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Monday, April 20

Welcome Reception

6:00 pm
Celebrate the start of NEXT 2026!
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Tuesday, April 21

Welcome

9:00 am
Across the care continuum, Net Health NEXT 2026 is where healthtech becomes humantech.
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Francesca Vereb

Francesca Vereb

Senior Vice President of Marketing, Net Health

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Keynote: AI for Better Health

9:30 am

Join Dr. David C. Rhew, Global Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Healthcare at Microsoft, for “AI for Better Health,” as he discusses how human-centered AI is reshaping care delivery and why today’s breakthroughs mark a critical turning point.

Recently featured on our HumanifAi Healthtech podcast...Listen now!

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Dr. David C. Rhew

Dr. David C. Rhew

Global Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Healthcare at Microsoft

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What’s NEXT: A New Era for Humanizing Healthcare

10:15 am

Ron Books, CEO of Net Health, will be joined on stage by CTO Eric Grover to announce an exciting new chapter in Net Health’s mission to humanize healthcare.

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Eric Grover

Eric Grover

CTO, Net Health

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Ron Books

Ron Books

Chief Executive Officer, Board Director, Net Health

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Occupational Health Product Roadmap

11:00 am

See what Net Health teams are building, why, and when.

Occupational Health

Rehab Therapy Product Roadmap

11:00 am

See what Net Health teams are building, why, and when.

Rehab Therapy

Wound Care Product Roadmap

11:00 am

See what Net Health teams are building, why, and when.

Wound Care

Lunch

12:00 pm

Join us on the Camelback Patio.

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Optima Unity & AI Roadmap Workshop

1:00 pm

Get hands-on with Optima Unity's latest upgrades and features in this interactive product workshop.

Rehab Therapy

WoundExpert Roadmap Workshop

1:00 pm

Get hands-on with WoundExpert's latest upgrades and features in this interactive product workshop.

Wound Care

ReDoc Roadmap Workshop

1:00 pm

Get hands-on with ReDoc's latest upgrades and features in this interactive product workshop.

Rehab Therapy

Occ Health Roadmap Workshop

1:00 pm

Get hands-on with the latest Occupational Health upgrades and features in this interactive product workshop.

Occupational Health

Limber Roadmap Workshop

1:00 pm

Get hands-on with Limber's latest upgrades and features in this interactive product workshop.

Rehab Therapy

Optima CTB Roadmap Workshop

2:15 pm

Get hands-on with Optima's latest upgrades and features in this interactive product workshop.

Rehab Therapy

Client Success Story – WoundExpert & Tissue Analytics

2:15 pm

Details coming soon.

Wound Care

Optima: Direct Bill & Alinea Roadmap Workshop

2:15 pm

Get hands-on with the latest Optima Direct Bill and Alinea upgrades in this interactive product workshop.

Rehab Therapy

How Modern Interoperability Is Rewriting Connected Care: Separating Fact from Fiction

3:15 pm

Discover what's really transforming care coordination today. We'll debunk common myths about data exchange, explore how AI is reshaping interoperability workflows now, and provide actionable guidance for specialty and post-acute care providers navigating this evolving landscape.

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John Gresham

John Gresham

President of Wound Care, Net Health

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Misty LaFave

Misty LaFave

Sr. Director Product Management, Interoperability

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Patrick Rooney

Patrick Rooney

COO, Net Health

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Therasa Bell

Therasa Bell

President & Co-Founder, Kno2

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Sponsor Showcase

4:00 pm

Meet the experts at our sponsor showcase networking event!

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Desert Oasis Dinner

6:00 pm

Dine with clients, experts, and Net Health executives.

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Wednesday, April 22

Introducing Spark: A New Era of Partnership with Net Health

8:00 am

Spark is Net Health's new way to deliver instant support, real-time product insights, and actionable best practices to clients.

