Toni Elhoms
Each year, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule reshapes how physicians and healthcare providers are paid — and the 2026 cycle brought substantial changes. The 2026 MPFS Final Rule includes significant adjustments to the conversion factor, updates to the Medicare Economic Index, sweeping code valuation revisions, modifications to quality reporting programs, and policy shifts that have drawn pointed reactions from physician and provider organizations calling for congressional action and payment reform.
This 60-minute session drills down into the 2026 MPFS updates with a practitioner's lens: what changed, what it means financially, where the compliance risks sit, and what your organization needs to do next. The session covers reimbursement shifts, Medicare Shared Savings Program changes, Telehealth coverage updates, and the operational changes needed across coding, billing, revenue cycle, and compliance functions.
Looking ahead: CMS typically releases the following year's MPFS Proposed Rule in July, with the Final Rule landing in November. Teams that are fluent in the 2026 Final Rule are far better positioned to read the CY 2027 Proposed Rule when it drops — spotting what's new, modeling its impact, and submitting informed comments during the public comment window. This webinar gets your team to that starting line.
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Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, is an internationally known speaker and recognized subject matter expert on medical coding, reimbursement, compliance, and revenue cycle management. She is the Founder and CEO of Alpha Coding Experts, LLC (ACE). She holds multiple credentials with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Toni's expertise extends to inpatient and outpatient coding, compliance, billing, and reimbursement. She serves as ACE’s Senior Consultant and conducts training and educational seminars across the country. With over a decade of industry experience, Ms. Elhoms has led and supported hospital systems, universities, physician practices, payers, law firms, government agencies, and other entities on coding, billing, and compliance initiatives.Toni is a frequent contributor to various media outlets, a highly sought-after conference speaker, and a regular guest on industry podcasts. She is frequently an expert and consulting witness in civil and criminal litigation matters. Ms. Elhoms was appointed as an editorial advisory board (EAB) member for The Coding Institute (TCI) in 2020. She created and regularly hosted the Alpha Coding Podcast series (rated a top industry podcast) to share her industry Pro-Tips. She is a regular volunteer and mentors a network of Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and Health Information Management (HIM) professionals across the United States.
