Inpatient/Observation Clinical Optimization: Serves as physician expert and provides support to care team and care coordination staff regarding utilization decisions including screening for appropriateness of hospitalization, LOC status, LOS management, continued stay decisions, clinical review of patients, utilization review activities, resource utilization/management, denial management issues, discharge planning (DP) advise and quality issues. The Physician Advisor provides expertise related to appropriate utilization/level of care (LOC), length of stay (LOS) management, patient flow/throughput management, appropriate clinical documentation, and CDI.