Physician Advisor (IPAS)

The Physician Advisor is a key member of the healthcare organization’s leadership team and is charged with meeting the organization’s goals and objectives for assuring the effective, efficient utilization of health care services. The Physician Advisor is a ​ physician serving the hospital through teaching, consulting, and advising the care management and utilization review departments and hospital leadership. The Physician Advisor shall develop expertise on matters regarding physician practice patterns, over and under-utilization of resources, medical necessity, levels of care, care progression, denial management, compliance with governmental and private payer regulations, appropriate physician coding and documentation requirements.
PRIMARY SCOPE OF SERVICE:
The Physician Advisor works closely with the medical staff leadership, medical staff, including resident physician house staff, all areas of resource management, case management, social services, and utilization managem...