Monitor Mondays

Hospital utilization and billing are notoriously challenging concepts for providers and case management staff because they frequently boil down to two, often conflicting points of view: what can be done per the rules, regulations, and contracts, and what should be done to provide the most effective care for a patient?  In a world where process standardization is imperative to maintain health system viability, but also where the practice of medicine remains an art, teams need a broad understanding of medical necessity and billing rules.Join us during the next live edition of Monitor Mondays when Dr. Juliet B. Ugarte Hopkins reports on where you can give and take and how to parse out the varying shades of grey.Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features:Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds.The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullen, will report the latest news about auditors.Risk