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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
EST
Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
EST
Welcome and Opening Remarks
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EST
Keynote
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EST
The Art of Self-Leadership in a Changing Healthcare Landscape
Presenter:
Heather Younger
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
EST
Breakout Session 1
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
EST
Governing Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Organizations
Presenter:
Margo Cejer, MBA, CFE, CISA
– University Hospitals
IT/Security
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
EST
IA Plan Priorities Study: Results Release
Presenter:
Richard Williams
– Protiviti
Co-Presenter:
Matt Jackson, CHIAP, PMP
– Protiviti
Core Audit Skills
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
EST
IIA Global Internal Audit Standards - Developing a Strategic Plan for Internal Audit
Presenter:
April Royster, CPA, CFE (she/her/hers)
– Trinity Health
Co-Presenter:
Heidi Crosby, CPA, CIA, CHFP
– Trinity Health
Core Audit Skills
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
EST
The New Enforcement Frontier: Compliance Risks You Can't Ignore in 2026
Presenter:
Kristen Meservy
– PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
Compliance
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Breakout Session 2
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Going Beyond Impact and Likelihood: Rethinking How to Approach Risk Assessment
Presenter:
Robert D. Almanza, n/a
– Grant Thornton
Co-Presenter:
Hayley F. Oakes, MPH
– Grant Thornton
Core Audit Skills
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Outsourced dialysis risks and opportunities
Presenter:
Mary Jane Schroeder, CIA, CRMA, CICA, CHIAP (she/her/hers)
– Penn State Health
Care Settings & Healthcare Operations
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Powering Up for the New Age of Privacy and Security
Co-Presenter:
Sara Grayson
Co-Presenter:
Kevin Dunnahoo, HCISPP, CISSP
– Protiviti
Compliance
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Revenue Cycle Risk: Where Audit, Compliance and Operations Collide
Presenter:
Rachel Pugliano, RHIT, CHC, CRCR
– Eide Bailly LLP
Co-Presenter:
Deborah Hall, CHC, CFSA, CRMA
– Hennepin Healthcare
Revenue Cycle & Health Plans
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Breakout Session 3
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Auditing Clinical Research Charges Billed to Medicaid
Presenter:
Darri L. Scalzo, CHRC, CCRP, CPHQ (she/her/hers)
– Ankura Consulting Group
Revenue Cycle & Health Plans
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Listening Intensive: The Mechanics of Relationship Management in High-Friction Environments
Presenter:
Heather Younger
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Patient Transportation Scheduling Hub Model and How to Audit It
Presenter:
Nicholas Ng, CPA, MSA
– Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Care Settings & Healthcare Operations
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Safer Workplaces: Auditing Workplace Violence Prevention Programs
Presenter:
Lauren DeBree, CIA
– Protiviti
Co-Presenter:
Ada Dye, LMSW, MBA
– Protiviti
Co-Presenter:
Lauren Kraus, MHA
– Protiviti
Emerging/Advanced Topics
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EST
Breakout Session 4
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EST
Cloud Gazing: Monitoring for Performance, Security, and Value in the Cloud
Presenter:
Andrew J. Osterman, CIA, CISA, AAIA
– Deaconess Health System, Inc.
IT/Security
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EST
Fraud in Focus: How Internal Audit Adds Value
Presenter:
Christian Rowe, CFE (he/him/his)
– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Core Audit Skills
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EST
Integrating AI into the Internal Audit Process and Quality Review
Presenter:
Shawn A. Stevison, CPA, CHC, CHIAP, CRMA, CGMA (she/her/hers)
– Humana
Emerging/Advanced Topics
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EST
Putting the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Risk Assessment Guidance into Practice
Presenter:
Rachel Pugliano, RHIT, CHC, CRCR
– Eide Bailly LLP
Compliance
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
EST
Breakout Session 5
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
EST
AI in the revenue cycle & clinical coding — assurance for accuracy, fairness, and billing risk
Presenter:
Ryan Altschuler, n/a
– PwC
Co-Presenter:
Ahmed Salim
– PwC
Revenue Cycle & Health Plans
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
EST
Auditing 340B in Transition: Navigating Federal Policy Changes and Compliance Risks
Presenter:
Fatimah Muhammad, FHFMA
– Saint Peter's University Hospital
Compliance
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
EST
From Detection to Resolution: How Internal Audit Leads Effective Fraud Investigations
Presenter:
Melissa Barnes, CPA
– Global Medical Response
Core Audit Skills
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
EST
Understanding the Drivers of Patient Trust Erosion (and How Healthcare Organizations Can Rebuild It)
Presenter:
Vintage Foster
– Piccadilly
Co-Presenter:
Andrew Swanson, MPA, FACMPE (he/him/his)
– Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Care Settings & Healthcare Operations