Monitor Mondays

There just might be a reign of terror being experienced at many of America’s hospitals and health systems. Professionally delivered patient care apparently seems to be getting hijacked by auditors compelled to deny claims of omission.Aided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and abated by auditors private and public, the lingua franca appears be an entanglement of descriptors, namely “inpatient versus outpatient.”During the next live edition of the venerated Monitor Monday broadcast, several of the most recognized names in healthcare will not add to the confusion, but offer advice for those on the front lines of battle.The weekly broadcast will also include these instantly recognizable features:• Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, 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 Mullins, will report the latest news about auditors.• Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholde