Mini-Intensive: Building High-Performing Cardiovascular APP Care Teams

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026, 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. MDT  |  Gaylord Resort & Conference Center, Denver, CO

This event is open to healthcare providers (MedAxiom members, ACC members and non-member program attendees).

As cardiovascular programs face growing workforce pressures, increasing patient complexity and rising demands for access, optimizing care teams, especially advanced practice providers (APP), has become a strategic imperative. This mini-intensive is designed for cardiovascular leaders seeking to standardize care models, improve APP retention and build sustainable, high-performing teams across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Through practical strategies, real-world examples and benchmarking insights, attendees will explore how leading organizations are redesigning cardiovascular care teams to ensure APPs practice at the top of their license while strengthening physician alignment, operational efficiency and patient access. Participating in this mini-intensive will provide individuals and organizations with both intellectual and financial ROI. Participants will leave with actionable frameworks and implementation ideas to enhance team performance, improve clinician satisfaction and create scalable cardiovascular care models for the future.

Topics will include:

  • Current-state APP utilization benchmarks 
  • Role standardization 
  • Physician/APP alignment strategies 
  • Compensation and productivity models  
  • Billing and split/shared compliance considerations 
  • Call coverage design and burnout mitigation strategies 

Breakfast will be served at 7 a.m. MDT.

CME: 3.5

Attendees at CV Transforum

Speakers:

  • Nicole Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-P, Executive Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation Services, MedAxiom
  • Joel Sauer, MBA, Executive Vice President, Care Transformation Services, MedAxiom
  • Nicole Dellise, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, CHFN, CCK, FACC, Vice President, Care Transformation Services, MedAxiom