September 29 | When AI Tips the Scales: A Conversation From the Field
Live Webinar
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Payers are no longer relying solely on rules-based denials. They are increasingly using AI and advanced analytics to predict provider behavior; selectively denying and underpaying claims they believe are unlikely to be challenged. The result is a new reimbursement landscape where revenue erosion happens quietly, incrementally, and often below traditional review thresholds.
In this conversation, Missy Harbert, Solution Advisor at Revecore, sits down with Cynamin Kinard, VP of Revenue Cycle at Tanner Health System, to unpack how payer AI strategies are reshaping denials and underpayments — and what it actually looks like to respond from inside a health system. Drawing on Cynamin’s three decades of revenue cycle leadership, the discussion moves beyond theory into real lessons from the field: what’s changed, what’s working, and where hospitals still get caught off guard.
Speakers
Missy Harbert
Solution Advisor
Revecore
Cynamin Kinard
VP of Revenue Cycle
Tanner Health System
Learning Objectives
- Understand how payers use AI to predict appeal behavior and optimize denial decisions
- Identify denial and underpayment patterns designed to go unchallenged
- Recognize where revenue loss occurs without obvious spikes in denial rates
- Evaluate denials based on effort, probability of recovery, and true financial impact
- Use analytics to move from transaction-level reaction to payer strategy insight
CPE Information
- CPE Award Amount: 1.0 (60-minute segment)
- Program Level: Basic
- Program Prerequisite: None
- Advanced Preparation: None
- Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
- Topic: Revenue Cycle
- Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
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Content Type: Live Webinar
Topic: Revenue Cycle
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Program Level: Basic
Recommended For: Revenue Cycle
CPE Hours: 1.00
Specialized Knowledge: 1.00
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