Now that the auditing reset button has been pressed, you and other providers can expect a torrent of audits and recoupments. In this new aggressive auditing environment, propelled by commercial as well as governmental auditors, providers must continually update their approach in response.

Against this chaotic background, there’s a new legal approach to audit defense advocated by Wachler & Associates. During the next live edition of Monitor Mondays, prominent healthcare attorney Andrew Wachler, managing partner at Wachler and Associates, will report on the latest legal theories, based on recent case law, to respond to technical and other audit denials.

Other segments to be featured during the live broadcast include the following:

• Legislative Update: Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) official Matthew Albright, now chief legislative affairs officer for Zelis, will report on the status of healthcare legislation associated with the current COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  
  
• Social Determinants of Health: Ellen Fink-Samnick, a nationally recognized expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the latest news that’s occurring at the intersection of healthcare and socioeconomics. Ellen will also conduct the Monitor Mondays Listeners Survey.
  
  
  
• Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Bryon, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment, reporting on legal implications facing healthcare providers.
  
  
  
• Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making 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 report the Monitor Mondays lead story.