Summer Educational Session
Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Long Beach Yacht 
6201 Appian Way, Long Beach CA 90803
 

Agenda:

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
 "AI, Medical Necessity"




Speaker: Tanya Sanderson RN, BSN, MBA, MHA, CLNC, CHFP Speaker LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyalsanderson/ Tanya Sanderson is the Senior Director of Revenue Integrity at Xsolis, an AI-driven health technology company dedicated to reducing friction and waste in healthcare through a human centered approach. With over 30 years of experience, Tanya’s expertise spans clinical nursing, legal, regulatory, and revenue cycle consulting, and healthcare revenue cycle management. She has built and led Revenue Integrity and Denial Management programs for major healthcare systems, including Community Health Systems and Mayo Clinic, successfully creating and implementing revenue protection and recovery programs that enhanced denial mitigation, recovery, and revenue compliance. Her work has significantly reduced financial burdens and improved revenue performance by leveraging her unique blend of clinical and financial expertise. Her ability to build and transform revenue cycle departments using technology, automation, and AI has led to improved denial rates, increased collections on denied accounts, and enhanced AR performance metrics. Tanya's commitment to healthcare sustainability drove her to join Xsolis, aiming to transform the trajectory of healthcare sustainability in America. She holds a BS in Nursing from the University of Tennessee, an MBA from DeVry University, and an MHA from Bellevue University, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration. Tanya challenges the notion that payer-provider relationships must be adversarial, demonstrating that a collaborative approach can lead to better outcomes for all stakeholders. She advocates for overcoming payer-provider friction through shared efficiencies, increased transparency, and improved collaboration. As a speaker, Tanya shares her passion and expertise, offering insights into innovative solutions and strategies to address healthcare's toughest challenges, leaving attendees with practical knowledge and a renewed belief in transforming healthcare through collaboration and technology.

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
"National Legislative Update"


Speaker: Paul was born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin.  He received a BS in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater.  Paul served as an aide to former U.S. Congressman Les Aspin. Currently, Paul is co-owner of the lobbying firm Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies located in Fairfax, Virginia near the Nation’s Capital.  Paul specializes in healthcare, transportation, government contracts, and ethics.  He also has extensive experience in small business issues, association related matters and management, construction industry, social media, grassroots training, and crisis management.   Paul also devotes a significant amount of time to pro bono causes. In addition to his work for Miller/Wenhold, Paul was elected as the youngest President of the American League of Lobbyists (A.L.L.), the national association representing the lobbying profession.  In 2005-2006 Paul presided over the Jack Abramoff scandal for the profession and served as its voice.  Today he currently serves as the President and founder of the National Institute For Lobbying & Ethics, which has become the gold standard for the profession.Paul’s vast experience in the lobbying profession led him in January of 2006 to introduce the first lobbying certificate program for the profession – a program designed to help lobbyists keep pace with the profession and its standards. Paul was instrumental in shaping the debate on lobbying reform in 2006 and 2007.  As chief spokesman for the profession, Paul met with leaders from both parties on the issue of reform.  He has testified before both the House and Senate and has appeared on most television programs educating the public on the issue of lobbying and proposed changes to the Lobbying Disclosure Act.  He has been a tireless champion in the fight to protect every citizen’s first amendment right to petition their government through lobbying activities.  These efforts continue today through his work with NILE and their efforts to help the profession keep pace with the changes in how “lobbying” is done today. Paul has appeared on NBC Nightly News, ABC News, C-Span, CNN, MSNBC, The News Hour with Jim Lehr, and Lou Dobbs discussing ethics and transparency issues. Paul also is the founder and chairman of the Hoops for Youth Foundation, which pits members of Congress against lobbyists each year in an effort to raise money for children's charities in the Washington, D.C. area. To date this event has raised over $3 million. Paul also served 12-years on his alma mater’s Dean’s Advisory Board at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater.


3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
"Leadership"



Speaker: Jason Driskell is the AVP of Revenue Cycle for Conway Medical Center in Mrytle Beach, SC where he leads the end-to-end revenue cycle for both the hospital and physician group. During Jason’s career, he has held titles of CFO, Controller, VP of Revenue Cycle, and multiple Directorships.  He is also the author of “Wednesday Wisdom”, a weekly series posted on LinkedIn.  


Please note that attending this session is a nominal fee of $30.

We look forward to your participation and the opportunity to enhance our knowledge and skills together.