The role of physician advisor began as a friendly clinical champion for case/utilization management and clinical documentation integrity (CDI) teams. Today, the role has evolved into a catchall profession within hospitals.  

With a scope that encompasses multiple departments within revenue cycle, quality, and hospital utilization, it has becoming increasingly difficult for single individuals to successfully engage with and meet the needs of these groups.  

 Enter the concept of sub-specialization within physician advisory teams. How can the labor be strategically divided and effectively managed? 

Learn more from Juliet Ugarte Hopkins, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., during the next live episode of Talk Ten Tuesday.

Other well-known subject-matter experts will also join the broadcast with more news to report, including the following:

·      POV: Penny Jefferson, Manager of Coding & Clinical Documentation Integrity Services for the University of California-Davis Medical Center, will share her point of view during the broadcast.

·      CDI Report: Cheryl Ericson will provide an update on all things CDI.

·      SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson will report on news happening at the intersection of compliance and medical record coding.

·      The Coding Report: Christine Geiger will report on the latest coding news.