Join AHIMA for the Virtual Revenue Cycle Summit and learn practical strategies to improve reimbursement, reduce denials, and stay ahead of changing payer requirements.
September 11 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CT | Live + On-Demand
From audits and payer disputes to denial queues and changing documentation requirements, today's revenue cycle challenges demand practical solutions.
Strategies to reduce denials and strengthen reimbursement
Actionable approaches to improve revenue integrity and financial performance
Greater confidence navigating evolving payer requirements and regulations
New insights into AI and emerging technologies shaping revenue cycle operations
PRICING
$79 Premier Members
$99 Professional Members
$199 Non-Members
EXPLORE THE SESSIONS
Gain actionable insights to strengthen reimbursement, reduce denials, and improve revenue cycle performance. *Subject to change.
Introduction and Opening Remarks
All About Modifiers Modifiers can make or break claim accuracy and reimbursement. Learn when to apply CPT and HCPCS modifiers correctly, avoid common compliance pitfalls, and strengthen documentation to support cleaner claims and fewer denials.
Chart to Claim: Aligning Revenue Integrity and Physician Engagement Strong documentation starts with physician engagement. Discover practical strategies to improve provider collaboration, strengthen documentation integrity, and support more accurate coding and reimbursement.
Communicate to Elevate Quality improvement depends on more than audits. Learn communication strategies that strengthen collaboration across QA, operations, and client services to improve performance and drive better revenue cycle outcomes.
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Sepsis-3, Clinical Validation, and Revenue Integrity Clinical validation continues to evolve. Explore proactive strategies to prepare for emerging Sepsis-3 guidance, strengthen documentation, reduce denial risk, and protect reimbursement.
Understanding Anesthesia Coding and Billing Anesthesia coding brings unique documentation and billing challenges. Gain practical insights to improve coding accuracy, reduce compliance risk, and leverage automation to support more efficient reimbursement.
AI in Prior Authorization Prior authorization is one of the biggest administrative burdens in healthcare. Explore how AI can streamline workflows, improve decision-making, reduce manual work, and accelerate patient access to care.
Gary is the Director of Product Management at Medaptus where he played an essential role in the development of medaptus’ fully automated Charge Infusion product. Today, he spearheads the product development for Charge Infusion, ensuring it continues to meet the needs of the evolving healthcare landscape.
Gary has 30 years of experience within the revenue cycle, medical coding and software spaces, including 10 years leading revenue cycle and billing operations at Massachusetts General. His experience has given him deep knowledge of charge management and our rules engine.
His depth of knowledge enables him to be a subject matter expert for revenue cycle workflows. He also acts as a consultative resource for application configuration, workflow design and custom reporting requests.
He has been a part of enterprise rollouts at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Lahey Clinic, Banner Health, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Dallas Children’s Hospital, and Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
Medical Management and Reimbursement Specialists, LLC
About Robin Ingalls-Fitzgerald
Robin is the Founder, CEO/President of MRS, LLC and has been in the healthcare industry for 36 years. She has been a CEO for 13 years and as a coder she holds certifications with AHIMA and AAPC. Her knowledge of Medicare guidelines, NCCI edits, NCD’s, and LCD’s is a resource to her clients. As of late, she has expanded her business to include Medical Billing and Software Development. She has always been actively involved in her community through philanthropy and serving in various leadership roles.
Leah Jeffries is Director of Audits and Assessments at UASI, where she brings extensive experience in middle revenue cycle management and a passion for helping teams and clients succeed. She began her career in professional E/M coding and grew through a variety of coding and auditing roles before stepping into leadership. Today, Leah oversees the coding audits and consultant teams, along with the CDI audit and assessment teams, leading efforts to analyze client performance and provide meaningful feedback that supports improvement. She is known for her practical approach, collaborative style, and commitment to building strong processes that drive consistency, quality, and positive outcomes for clients.
Dr. Melissa Koehler, DHA, MBA, RHIA, CHDA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS, CSBI, CRCR, CSPR, FAHIMA, is the AVP of Health Information Management for Inova Health System with more than 30 years of experience in health information, coding, clinical documentation integrity, revenue cycle operations, and healthcare analytics. She oversees enterprise HIM operations including coding, CDI, release of information, patient identity, document imaging, and data integrity initiatives.
Dr. Koehler is an Adjunct Instructor in the Health Information Management and Informatics program at The College of St. Scholastica and is a national speaker on topics including coding quality, AI and automation in healthcare, HIM workforce transformation, and revenue cycle strategy. She serves as a Fellow of American Health Information Management Association, a member of the AHIMA House of Delegates representing Tennessee, and Past Chair of the AHIMA Annual Program Committee. Dr. Koehler also serves on the Health Informatics Advisory Council at Morehouse School of Medicine and previously served on the American Hospital Association Coding Clinic Editorial Advisory Board.
Shirlivia M. Parker, MHA, RHIA, CDIP, CRCR, CCS, is a healthcare executive, Principal Consultant, Strategic Advisor, and Founder & CEO of Shirlivia M. Parker LLC, with more than 25 years of experience leading strategic initiatives across the healthcare revenue cycle, including CDI, HIM, compliance, and operational transformation.
She specializes in aligning clinical operations, financial performance, and AI governance to drive revenue integrity, documentation excellence, denials prevention, and value-based care transformation. Shirlivia is recognized for her expertise in clinical revenue cycle strategy, operational optimization, and governance-driven healthcare innovation.
She currently serves as Committee Chair Elect for the AHIMA Council for Excellence in Education and is an active member of ACHE and HFMA. A nationally recognized speaker, she presents on AI in healthcare, clinical validation, sepsis documentation, ethical governance, and revenue cycle transformation.
Dr. Hassan Rao is a physician advisor, Associate Chief Medical Officer and VP of DRG Services at Brundage Group. He is passionate about the impact of clinical documentation and coding on quality, denials and the impact on the revenue cycle. While maintaining practice as a hospitalist at an academic medical center, Dr. Rao leads the DRG service line at Brundage Group where he collaborates closely with coders and CDIs on pre-bill chart reviews.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Health information professionals working in:
REVENUE CYCLE & REVENUE INTEGRITY
CODING & CDI
COMPLIANCE & LEADERSHIP ROLES
FAQs
Will I receive CEUs for attending? Yes, attendees will receive 6 CEUs for participating in the summit.
How do I receive my CEUs? CEUs will be manually uploaded to each attendee's CEU center within 10 business days after the live event. You must complete a survey before CEUs are granted.
How will I access the virtual summit? Registered attendees will receive Zoom login information via their registration email approximately three business days prior to the event.
Will the sessions be recorded? Yes, recordings of the event will become available to all registrants approximately 2 weeks after the event.
