Converting Medicare patients from inpatient to outpatient status is a compliance issue. And hospitals need to know how to process the proper billing level of care for beneficiaries. Using their benefits correctly is a responsibility, since these patients rely on caregivers to advocate for them.

To help navigate these potential audit traps, we asked Mary Beth Pace, vice president of care for Trinity Health, to be our special guest during this edition of Monitor Mondays.

Other segments to be featured on the podcast:

• COVID-19 Update: Dennis Jones, director of patient financial services for Montefiore Nyack Hospital, reports on how the state of New York is working to remove barriers to the testing of the deadly virus.
  
  
• SDoH Report: Ellen Fink-Samnick, a nationally recognized expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), has the latest news on this trending topic that is attracting significant media attention. Ellen will also conduct the Monitor Mondays Listener Survey.
  
  
• Legislative Update: Matthew Albright, chief legislative affairs officer for Zelis, join the broadcast as a permanent guest and report on current healthcare legislation – proposed, pending, or passed – and its intended consequences.
  
  
• Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrickson & Bryon, joins the broadcast with his trademark segment, in which he reports on problematic issues facing providers.
  
  
• Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, makes his Monday Rounds with another installment of his popular segment.