Join us in this informative educational webinar as we learn and review the updates to the “New Technology Add-on Payment” (NTAP) program in 2026. Whether you’re a new or seasoned coder, coding manager, HIM professional, compliance officer or CDI specialist, get a breakdown on what an NTAP is, how to code them, how they’re used, how they affect your daily work, and several examples of new 2026 technologies approved for the new technology add-on payment program. We’ll define and describe several of these new technologies and cover how to recognize documentation and report them correctly.

Kristen is the Senior Manager of Revenue Integrity Services of Coding & Projects for BESLER who most recently worked as a Reimbursement Specialist focusing on accruing and reconciling hospital revenue by payor and preparing cost report information and tracking all related to COVID.

Prior to that, she worked as a Coding Consultant.

Kristen has her CCS coding credential and her ICD-10-CM/PCS AHIMA Trainer certification. She received a BS in Business Management from the University of Utah.