Monitor Mondays

Once suspended by COVID-19, claim audits are now back on the frontburner – Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC), Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC), and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) audits, plus Targeted Probe-and-Educate (TPE) audits are the new (or renewed) normal. It’s open season on providers, which is why, in large measure, the next live edition of Monitor Mondays will feature reports on how audits now being conducted by governmental and third-party contractors are making America “Audit Nation.”Monitor Mondays will have the latest national audit news updates from well-respected broadcast consultants, including:Monday Rounds: Physician and attorney John H. Kall, substituting for Dr. Ronald Hirsch, will make his Monday Rounds, but also will begin a two-part series exploring the landmine liability faced by utilization management (UM) and compliance professionals. Hall is the founder of Aegis Consulting Services.RAC Report: Knicole Emanuel, a partner at the law firm of Practus, will file the