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Candace Morgan

Candace Morgan

VP Client Success, Net Health

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Kevin Gorsline

Kevin Gorsline

Senior Director, Salesforce

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Beyond the Screen: How AI Is Moving the EHR from Admin Work to Actionable Intelligence

8:20 am

Join Shweta Maniar, Google Cloud’s Global Director of Life Sciences Solutions and Strategy, in a discussion about how AI is transforming EHRs into actionable intelligence and why adaptive, learning systems are key to humanizing healthcare.

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Shweta Maniar

Shweta Maniar

Global Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences Solutions and Strategy for Google Cloud

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Leading Through Change: Wound Care CEOs on AI, Growth and What’s Next

9:15 am

Wound care is changing at breakneck speed—especially as AI begins to change how clinicians document and measure. Whether you lead a hospital outpatient wound center or a private practice, this session delivers the strategic perspective you need to make confident decisions about technology, compliance, and the future of your organization.

Wound Care
Brenda Baker

Brenda Baker

CEO, Alliance Wound Care Services

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John Gresham

John Gresham

President of Wound Care, Net Health

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Thomas McMahon

Thomas McMahon

CEO, Wound Management Specialists

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Industry Insights: How CPT, AI, and Remote Monitoring Are Rewriting the Regulatory Playbook in Post-Acute Care

9:15 am

Renee Kinder, MS CCC-SLP and leading therapy regulation expert, explores how evolving CPT coding, AI, remote monitoring, and tele-practice are reshaping rehab and long-term care...and what providers need to prepare for next.

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Jane Moffett

Jane Moffett

SVP, Product Mgmt, Net Health

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Renee Kinder

Renee Kinder

EVP of Clinical Services, Broad River Rehab

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Digital Health: Shifting Expectations and Emerging Trends from Hospital to Home

9:20 am

As rehab therapy expands in scope and demand, digital health is redefining care delivery. This session explores shifting consumer expectations, hybrid care models, and scalable digital strategies needed to support a growing workforce, evolving practice patterns, and deeper patient engagement.

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Dr. Marc Gruner

Dr. Marc Gruner

Co-Founder, Limber Health

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Justin D. Moore, PT, DPT

Justin D. Moore, PT, DPT

CEO, APTA

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Nirav Modi

Nirav Modi

Division President, Limber Health

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Rick Gawenda, PT

Rick Gawenda, PT

PT, Founder, and President

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Better Together: Inside Net Health’s Client-First Partner Ecosystem

10:00 am

From referral to reimbursement, your operation runs on technology that needs to hold together. This session brings together leaders from Net Health, Waystar, and Innobot Health to explore what a well-woven partner ecosystem actually delivers — and to give you a practical framework for getting more out of the technology fabric surrounding your platform.

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Arman Samani

Arman Samani

President, Rehab Therapy, Net Health

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Natasha Schlinkert, MBA, FACHE

Natasha Schlinkert, MBA, FACHE

CEO, Founder, Innobot

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Stephanie Minic, CRCR

Stephanie Minic, CRCR

VP, Channel Partners, Waystar

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Tannus Quatre

Tannus Quatre

Senior Vice President, Business Development, Net Health

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Meet the Experts

10:00 am

Exhibit Hall Open

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Executive Session: Optima

10:30 am

Details coming soon.

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Executive Session: ReDoc

10:30 am

Details coming soon.

Rehab Therapy

Wound Care CAB

10:30 am
Invite only *

Details coming soon.

Wound Care

Navigating the 2026 CTP Landscape: Strategies for Selection, Reimbursement, and Compliance

10:30 am

Continuing Education Session: Taylor Stewart, Chief Clinical Officer at US Wound & Vascular, and Kathleen Schaum, President and Founder of Kathleen D. Schaum and Associates, will guide you through 2026 Medicare payment changes for cellular and tissue-based products (CTPs). Learn documentation strategies to support timely access, compliance, and optimal healing outcomes.
Qualifies for continuing education credits. Registration required.

