2026 Essentials and Fundamentals - Sessions & Speakers
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Medicare’s Two-Midnight Rule and Medicare Basics
Juliet Ugarte Hopkins, MD, ACPA-C
(Pronouns: She/Her)
Chief Medical Officer of Phoenix Medical Management
Past President, ACPA
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Medicare Notifications
Anuja Mohla, DO, ACPA-C
System Medical Director of Utilization Management, ChristianaCare
NPAC Vice Chair, ACPA
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Condition Code 44 and Self-Denials
Ben Kartchner, MD, ACPA-C
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Brundage Group
Vice President of Finance, ACPA
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Chairing the Utilization Management Committee
Bartho Caponi, MD, FACP, FHM, ACPA-C
Clinical Professor Of Medicine, Medical Director, Utilization Management/Physician Advisor Program, UW Health – Madison, Wisconsin
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Medicare Severity DRGs
Ahmed Abuabdou, MBBS, MBA, ACPA-C
Chief Clinical Officer, University of Arkansas Medical Center
President, ACPA
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The Physician Advisor Role in Clinical Documentation Integrity
Adriane Martin, DO, FACOS, ACPA-C
Vice President of Physician Services, Enjoin
Chair, CDI Committee
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Determining Status for Non-Medicare Payors
Erin Boyd, MD, MBA, CHCQM-PHYADV, ACPA-C
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Sound Advisory Services
Chair, Government Affairs Committee
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Peer-to-Peers and Denials
Bartho Caponi, MD, FACP, FHM, ACPA-C
Medical Director Of Utilization Management, UW Health – Madison, Wisconsin
Chair, UM Operations Committee
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Physician Advisors and Pediatrics
Alyssa Riley, MD, MEd, FAAP, ACPA-C
Director, PA for CDI & Financial Integrity, Nationwide Children's Hospital-Toledo
Chair, Pediatrics Committee
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