It’s back: the Three-Midnight Rule.

Created with the nation’s 1965 enactment of Medicare, the Rule provided that patients needed to have at least three consecutive midnights of inpatient care in an acute hospital setting before being admitted to skilled nursing facility (SNF). And then came the COVID-19 pandemic and the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), and the rule was waived.

Now, as the PHE is about to expire on May 11, the Rule is making a comeback. And that could pose problems for thousands of case and utilization managers across the country who are either out of practice with managing this Medicare requirement or have never in their careers had to address it.

Join us during the next live edition of Monitor Mondays, when Juliet B. Ugarte Hopkins, MD, president of the American College of Physician Advisors, will be reporting on this new regulatory challenge and how to avoid the pitfalls associated with the inevitable audits that are likely to ensue.

Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features:

• The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullen, will report the latest news about auditors.
  
  
• Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Bryon, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment.
  
  
• Legislative Update: Adam Brenman, legislative analyst for Zelis, will report on current healthcare legislation.
  
  
• The Wrapper: John Zelem, founder and CEO of Streamline Consulting Solutions, will join the broadcast for a wrap-up on the morning’s top stories.