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Steve Yurjevich

CEO, Optum Insight Payer Market
Optum

Steve Yurjevich

CEO, Optum Insight Payer Market
Optum

Steve Yurjevich

CEO, Optum Insight Payer Market
Optum
 

Tabitha Ramminger

Deputy Inspector General
Wisconsin DHS

Tabitha Ramminger

Deputy Inspector General
Wisconsin DHS

Tabitha Ramminger

Deputy Inspector General
Wisconsin DHS

This interactive roundtable explores how L&D leaders can responsibly implement AI in compliance training while balancing innovation, risk and workforce readiness.

Through practical discussion and peer insight, attendees will explore where AI adds value, how to maintain accuracy and accountability, and how to build confidence without driving risk.

Author:

Simon Truckle

Director of Learning Solutions
Skillcast

Simon Truckle

Director of Learning Solutions
Skillcast

Author:

Erica Farmer

Professional Speaker- AI & Future Skills
EricaFarmer. AI

Erica Farmer

Professional Speaker- AI & Future Skills
EricaFarmer. AI
 

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group
 

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group
 

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Suyash Choudhary

Senior Analyst
Everest Group

Most of the conversation about AI in payment integrity is about what the technology can do: driving improved accuracy, efficiency, and scalability. Almost nobody is talking about what happens to the people who were doing that work before the software showed up. When a payer decides to internalize a program, it is not just adopting a tool, it is asking an entire workforce to fundamentally change how it operates, often overnight, and often without a clear model for how that transition should go. This talk argues that the industry has quietly built two separate transformation problems and is only solving one of them. Technology can free auditors and clinicians to do more meaningful, strategic work, but that promise only materializes if organizations treat workforce adaptation as a core design problem rather than an afterthought. Left unaddressed, this becomes a retention and capability crisis: existing staff, many of whom have experienced AI as a threat to their livelihood are asked to acquire new skills with little support, and teams fracture under the strain. Drawing on direct experience helping payers navigate this shift, this session makes the case that the real competitive advantage in payment integrity's AI era will not go to whoever has the best model, but to whoever figures out how to bring their people with them.

In partnership with Machinify

Author:

Tina Azar

VP COS and Sales Enablement
Machinify

Tina Azar

VP COS and Sales Enablement
Machinify
 

Stephanie Jackson

Senior Vice President, Payment Integrity
Optum

Stephanie Jackson is Senior Vice President of Payment Integrity at Optum, where she leads strategy and growth across solutions that help health plans improve payment accuracy, reduce costs, and strengthen compliance across the claims lifecycle. She partners closely with payer organizations to deliver scalable, technology-enabled capabilities that drive operational efficiency, mitigate risk, and improve financial performance.

Stephanie Jackson

Senior Vice President, Payment Integrity
Optum

Stephanie Jackson

Senior Vice President, Payment Integrity
Optum

Stephanie Jackson is Senior Vice President of Payment Integrity at Optum, where she leads strategy and growth across solutions that help health plans improve payment accuracy, reduce costs, and strengthen compliance across the claims lifecycle. She partners closely with payer organizations to deliver scalable, technology-enabled capabilities that drive operational efficiency, mitigate risk, and improve financial performance. Stephanie brings more than a decade of leadership experience at Optum, with a strong background spanning payer solutions, business development, and enterprise strategy. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration from St. Cloud State University.