Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (Eastern Time)

11:00 am – 11:05 am

Welcome & Introductions

11:05 am – 11:50 am

Regulatory Updates 

Kate Beller, JD, President, ‎AMRPA

11:50 am – 12:35 pm

Avoiding Safe Discharge Syndrome: Skipping the SNF and sending patients back home after an inpatient rehabilitation stay

Suzanne Sample, DPT, MSHA, Director Operations, Post-Acute Services, HCA

12:35 pm – 12:50 pm

Break

12:50 pm – 1:35 pm

Market Analysis for Therapy Staff

Sharon Feldmann, PT, MS, Director, Rehabilitation Services, Froedtert Hospital Division at Froedtert Health

‎1:35 pm – 2:20 pm

From EMR to Operations: Explore AI in Rehabilitation and Healthcare

Sarah Manney, DO, MBA, Chief Medical Information Officer, Essentia Health     

Christopher Thorson, PT, MRMC, CCCE, Rehabilitation Manager, Essentia Health Miller-Dwan Rehabilitation Services

2:20 pm – 2:30 pm

Closing Remarks

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (Eastern Time)

11:00 am – 11:05 am

Opening Remarks

‎11:05 am – ‎‎11:50 am

Quality Metrics

Troy Hillman, Director of Quality and Health Policy, AMRPA

‎11:50 am – 12:35 pm

No-delay Admittance – How to Admit before Prior-Auth

Denise Gilmore, PT, DPT, CLT, Manager Business Development and Quality, Froedtert Hospital

12:35 pm – 12:50 pm

Break

‎12:50 am – 2:05 pm

Start, Stop, Continue… Interactive Leadership Exercise

Natasha Woolery, PT, MBA, MRMC, Director of Business Development, Post Acute Services, HCA Healthcare 

2:05 pm – 2:15 pm

Closing Remarks