Full Schedule

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST

Registration

Location: Registration Desk

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM MST

Maximizing Revenue Integrity Effectiveness: Boosting Return on Investment and Enhancing Margins

Presenter: – Protiviti

Co-Presenter: – Protiviti

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

AI ITrust, Ethics, and AI: How to Use Technology Without Compromise

Keynote Speaker:

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

New Administration – New Risks to Manage

Presenter: – PYA

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

IT Audit Roundtable

Co-Presenter: – Eminere Group LLC

Co-Presenter: – MyCareGorithm

Co-Presenter: – Ensemble Health Partners

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Lunch (for registered attendees of pre-conference sessions only)

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM MST

Updating the HIPAA Laws - The Good, Bad, and Ugly impacts to Healthcare Audits

Presenter: – MyCareGorithm

Co-Presenter: – Eminere Group LLC

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM MST

CAE Roundtable Sponsored by AHIA's Visionary Partner Protiviti

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MST

Breakfast - New Members/First Time Attendees

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MST

Breakfast

Location: South Convention Lobby

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM MST

Exhibit Hall

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM MST

Registration

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Reaching Your Next Summit- Build Exponential Commitment to Lead in the Unknown

Keynote Speaker:

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM MST

AM Networking Break

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Elevating Behavioral Health Audits: Mile High Insights for Effective Practices

Co-Presenter: – Intermountain Health

Presenter: – Intermountain Health

Care Settings & Healthcare Operations

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

The Pikes PEAK in Compliance

Presenter: – Kelly Willenberg, LLC

Compliance

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Internal Audit: Beyond the Controls

Presenter: – Humana

Core Audit Skills

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

How Internal Audit can Support Risk Mitigation related to Significant Organizational Change

Presenter: – RSM US LLP

Co-Presenter: – RSM US LLP

Co-Presenter: – Penn State Health

Emerging/Advanced Topics

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

IT Audit for Non-IT Auditors

Presenter: – BDO, USA

IT/Security

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Love Triangle: Managing your Revenue Cycle Risks Through Audit, Compliance and Revenue Cycle Leadership Collaboration

Co-Presenter: – Eminere Group

Presenter: – Eminere Group

Revenue Cycle & Health Plans

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM MST

Lunch

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM MST

Lunch and Learn - 2025 Top Healthcare Internal Audit Plan Priorities

Co-Presenter: – Protiviti

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Aligned for Success: Auditing for United Approaches Across a Multi-Hospital Health System

Presenter: – Deaconess Health Systems

Co-Presenter: – Deaconess Health Systems

Care Settings & Healthcare Operations

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

The Fraud Frontier: Assessing and Navigating Anti Fraud Activities

Presenter: – Sharp HealthCare

Co-Presenter: – Sharp HealthCare

Compliance

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Get On Belay: Elevate Your Influence in a Chaotic Healthcare World

Author:

Core Audit Skills

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Managing Third-Party Risk in AI: Ensuring Compliance and Security in Healthcare

Presenter: – Protiviti

Co-Presenter: – Protiviti

Emerging/Advanced Topics

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence: Copilot for Internal Auditors

Presenter: – Kaiser Permanente

Co-Presenter: – Kaiser Permanente

IT/Security

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Auditing for Compliance: Enhancing Hospital Price Transparency Practices

Presenter: – Protiviti

Co-Presenter: – Protiviti

Revenue Cycle & Health Plans

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM MST

PM Networking Break

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Shaping the Future Landscape: Internal Audit's Important Role in Mergers and Acquisitions

Presenter: – Deloitte

Care Settings & Healthcare Operations

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

2025 Coding Compliance Updates!

Presenter: – Association of Health Care Auditors and Educators

Compliance

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Elevated Ethics - Navigating the Complexities of Ethics in Healthcare Internal Auditing

Presenter: – KPMG

Core Audit Skills

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Charting the Course - How to Craft a Winning Strategic Plan Focused on strategy within the new IIA audit standards including real examples

Co-Presenter: – Humana

Co-Presenter: – Deloitte & Touche LLP

Emerging/Advanced Topics

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

The Updated Cyber Regulations Are Almost Here - Is Your Organization Ready?

