eSolutions Xchange 2025 Conference Agenda
August 24 - 27, 2025
Intercontinenal Kansas City at the Plaza, Kansas City, MO
(All times shown are Central Time)
Sunday, August 24, 2025
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1:30 PM - 5:30 PM 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Conference Registration Open Exhibit Booth Set-Up |
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3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
General Session: Blues Only Plan Share - Moderator, Amanda Abbott (BCBSKS) Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall |
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7:30 AM - 4:30 PM 7:30 AM - 3:15 PM 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Conference Registration Desk Open Exhibit Hall Open Breakfast in Exhibit Hall |
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8:30 AM - 8:45 AM 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Welcome and Opening Remarks - Blue Kansas City and Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas Keynote Speaker: Minding Mindset - Kendall Gammon |
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Break in the Exhibit Hall Panel Session - CMS Final Rule 0057F - InterOperability and Prior Authorization Mandate - Kendra Obrist, Point-Of-Care Partners |
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Sponsor Recognition Luncheon |
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Blues / Vendor Session - AI Powered Utilization Management and Prior Auth – BCBSMN, Availity and Jennifer Nereu, Jopari Solutions |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | General Session - HL7 Updates Da Vinci and Other Accelerators - Viet Nguyen, MD |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | Break in the Exhibit Hall |
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3:15 PM - 4:15 PM |
Closed Session Blue Plans Only - BCBS Association Updates - Gail Kocher, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association |
| 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM | General Session - X12 Update - Cathy Sheppard, X12 CEO |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Dinner and Event at Boulevard Brewing Company |
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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7:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Conference Registration Desk Open |
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall |
| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Panel Session - Electronic Claim Attachments: Now and Then – Elevance, BCBSKS, Jopari |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | General Session - Leveraging CMS Rule 0057 Mandates to Scale ePA and Advance Value-Based Care - Steven Berkow, InterSystems, Douglas Dietzman, BCBS Association and Stephenie Kemp, BCBS MS |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Break in the Exhibit Hall |
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10:45 AM - 12:00 PM 12:00 PM |
Panel Session - Finding the Balance - Meeting compliance and increasing experience Box Lunch Pick Up |
| Afternoon Activities | Your Choice of One: World War One Museum, City Tour and J. Rieger & Co. Distillery Tour CLICK HERE for more information on Activities |
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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7:30 AM - 11:00 AM 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Conference Registration Desk Open Exhibit Hall Open Breakfast in Exhibit Hall |
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8:30 AM - 8:45 AM 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM |
eSolutions XChange 2026 Conference - hosted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee - Westin Chattanooga - Brandon Hetrick General Session - CAQH Core Updates - Bob Bowman |
| 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Vendor / Blues Session: Topic Discussions |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Break and Door Prize Drawings in the Exhibit Hall |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | General Session: Blues Only Plan Share - Moderator, Scott Walker |
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12:00 PM |
Adjournment |
Please check back for updates on session topics.