Monitor Mondays

“Incoming!” are the typical dreaded shouts heard from soliders hunkered down in bunkers when shelling begins.Today, across America, you can hear the same cries when it comes to claims auditing. Audits are incoming. Third-party auditors, governmental auditors, even auditors from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) looking at COVID-related claims are incoming – and the onslaught is occurring in rural hospitals as well as big city health systems and teaching facilities alike.Does this portend a future of escalating audits? During the next live edition of Monitor Mondays, an all-star lineup of audit and regulatory experts will come together in a 60-minute edition of the venerable weekly broadcast.The live broadcast includes the following:Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will make his Monday Rounds with another installment of his popular segment.RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, a partner at the law firm of Practus, will