Presenter: – Kodiak Solutions

IT/Security

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

General Healthcare Payor Update and Hot Topics

Presenter: – KPMG

Co-Presenter: – KPMG

Revenue Cycle & Health Plans

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Auditing Captial Projects: The What, The Why and the How

Co-Presenter: – Main Line Heatlh

Presenter: – Talson Solutions, LLC

Care Settings & Healthcare Operations

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Compliance Onboarding - What training are you providing to your organization?

Presenter: – University Health

Compliance

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Data Visualization, and How to Build Purposeful Analytics to Support Internal Audit Work

Co-Presenter: – Kodiak Solutions

Core Audit Skills

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Auditing AI Applications

Presenter: – Dean Dorton

Emerging/Advanced Topics

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Ensuring Operational Resiliency - Conducting a Business Impact Analysis and Business Continuity Plan Audit

Presenter: – EisnerAmper

Co-Presenter: – EisnerAmper

IT/Security

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

From Challenges to Triumph: Enhancing the Model Audit Rule

Presenter: – Corewell Health

Revenue Cycle & Health Plans

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MST

Annual Membership Meeting

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM MST

Networking Reception

6:30 AM – 7:15 AM MST

Chair Yoga

Presenter: – PYA, PC

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MST

Breakfast

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM MST

Exhibit Hall

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM MST

Registration

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Legal and Ethical Landmines in AI: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Keynote Speaker:

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM MST

AM Networking Break

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Meaningful Controlled Substance Auditing

Presenter: – Diversion Specialists LLC

Co-Presenter: – Dartmouth Health Cheshire Medical Center

Care Settings & Healthcare Operations

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Institutional Review Board and Privacy Board Review from a Clinical Research Risk Management Perspective

Presenter: – Ankura Consulting Group

Co-Presenter: – Ankura Consulting Group

Compliance

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Internal Audit Executive Panel Discussion

Presenter: – Eide Bailly LLP

Co-Presenter: – OSF Healthcare

Co-Presenter: – Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.

Core Audit Skills

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Risks/Controls for Payroll Related Issues in Human Resources

Co-Presenter: – Piedmont Healthcare

Emerging/Advanced Topics

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Top IT, Digital and Cybersecurity Risk Areas to Include in Your Audit Plan 2026

Presenter: – Eminere Group LLC

IT/Security

9:50 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Revenue Cycle 101

Presenter: – Grant Thornton Advisors LLC

Revenue Cycle & Health Plans

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM MST

Lunch

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

340B Discount Drug Program 101

Presenter: – Ravin Consultants

Care Settings & Healthcare Operations

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Mounting Pressures: Navigating Recent Enforcement Activity and Mitigating Compliance Risk

Presenter: – Revu Healthcare

Compliance

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Building Relationships and Reputations: Developing Your Internal Audit Brand and Becoming a Trusted Partner with Organization Leaders

Presenter: – Denver Health and Hospital Authority

Core Audit Skills

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

From Assessment to Action: An Approach to Third-Party Risk Management

Presenter: – Mercy Health

Co-Presenter: – Mercy Health

IT/Security

12:50 PM – 2:30 PM MST

Detecting potential fraud within the revenue cycle: Leveraging data analytics and continuous monitoring to identify patterns in healthcare billing data

Presenter: – Advocate Health

Co-Presenter: – Advocate Health

Revenue Cycle & Health Plans

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM MST

PM Networking Break

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Securing the Chain: Addressing Risks in Healthcare Supply Chains and Operations

Co-Presenter: – Protiviti

Care Settings & Healthcare Operations

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Elevating Compliance Auditing: High-Risk Compliance Topics

Presenter: – UF Health

Compliance

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Audit Ratings Demystified: Our Process for Overall Reports & Individual Issues

Presenter: – Johns Hopkins

Core Audit Skills

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Harnessing Data for Smarter Risk Assessments

