Speakers

President & CEOPerformance Excellence Network (PEN) Amy Czechowicz is President and CEO of the Performance Excellence Network, where she works with leaders across sectors to…

Program ManagerArcaMind/Miller Dwan Foundation Annie Schwartz is currently the program manager for Miller Dwan Foundation/ArcaMind, working to scale community-led models of care. She has over…

Andrew Gonzales, MBA, RHIT is an experienced Health Information professional and educator with a strong commitment to advancing Health Information education. A 2008 graduate of…

Nichole Sweeney is senior vice president of legal and privacy officer at HealthMark Group. An experienced healthcare privacy, policy and interoperability leader, she has more…

Sarah Matacale, BSN, RN, CCS, CCDS, is the query education and compliance specialist for ACDIS and AHIMA, based in Chicago, Illinois, where she manages the…

Vaughn M. Matacale, MD, CCDS, is Director of the Physician Advisor Group at ECU Health in Greenville, North Carolina, where he leads a multidisciplinary physician…

William Hersh, MD, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI, FACP is a Professor in the Division of Informatics, Clinical Epidemiology and Translational Data Science (DICE) in the Department…

Dott Campo BSHIM, RHIA, CRC, COC has been in the HIM space for 12 years, the last 9 years focused in Risk Adjustment. She has…

Rochelle Penman, as a Healthcare Advisor and Account Executive for GBS Corp, brings 20+ years of healthcare experience — not as a vendor, but as…

[Title][Employer] [email address] Colin Murphy is CEO of mTuitive, Inc., where he’s spent more than two decades reshaping how clinical documentation gets created — replacing…

My name is Ivana Vuksanovic, and I am originally from Serbia. I relocated to Chicago twenty years ago, but I’ve been calling Venice FL home…

Matthew Kane, RHIA, CCS, is a Contracting Analyst  for HOPCO who turns healthcare data into action and strives to leave every system better than he…

Kathleen has over thirty years of experience in multiple areas of healthcare administration and education including: physician practice management, healthcare regulations and compliance; payer policies,…

Brad de Comarmond is the founder of Empower and a speaker focused on behavior change, health engagement, and performance. Born in South Africa and raised…

In his current role at AHIMA, Andrew advocates on behalf of AHIMA members on issues related to the intersection of technology and healthcare both domestically…

Sr. Medical Oncology Compliance EducatorMcKesson Natasha Timberlake is a healthcare professional and educator with more than 16 years of experience in Revenue Cycle Management, with…

Kathy Ware was born and raised in this area and graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School. I decided to begin my college career 6 hours…

Director of EducationDatavant Claire Riha, RHIT, CCS, is the Director of Inpatient Coding Education at Datavant with 15 years of experience in inpatient coding. She…

Director of Human Capital OperationsHealthcare Resolution Services, Inc. Jennifer Smithson is the Director of Human Capital Operations at HealthCare Resolution Services, Inc., with over 10…

Rajendra “Raj” Sharma is a healthcare coding, compliance and health informatics consultant whose 20-plus-year career spans nursing and midwifery, revenue cycle management and health information…

Oncology Quality and Outcomes ManagerUT Southwestern Medical Center [email address] Alejandra Madrigales, MS-MHA, ODS-C, is the Oncology Quality & Outcomes Manager at UT Southwestern Medical…

Associate ProfessorUTHealth Houston | McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics [email address] Dr. Karima Lalani is Associate Professor at UTHealth Houston McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics.…

Clinical Document Integrity SupervisorUT Southwestern Medical Center [email address] Bethany Montgomery serves as a Clinical Documentation Integrity Supervisor, leading a high-performing team of 18 full-time…

Clinical Document Integrity Manager UT Southwestern Medical Center [email address] Kathryn Welch, MSN, RN, CCM, CCDS brings over 43 years of extensive experience as a…

DirectorMississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) Dr. Kollin Napier directs AI strategy across every sector of Mississippi through the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), the state’s…

Director of LearningHivero Kelly Sutton brings over 30 years of healthcare experience, spanning direct patient care in Emergency Medicine, Home Health, and Hospice, to leadership…

David Lindsay, MD, PhD is a physician–scientist and entrepreneur at the intersection of AI, clinical research, and medicine. He partners with clinical and operational leaders…

Kathy Dean, CPMA, CPC, CPC-P, COC, CCS-P, CRC, Vice President of Outpatient Services and Chargemaster Analyst for EdiPhy Midwest, LLC, is a Certified Professional Coder…

