U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg ruled last week that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must eliminate the Medicare appeals backlog by the end of fiscal year 2022. Reporting our lead story during the next edition of Monitor Mondays will be healthcare attorney Andrew Wachler, managing partner of Wachler and Associates.

In other news, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2019 Medicare Home Health final rule. Reporting on this major story will be William Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice.

The broadcast rundown also will include:

• Death by Cyber, Part III: RACmonitor investigative reporter and New York attorney Edward Roche will report on how healthcare IT adds to the cost of healthcare, but without offering benefits.
  
  
• Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser with Fredrikson & Byron will report on another example of a potentially troublesome issue that could pose a risk to your facility.
  
  
• Hot Topics: Monitor Mondays senior correspondent Nancy Beckley, president and CEO of Nancy Beckley and Associates, will return to report on all the latest hot topics.
  
  
• Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 Physician Advisory Services, will be making his Monday Rounds with another installment of his popular segment.