Serves as physician expert and provides support to care team and Case Management, UR and Social Work staff regarding utilization decisions including screening for appropriateness of hospitalization, Level of Care (LOC), patient billing status management, Length of Stay LOS) management, continued stay decisions, clinical review of patients, utilization review activities, resource utilization/management, denial management issues, transitions of care/discharge planning (TOC/DP) advice, and quality of care issues . Under the co-direction of the Executive Director of Reimbursement, Chief Medical Information Officer, and Associate Chief Medical Officer, the Physician Advisor Director provides leadership to a team of associate Physician Advisors that supports case management, social work, coding team, utilization review, population health, and other clinical members to provide cost efficient, high quality inpatient and observation care at GBMC Hospital.