Two major storylines are discussed during this edition of Monitor Mondays, with the exclusive 60-minute broadcast to focus on the raging coronavirus pandemic and the imminent auditing of Medicare and Medicaid claims scheduled to begin Aug. 3, as directed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Joining the broadcast to report on the coronavirus will be Dr. John Foggle, Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Offering an update on the imminent audits of Medicare and Medicaid claims will be healthcare attorney Andrew Wachler, managing partner of Wachler and Associates. And Sean Weiss, chief compliance officer for DoctorsManagement, reports on the issues and implications associated with the public health emergency (PHE), which was extended recently by Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Two reports from two provider organizations will round out the Monitor Mondays coverage of the impact of the deadly coronavirus on hospitals. Dennis Jones, administrator of patient financial services at Montefiore Nyack Hospital in Nyack, N.Y., once near the epicenter of the virus, reports on how his facility has emerged from the worst of the spike in the northeast. And Nicole Thorell, chief nursing officer at Lexington Regional Health Center, reports on how her rural hospital has managed to survive during the pandemic.
Other segments to be featured during the live broadcast include the following: