September 15 - 19
Healthcare Forward: Insights. Strategies. Solutions.
In a time of rapid change and financial uncertainty, healthcare leaders need more than predictions, they need a plan.
Federal cuts, rising costs, and staffing strains are real, but so are your options. At Microscope’s 2025 Annual Healthcare Conference, we’re delivering the insights and strategies healthcare leaders need right now. Our sessions offer timely expertise and proven margin solutions to help you navigate reimbursement shifts, control costs, and ease operational pressures. From revenue recovery to workforce support, you’ll gain practical tools to drive immediate improvements and long-term financial stability. Walk away ready to act with clarity, confidence, and a renewed path forward.
Join us virtually for a week of 10 programs focused on the Latest Healthcare Industry trends.
MONDAY 9.15
10:00-11:00 AM (EDT)
The Global State of Healthcare: Trends & Realities for 2025
Meghan K. Bankowski, CPA, Richard T. (Terry) Lang, CPA, FHFMA, Joanne M. Waters, FHFMA, and William N. Wildridge III, CPA, Microscope
Our panel will challenge conventional thinking about where the healthcare industry is headed. Are inflation and reimbursement pressures forcing a fundamental shift in business models? How will persistent workforce shortages and evolving employment structures redefine care delivery? And have we truly moved beyond the pandemic’s operational disruptions—or are they simply taking new forms? This session will cut through the noise, delivering candid, data-driven insights on how these forces will shape financial viability, operational strategy, and competitive positioning for healthcare providers in the years ahead.
1 CPE Credit
MONDAY 9.15
2:00-3:00 PM (EDT)
AI in Healthcare Revenue Cycle in 2025: Opportunities, Risks & Realities
Joanne M. Waters, FHFMA & Kathleen D. Hoffman, CPA, Microscope
In this session, you’ll examine the opportunities, risks, and real-world realities of AI in the healthcare revenue cycle. We’ll look at where AI tools are proving most valuable, where they fall short, and how to navigate compliance, ethical, and operational considerations. You’ll leave with practical steps to maximize AI’s benefits while avoiding costly missteps.
1 CPE Credit
TUESDAY 9.16
10:00-11:00 AM (EDT)
Leadership Agility in Times of Rapid Change
Ralph Simone, Emergent
The Army War College coined the term VUCA—Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity—to describe the challenges of navigating rapid change. In this session, Ralph Simone, co-founder of Emergent, will share strategies for cultivating leadership agility, defined as flexibility with purpose. He’ll outline the competencies required to strengthen agility and guide you through the “Leader’s Journey” from expert to catalyst, reactive to creative, and problem-solver to polarity manager. Many insights are drawn from his upcoming book Slow Down to Go Faster: Living and Leading Intentionally.
1 CPE Credit
TUESDAY 9.16
2:00-3:00 PM (EDT)
From Fee-for-Service to Future-Focused: The Value-Based Care Story
Colin R. Conklin, CHFP & Ryan T. Corey, Microscope
In this session, you’ll explore the evolution of value-based care from its roots in fee-for-service models to the innovations shaping healthcare delivery today. We’ll cover major milestones, current challenges, and emerging trends that will influence providers, payers, and patients in the years ahead.
1 CPE Credit
WEDNESDAY 9.17
10:00-11:00 AM (EDT)
Healthcare Legal Landscape: 2025 Update
Catherine A. Diviney, Hancock Estabrook LLP
In this session, you’ll get the latest updates on legal and regulatory changes affecting healthcare providers. We’ll review recent legislation, compliance requirements, and case law developments that could have immediate and long-term impacts on your organization.
1 CPE Credit
WEDNESDAY 9.17
1:00-2:00 PM (EDT)
Hidden Dollars in the Shadows: How to Use Medicare Cost Reports to Benchmark Your Hospital’s Financial Performance
Richard T. (Terry) Lang, CPA, FHFMA & Kyle Lake, CHFP, Microscope
In this session, you’ll see how to go beyond compliance and reimbursement basics to leverage CMS Medicare cost report public use files (PUFs) as a financial advantage. We’ll show you how to benchmark performance, uncover inefficiencies, identify reimbursement opportunities, and spot red flags your competitors already see—while creating a scorecard to track hidden revenue levers.
1 CPE Credit
WEDNESDAY 9.17
3:00-4:00 PM (EDT)
The Subtracting Tsunami: How to Survive
Richard Kunnes, MD, Microscope
The OBBBA is the largest planned dollar extraction from healthcare—or from any federal or state budget—in American history. In this session, you’ll learn how this destructive funding reduction will disproportionately impact hundreds of vulnerable hospitals, potentially forcing severe contraction or closure. We’ll share strategies to help you understand, prepare for, and survive the coming financial storm.
1 CPE Credit
THURSDAY 9.18
10:00-11:00 AM (EDT)
Managing Third-Party Risk in Healthcare
Jeff Richie, CPA, FustCharles
In the healthcare industry, managing Third-Party Risk is more important than ever. In this session, we'll explore common pitfalls, real-world examples, and practical guidance to building and maintaining an effective third-party risk management program.
1 CPE Credit
THURSDAY 9.18
2:00-3:00 PM (EDT)
The Vital Role Business Intelligence in Sustainability Planning
Meghan K. Bankowski, CPA, Microscope
Is your organization equipped with the tools necessary to develop a unified, forward-looking strategy that promotes long-term resilience in the face of impending change? As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, proactively modeling financial scenarios and planning for change is essential. In this session, we’ll explore how Business Intelligence (BI) plays a crucial role in enabling healthcare finance leaders to make data-driven decisions that support both financial health and sustainability efforts. Join us as we examine real-world examples and discuss how BI tools and analytics can uncover cost-saving opportunities, track metrics, and align operational strategies while navigating regulatory complexities.
1 CPE Credit
FRIDAY 9.19
10:00-11:00 AM (EDT)
Prescription for Progress: Advocating for Healthcare’s Future (and Understanding Why We Need To)
Kristen Mucitelli-Heath, SVP, Population Health, Advocacy, Trinity Health NY
This conversation will focus on change stemming from the recently passed H.R.1, as well as delve into funding constraints, payer issues and other headwinds hindering regional healthcare sustainability using examples from a regional New York Healthcare system. The discussion will explore actionable strategies and practical advice for those seeking to support or advocate for positive change in the healthcare delivery landscape. Attendees will walk away with greater knowledge of these challenges as well as some key points and tools to use to take action.
1 CPE Credit