
NEXT EPISODE
Compliance Quicksand: Sepsis
Monday, June 16, 2025
10-10:30 a.m. EST; 7-7:30 a.m. PST
SPECIAL GUEST
James S. Kennedy, MD, CCDS
ALSO FEATURING
Adam Brenman, JD; Knicole Emanuel, Esq.; David Glaser, Esq.;
and Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, CHCQ
Clinical denials by payers for sepsis continues. The problem: the definition of the enigmatic condition does not meet their propriety definitions.
Enter Dr. James Kennedy, who will be the special guest during the next live edition of the long-running Monitor Mondays broadcast. Dr. Kennedy will report on his recent conversations with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, in which the agency described its protocols in amending the Index and Table to fit new diseases and terminology.
The venerable broadcast will also include these instantly recognizable features:
• Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds.
• The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Nelson Mullins, will report the latest news about auditors.
• Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Byron, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment.
• Legislative Update: Adam Brenman, senior healthcare government affairs analyst for Zelis, will report on the news happening at the intersection of healthcare and congressional action.
Register now to listen to this exclusive news edition of Monitor Mondays, coming up at 10 a.m. EST on June 16, 2025.
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