAPC Approved Instructor
Coding Consultant and Owner, Medical Coding & Consultants

Sheila Sampath, BBA, MHSA, CPB

Sherrie Lynne Thevel, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I
Revenue Cycle Director, South City Hospital

Stacy Harper, JD, MHSA, CPC
Partner, Spencer Fane LLP

Stephanie Gandomi MBA, MS, CGC, CPC, CPCO
Director, Payor Relations, GeneDx

Stephanie Thebarge, CPC, CPCO, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CEMC, CHONC
Compliance Manager, New England Cancer Specialists

Stuart Newsome, CPCO
Vice President, Corporate & Client Experience, Alpha II, LLC

Teri Bedard, CPC
Executive Director, Client & Corporate Resources, Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies

Tracy Bird, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC
Practice Management Consultant, Medical Practice Advisors, LLC

Tyler Griffeth, MOL, CPC, CPRC
Senior Technical Manager, Intermountain Healthcare

William E. Hopkins
Austin Office Managing Partner, Spencer Fane LLP

Zach Hochstetler, CPC
Director, CPT Editorial and Regulatory Services, American Medical Association

2023 Sponsors

GOLD:
• AMA
• DecisionHealth
• inboxhealth
• Optum
• PCG Software

SILVER:
• RxNT

BRONZE:
• accel-EQ
• AHA Coding Clinic
• Aideo Technologies
• Coker Group
• CSI Companies
• Healthicity
• MDaudit
• Nym Health
• Pinnacle Healthcare
• Plutus Health
• Rivet Health
• ruralMED
• The Rybar Group
• Unify Health Services
• Virtudesk
• VGM Health