Brandon Bishop is a healthcare technology strategist with more than a decade of experience in healthcare and enterprise technology, Brandon specializes in helping provider organizations…

Monica M. Watson, MSHAL, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CDEO, CIC, CPMA, CRC, CVBA, CPC-M, CRCR, is a healthcare coding and health information management leader…

Program Director/Professor Dallas College Sonya Braddy has served as Program Director of the Health Information Technology programs at Dallas College since August 2017. With more…

Lydia Danton, MSHIIM, RHIA, CHDA, is Assistant Dean of Health Science at Tarrant County College, Trinity River East Campus, where she supports allied health programs…

 Erika Perry, M.J., RHIA, CHC, CPC, CPB, is an accomplished healthcare compliance and health information management professional specializing in medical billing integrity, coding compliance, and…

Christine Tomas, MPM, RHIA is a dedicated leader and educator of HIM and HIT with over 25 years of experience in the field.  As Program…

ManagerForvis Mazars stacey.gee@us.forvismazars.com Stacey is a member of the Healthcare Performance Improvement service line at Forvis Mazars and focuses on hospital revenue cycle services. She…

ManagerKodiak Solutions abigail.golmon-carbo@kodiaksolutions.io Abigail is a Manager at Kodiak Solutions with the Clinical Revenue Management team. With nearly 10 years of middle revenue cycle industry…

Managing Consultant Healthcare Performance Improvementforvismazars caroline.golmonhernandez@us.forvismazars.com Caroline is a member of the Healthcare Performance Improvement practice unit. She has more than seven years of experience…

Founder and Principal Consultanttw-Security tom.walsh@tw-Security.com Tom Walsh is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a nationally recognized speaker and a co-author of four…

Robin Friday is the Director of the Clinical Content Center of Excellence for Microsoft Nuance. She’s been a registered nurse for 38 years and has…

Identity Manager Harris Data Integrity Solutions [email address] As an Identity Manager at Harris Data Integrity Solutions, Kayla is a patient identity subject matter expert with…

[Title][Employer] [email address] Teresa Bolden is a Certified Professional Coder, Auditor and Biller for professional health care services. She has more than 43 years of…

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[Title][Employer] [email address] Elizabeth Hylton, CPC-M, CEMC has over 20 years’ experience in the coding and auditing arena.  Her career began at a small community…

Accuity Healthcare [email address] Dr. Tiffany Reeves is a healthcare revenue cycle and health information management leader with more than 20 years of experience spanning…

Executive Director of Oncology Services [email address] Erin, BS, ODS-C, is an Executive Director of Oncology Services at Registry Partners, where she leads strategic initiatives…

Mohamad Mukhles Tlass is currently serving as Vice President of Instruction and Student Services at Coleman College for Health Sciences, Houston City College. Before the…

Dr. Lindsay Banks Serves as the Department Chair of Allied Health at San Jacinto College North Campus, where she oversees five health science programs and…

Danielle Cantrell is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator in the Health Informatics and Health Information Management Department at Texas State University, where she…

Rizwan Virani is the Senior Director for Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Programs at San Jacinto College, where he also serves as Director of the college’s…

Vice President of Government RelationsSC Hospital Association Ryan Burnaugh is the Vice President of Government Relations for the SC Hospital Association and oversees both the…

Revenue Integrity Program Manager, Revenue CycleConsultants Petra has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She started as an inpatient coder at a…

Manager, Clinical Information Systems, Rehab Hospital of thePacific Betty Jo Bomentre is a highly experienced physician and clinical informatics leader, currently serving as the Manager…

Regional Vice President, Sales West, SmarterDx Maureen Matthews began their career as a graduate of UC Davis, working for a non-profit health plan developing medical…

Executive Director for Mid Revenue Cycle, University ofCalifornia Davis Medical Center Executive Director for Mid Revenue Cycle, leveraging over 28 years of experience to enhance…

Chief Customer Officer, Moxe Health Beth works closely with our customers to ensure we deliver solutions that support their strategic objectives and drive better healthcare…

Sr Customer Success Manager, Moxe Health Jenny joined Moxe in 2023 and serves as a Customer Success Manager. She is a strategic leader with over…

Director, HIM CMI Services, Corro Healthcare Over 45 years of Health Information Management (HIM) experience in leadership, strategy, and management at various acute care hospitals…