Wound Care
Kathleen Schaum

Kathleen Schaum

President and Founder of Kathleen D. Schaum and Associates

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Taylor Stewart

Taylor Stewart

Chief Clinical Officer, US Wound & Vascular

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Rehab Reinvented: How Digital Health is Improving Patient Experience and Therapy Outcomes*

10:30 am

Continuing Education Session: Join Nirav Modi, Limber Division President at Net Health, and Rick Gawenda, President of Gawenda Seminars & Consulting, Inc., as they explore how digital health technologies are transforming rehab therapy. Learn practical implementation strategies for remote therapeutic monitoring, patient engagement tools, and data-driven treatment personalization that improves outcomes and reimbursement.
Qualifies for continuing education credits. Registration required.

Rehab Therapy
Nirav Modi

Nirav Modi

Division President, Limber Health

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Rick Gawenda, PT

Rick Gawenda, PT

PT, Founder, and President

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From Good to Great: Super User Training for WoundExpert

11:30 am

Take your WoundExpert expertise to the next level in this intensive, hands-on session. You'll dive deep into documentation workflow optimization, master form and signature best practices, and learn which WoundExpert reports drive clinical and operational success. Walk away with train-the-trainer level proficiency, a customized action plan, and a peer network that extends far beyond the conference.

Wound Care
Allison Afflick

Allison Afflick

Director, Implementation & Training, Wound Care

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Heather Stidham

Heather Stidham

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Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Employee Health and Exposure Prevention

11:30 am

Continuing Education Session: Jean Singer, Manager Product Compliance at Net Health, examines how digital employee health technologies can support exposure surveillance, documentation, and follow-up during infectious disease events and public health emergencies.
Qualifies for continuing education credits. Registration required.

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Jean Singer

Jean Singer

Product Compliance Manager, Net Health

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Lunch

12:30 pm

Join us on the Camelback patio.

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Tissue Analytics Roadmap Workshop

1:30 pm

Get hands-on with the latest Tissue Analytics upgrades and features in this interactive product workshop.

Wound Care

Client Success Story: Occ Health

1:30 pm

Details coming soon.

Occupational Health

Client Success Story: Limber

1:30 pm

Details coming soon

Rehab Therapy

Meet the Experts

2:30 pm

Join us in the Exhibit Hall and talk to the industry experts.

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Achieving Operational Precision and Compliance in Wound Care with Data-Driven Excellence

2:30 pm

Continuing Education Session: Christina Le, Chief Nursing Officer at Wound Care Advantage, will discuss strategies to overcome common challenges including tracking clinical variability and monitoring real-time healing outcomes. Discover how to leverage integrated health information technologies, including EHR workflows and AI-supported imaging tools, to support nursing documentation, clinical consistency, and regulatory compliance.
Qualifies for continuing education credits. Registration required.

Wound Care
Christina Le

Christina Le

Chief Nursing Officer, Wound Care Advantage

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AI Adoption in Rehabilitation Practice: Supporting Clinical Standards, Documentation, and Regulatory Compliance*

2:30 pm

Continuing Education Session: Rita Cole, Director of Clinical Services at Net Health, and Jean Singer, Manager Product Compliance at Net Health, will explore how AI tools can support clinical documentation, regulatory compliance, and assessment consistency in rehab practice—while maintaining professional judgment and patient safety standards.
Qualifies for continuing education credits. Registration required.

Rehab Therapy
Jean Singer

Jean Singer

Product Compliance Manager, Net Health

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Rita Cole, MA, CCC-SLP

Rita Cole, MA, CCC-SLP

Director of Clinical Services, Net Health

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Momentum Award Ceremony

4:30 pm

The first-ever Net Health Momentum Awards, recognizing outstanding clients and their commitment to care!

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Client Appreciation Celebration

6:00 pm

Finish your NEXT experience with our famous client appreciation dinner.

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Sessions accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Nurse Leader Network LLC, Provider #CEP17553 for 1.0 Continuing Education (CE) credits.

*Application for CEU approval has been submitted to the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA). 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) are anticipated.