PYA Hosts Fifth Annual Summer CPE Symposium: Hot Topics in Healthcare & Accounting

PYA is pleased to host its fifth annual Summer CPE Symposium, “Hot Topics in Healthcare & Accounting,” June 23-24. This complimentary virtual learning event offers healthcare leaders and other professionals an opportunity to explore today’s pressing issues.

In four webinars over two days, PYA thought leaders and subject matter experts will discuss emerging trends and provide practical tools related to assurance, Medicaid cuts, practice valuation, and artificial intelligence (AI) cybersecurity. Up to four continuing professional education (CPE) credits are available.

Day One: Tuesday, June 23, 2025

Session 1: “The Aligned Assurance Model: Transforming Oversight into Insight”

11:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET | 1 CPE credit in Auditing

In many organizations, assurance activities occur across the “Three Lines of Defense”—management, risk and compliance functions, and internal audit—but are often planned and executed independently. When the lines are not aligned, organizations encounter duplicated effort, inconsistent conclusions, and fragmented insight for leadership.

The Aligned Assurance Model encourages deliberate collaboration across the three lines to create a coordinated view of assurance coverage, improve efficiency, and strengthen governance by providing management and the board with clearer, more consistent insight.

During this session, PYA Senior Manager Andrew Sizemore will explore the Aligned Assurance Model and share actionable steps organizations can take to implement aligned assurance in practice.

Andrew will address the following learning objectives:

• Understand the purpose of the Aligned Assurance Model across the Three Lines of Defense
• Recognize common challenges caused by uncoordinated assurance activities
• Explain how aligned assurance strengthens governance and oversight for leadership
• Identify opportunities to improve collaboration and information sharing across the three lines
• Apply aligned assurance concepts to enhance the efficiency, consistency, and value of assurance activities

Session 2: “OBBBA Impacts: Medicaid Cuts & State Tax Implications”

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET | 1 CPE credit in Taxes

Changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) are expected to affect Medicaid funding, creating potential financial and operational pressure for states and healthcare providers. As federal support shifts, organizations will need to evaluate implications for reimbursement, compliance, and financial planning, while states consider tax and policy responses to address resulting funding gaps.

During this webinar, PYA Managers Ramzi Fadayel and Patrick Birmingham will examine key healthcare policy changes under OBBBA and their implications for providers. The session will review the financial impact of Medicaid funding reductions, outline related compliance and operational considerations, and explore state-level tax strategies under consideration or in place to offset reduced federal support.

Learning objectives for this session include:

• Evaluate reductions to provider taxes and their effect on Medicaid program funding and provider reimbursement
• Understand stricter Medicaid community engagement requirements and redetermination periods, including operational and compliance implications for providers
• Assess the impact of OBBBA-related changes on the 340B Drug Pricing Program
• Identify tax funding strategies being proposed or implemented by states to offset reduced federal Medicaid support
• Analyze the pros and cons of increased state and local taxes from a multi-jurisdictional and provider-impact perspective

Day Two: Wednesday, June 24, 2025

Session 3: “Not All Practices Are Created Equally: Why Physician Practice Value Varies by Specialty”

11:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET | 1 CPE credit in Auditing

Physician practice valuation is influenced by a range of financial, operational, and market factors, but those drivers do not apply uniformly across all specialties. Differences in reimbursement structures, care delivery models, and risk profiles can significantly affect how value is assessed and how transactions are approached.

During this webinar, PYA Principal Matt Warren will examine the key drivers of physician practice valuation and provide practical context for understanding how specialty impacts valuation methodologies and assumptions. The session will also explore how different types of buyers may approach valuation from distinct perspectives, shaping transaction considerations in the process.

Matt will address the following learning objectives:

• Understand the primary financial, operational, and market-based drivers of physician practice valuation
• Recognize how specialty-specific factors influence valuation methodologies and assumptions
• Identify how buyer type impacts valuation perspectives and transaction considerations

Session 4: “AI in Healthcare Cybersecurity: Risks, Compliance, and Practice”

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET | 1 CPE credit in Information Technology

Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, but it also introduces new cybersecurity considerations. As organizations adopt AI tools, they must evaluate how these technologies affect intrusion detection, data privacy and security, and vendor risk management. These considerations are becoming more immediate as both AI adoption and AI-enabled threats continue to expand across the healthcare sector, requiring cybersecurity and governance practices to keep pace with emerging risks and regulatory expectations. At the same time, a growing number of AI vendors are entering the market, some of which may not align with the privacy requirements and risk tolerance of healthcare providers.

During this webinar, PYA Principal John Cross will examine the evolving relationship between AI and cybersecurity in healthcare, including how AI is being used in both cyberattacks and defensive strategies. The session will outline key considerations for vetting AI vendors and provide practical guidance on applying existing governance frameworks and processes to AI-related risks to support audit readiness and risk oversight. This intermediate-level session is designed for professionals with a basic understanding of healthcare IT and compliance or audit fundamentals and is particularly relevant for healthcare IT leaders, compliance and internal audit professionals, and risk management teams responsible for evaluating emerging technologies.

Participants will be able to:

• Describe the current healthcare cybersecurity threat landscape, including key breach trends, threat actors, and common attack vectors, and distinguish between AI use in cybersecurity operations and AI tools more broadly
• Identify how threat actors are using AI in cyberattacks, including deepfakes, polymorphic malware, and AI-enabled social engineering techniques
• Explain how AI-driven defensive technologies, such as SOC automation, behavioral analytics, and threat intelligence, are being used in healthcare cybersecurity programs
• Apply relevant governance and risk frameworks used in healthcare, including NIST CSF, NIST AI RMF, and proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates, to evaluate AI-related vendors and tools
• Recommend practical audit procedures and governance strategies to assess organizational readiness for AI-related cybersecurity risks

Each of the four sessions will offer a type of CPE* credit, with up to four CPE credits available for those who attend all live sessions.

If you would like additional guidance on audit and assurance, tax planning, business valuation, cybersecurity, or any matter related to strategy or operations, our leaders are happy to help.