Amid the chaos created by the coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two major final rules this week: the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule and the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), with the latter having been widely anticipated. Both final rules portend significant new regulatory changes for providers, patients, and payors. Given the gravity of these new changes, the next upcoming Monitor Mondays broadcast will encompass a special live open door forum to answer questions from listeners.

Segments to be featured during the live broadcast include the following:

• Court Report: Famed whistleblower attorney Mary Inman, partner in the London law office of Constantine Cannon, will return to the broadcast to report on three major whistleblower cases.
  
  
• COVID-19: Frontline physician John Foggle will provide a real-time update on the raging spread of the coronavirus — at a time when Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield is predicting that the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 could eclipse 450,000 by February.
  
  
• Monday Focus: Utilization Review: Dr. John Zelem, founder of Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc., will report on the role of utilization review amid the pandemic.
  
  
• Rural Health Report: The nation’s rural communities are reported to be ravaged by COVID-19. Leslie Marsh, the CEO for Lexingtion Regional Health Center, will report on how her facility is being impacted by the pandemic.
  
  
• The Special Report: Andrew Dombro, MD will report on the impact of COVID-19 on providers and patients engaged in chronic care management.
  
  
• 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 file the Monitor Mondays RAC Report.
  
  
• Legislative Update: Former 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.
  
  
• SDoH Report: Ellen Fink-Samnick, a nationally recognized expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that’s happening at the intersection of COVID-19 and the SDoH. Ellen will also conduct the Monitor Mondays Listeners Survey.