The PA will act as a liaison between the CDI (Clinical Documentation Improvement) professional, HIM (Health Information Management ) ,and the hospital's medical staff to facilitate accurate and complete documentation for coding and abstracting of clinical data, capture of severity, acuity and risk for mortality, in addition to Direct Report Groups (DRG) assignment. The PA will develop expertise on matters regarding physician practice patterns, over- and under-utilization of resources, medical necessity, documentation best practices, level of care progression, denial management and compliance with governmental regulations and conditions of participation and commercial insurance contracts.