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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

10:30 AM - 6:15 PM EST
Virtual Exhibit Hall

10:30 AM - 6:15 PM EST

Virtual Exhibit Hall

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
The Art of Self-Leadership in a Changing Healthcare Landscape

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

The Art of Self-Leadership in a Changing Healthcare Landscape

Presenter: Heather Younger, JD – Employee Fanatix

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM EST
Breakout Session 1

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM EST

IA Plan Priorities Study: Results Release

Presenter: Richard Williams – Protiviti

Co-Presenter: Matt Jackson, CHIAP, PMP – Protiviti

Co-Presenter: Lindsay Gleeson, CISA, PMP, MBA (she/her/hers) – Protiviti

Co-Presenter: Alex Robison, MHA, CHC, CHIAP – 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

Stark Relief: How Internal Audit Can Add Value During Provider Compensation Reviews

Presenter: Jay Swacker, CPA, CIA, CHC – Dean Dorton

Compliance

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST
Breakout Session 2

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

From Static Cyber Controls to Adaptive Resilience: Keeping Pace with an Evolving Threat Landscape

Co-Presenter: Sara Grayson, CISA, CCSFP, CHQP – Protiviti

Co-Presenter: Kevin Dunnahoo, HCISPP, CISSP – Protiviti

Compliance

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Going Beyond Impact and Likelihood: Rethinking How to Approach Risk Assessment

Presenter: Robert D. Almanza (he/him/his) – 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

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

Beyond Compliance: Auditing Workplace Violence Prevention Programs

Presenter: Lauren DeBree, CIA – Protiviti

Co-Presenter: Ada Dye, LMSW, MBA – Protiviti

Emerging/Advanced Topics

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

Listening Intensive: The Mechanics of Relationship Management in High-Friction Environments

Presenter: Heather Younger, JD – Employee Fanatix

IT/Security

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

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

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

The 2026 EMTALA Internal Audit Blueprint: Leveraging Data for High-Risk Compliance

Presenter: Amy L. Uldrick, MSN, RN, CPHRM – Kodiak Solutions LLC

Co-Presenter: Tracy L. Young, CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA, CRMA – Kodiak Solutions LLC

Compliance

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM EST

Transparency & Embezzlement, what they have in common

Presenter: Doug Cash, CFE, CFI, CFCI, CECFE – Eide Bailly LLP

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