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) advice, and quality issues. POSITION PURPOSE/SUMMARY: Purpose: Provides physician leadership and expertise related to care coordination, length of stay (LOS)/level of care (LOC) management, care variation management, patient flow/throughput management, ancillary service utilization (e.g., lab and radiology) and clinical documentation improvement (CDI).