Presenter: – Sutter Health

Emerging/Advanced Topics

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Internal Auditing: Transforming Risk Management

Co-Presenter: – Inovaare Corporation

IT/Security

2:50 PM – 3:40 PM MST

Unlocking the Power of Data Analytics: Transforming Claims and Provider Contracting for Enhanced Efficiency and Savings

Presenter: – Kaiser Permanente

Co-Presenter: – Kaiser Permanente

Revenue Cycle & Health Plans

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Construction Auditing in Healthcare

Presenter: – Deloitte & Touche LLP

Co-Presenter: – Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP

Care Settings & Healthcare Operations

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Is your organization's website compliant?

Presenter: – Main Line Heatlh

Compliance

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Integrating Risk Assessments Across IA & ERM

Presenter: – Grant Thornton

Core Audit Skills

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Achieving Success with Value-Based Care Initiatives

Presenter: – NSI Advisory Services

Emerging/Advanced Topics

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Go-Live with Tips on the System Development Lifecycle in Healthcare

Presenter: – Grant Thornton

Co-Presenter: – Grant Thornton

IT/Security

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM MST

Provider-based Billing: The Rules and Roadmap

Presenter: – EisnerAmper

Revenue Cycle & Health Plans

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM MST

Tuesday Evening Trivia

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MST

Breakfast

7:00 AM – 11:00 AM MST

Registration

8:00 AM – 9:40 AM MST

Performing Physical Security Audits: Best Practices for Healthcare Internal Auditors

Presenter: – Piedmont Healthcare System

Co-Presenter: – Piedmont Healthcare System

Care Settings & Healthcare Operations

8:00 AM – 9:40 AM MST

Fraud: Three Cases, Two Lessons & One Critical Action

Presenter: – Hall Consulting, Inc.

Compliance

8:00 AM – 9:40 AM MST

Overcome Your Personal Barriers to Great Working Relationships: How skeptics can harness optimism, introverts can flourish networking, and extraverts can stay connected.

Presenter: – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Co-Presenter: – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Core Audit Skills

8:00 AM – 9:40 AM MST

Agile Auditing In Healthcare - A Prescription for Greater Efficiency And Value

Presenter: – UnityPoint Health

Emerging/Advanced Topics

8:00 AM – 9:40 AM MST

Harnessing Generative AI for Internal Auditing - Roundtable Discussion

Presenter: – OSF Healthcare

Co-Presenter: – Corewell Health

IT/Security

8:00 AM – 9:40 AM MST

Hidden Costs of Balance Billing Laws and Ongoing Compliance Concerns

Presenter: – Reliant Health Partners

Revenue Cycle & Health Plans

9:40 AM – 10:00 AM MST

AM Networking Break

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM MST

Clinical Audits Decoded: Equipping Non-Clinical Auditors to Bridge the Gap

Presenter: – Corewell Health

Care Settings & Healthcare Operations

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM MST

Wait, you can’t audit that” – Arrangements you can/should Audit

Presenter: – Bon Secours Mercy Health

Co-Presenter: – Bon Secours Mercy Health

Co-Presenter: – Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Compliance

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM MST

The Audit Report has been issued - now what? Effective ways to track, close and report on management action plans

Presenter: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Core Audit Skills

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM MST

ELEVATE your collaboration between Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management

Co-Presenter: – Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Co-Presenter: – DaVita

Co-Presenter: – Workiva

Emerging/Advanced Topics

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM MST

How to Select and Integrate IT Audits into an Annual Audit Plan - IT risk assessment practices and how much IT audit is the right amount?

Presenter: – Lerner Consulting

IT/Security

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM MST

Ensuring Excellence: Mastering the Art of Auditing Clinical Documentation Integrity Programs

Presenter: – Protiviti

Co-Presenter: – Protiviti

Revenue Cycle & Health Plans

11:10 AM – 12:10 PM MST

Where Ethics, Skepticism, and Audit Intersect

Keynote Speaker: – Hall Consulting, Inc.