Join ECG’s Daniel Marino, Lucy Zielinski, and Maya Macon at the MGMA 2026 Fall Conference, October 23, 2026, in Rosemont, Illinois.
Why Attend?
ILMGMA offers countless benefits for professionals looking to elevate their careers and enhance their expertise.
Session:
Beyond the Appointment: Building the Next-Generation Patient Access Model
Friday, October 23
10:00 a.m. (CT)
Maya will participate in a session to discuss how patient access is no longer just a scheduling function; it is a strategic lever for growth, provider alignment, and patient loyalty. This session will explore how medical groups can modernize access through an integrated operating model that connects centralized scheduling, template governance, team-based care, virtual health, and enabling technology. Using practical examples and reusable frameworks, attendees will learn how to assess current-state access challenges, design a more consistent patient journey, and deploy access strategies that support new patient growth, revenue capture, and patient satisfaction.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the core components of a modern patient access model, including centralized scheduling, template management, digital front door capabilities, virtual health, and team-based care.
- Evaluate common access pain points and operational indicators, such as referral leakage, appointment lag, new patient conversion, schedule utilization, and patient communication gaps.
- Develop practical next steps for advancing access transformation within a medical group, including governance, KPI tracking, technology enablement, and phased implementation planning.
Panel:
Advancement in Coding to Drive Efficiency and Financial Performance
Friday, October 23
1:30 p.m. (CT)
Daniel will moderate a panel to help healthcare leaders understand how advances in medical coding, AI, and revenue cycle technology can improve financial performance while maintaining compliance and coding accuracy. The objective and discussion are designed to generate practical insights from each panelist’s unique perspective: technology innovator, frontline coder, and coding consultant.
Learning Objectives
Explore how emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and evolving coding practices are transforming medical coding and revenue cycle operations. Attendees will gain practical strategies to improve coding accuracy, compliance, productivity, reimbursement performance, and overall financial outcomes while preparing for the future of healthcare documentation and coding. Panelists include Lucy Zielinski of ECG Management Consultants and Marija Strezoski of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgical Associates, S.C.