Professor of Health Science, at University of Hawai’i at WestOahu “Dr. Ric”, is a family/furbaby-man, farmer, musician, duffer, doctor, and teacher. The motto of his…

Communication Specialist, Manifest LLC Will Yeh earned his BA in Communication Studies before pursuing a Master’s degree in Theology and currently serves as a Realtor…

Director of EducationAscent Education vweinert@hotmail.com Victoria has spent the past 28 years immersed in the world of Health Information Management. From her early days as…

[Title][Employer] [email address] Valentina Petkov joined SRP as a Health Scientist/Program Officer in March of 2014. She leads a team tasked with evaluation of data…

[Title][Employer] [email address] Dr. Sansrita Nepal is a practicing internal medicine hospitalist. In her role as the Medical Director of CDI and coding, she works…

Director, Healthcare, Pharma, Life SciencesArcova Cortney.hancock@arcova.com Cortney is a Director at MorganFranklin Cyber, where she helps organizations across healthcare, life sciences, and technology sectors build…

Managing Director, Healthcare, Pharma, Life SciencesArcova Matt.Defrain@arcova.com Matt brings 20+ years of experience in risk advisory consulting including operational and enterprise risk management, cybersecurity, operational…

[Title][Employer] [email address] Ryan Hackett, MHA, is Director of Sales and Product Development with over sixteen years in healthcare operations and IT. A former Implementation…

[Title][Employer] [email address] Chase Connors, RHIA, MBA, is an Account Executive and Healthcare Consultant with expertise in health information management, EMR optimization, and revenue cycle…

[Title][Employer] [email address] Over 15 years of experience guiding multidisciplinary teams performing data-driven analyses and strategic planning to inform policymaking on a wide range of…

Researcher Self-Employed [email address] Worked in various aspects of the academic medical field most of working life-exec. admin. asst., medical publishing company, development prospect researcher…

[Title][Employer] [email address] As a public health scientist and strategic advisor with over 15 years experience, I bring deep expertise in advancing health equity through…

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[Title][Employer] [email address] Lori is a (CDI) subject matter expert with 10 years of experience in mid-revenue cycle leadership. A master’s-prepared nurse, she specializes in…

Manager of PIPTSF mbroadwell@ptsf.org Maggie Broadwell, BSN, RN, TCRN, CEN, CPEN, joined the PTSF in June 2024 as the Performance Improvement Specialist. Previously, Maggie was most…

Manager of AccreditationPTSF anegrea@ptsf.org Annalisa Negrea, BSN, RN, CEN, joined the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF) in May 2025 as a Manager of Accreditation. Like other…

CEOUpskillz, LLC [email address] Sharon Easterling, MHA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CRC, FAHIMA is CEO of Upskillz, LLC and a nationally recognized leader in health information,…

Associate ConsultantPinnacle Enterprise Risk Consulting Services wcevallos@askphc.com As an Associate Consultant for the Professional Audit and Consulting team, Will leverages his experience and education in…

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AttorneySmith Anderson [email address] Josiah Irvin is an attorney with Smith Anderson’s Regulatory practice, with a focus on advising clients on health care regulatory, enforcement…

Associate PartnerPinnacle [email address] Kelly is an Associate Partner and joined Pinnacle Enterprise Risk Consulting Services in 2016, bringing 25 years of administrative, operational and…

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[email address] Angela R. Campbell, MSHI, RHIA, FAHIMA, is an Associate Professor of Health Information Technology at San Juan College with a career spanning three…

[Title][Employer] [email address] Leighann Sevilla currently serves as the Advocacy Chair for the Louisiana Health Information Management Association (LHIMA). She previously held leadership roles as…

[Title][Employer] [email address] Erica Washington is the data analytics manager for the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH). She joined the…

With more than two decades of experience in Colorado Federally Qualified Health Centers, Christi’s expertise is focused on positively contributing to the patient experience through…

Revenue Cycle Integrity ConsultantIndependent Healthcare Revenue Cycle Professional mlaguerre47@gmail.com Marie L is a healthcare revenue cycle and compliance professional specializing in medical coding, claims investigation,…

Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer, Ph.D., MPH— leader of the Population Studies and Disparities Research (PSDR) Program, scientific director of the Epidemiology Research Core (ERC) at Karmanos, and…

Dr. George Yoo is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at the Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI) and a Professor in the departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck…