Physician Advisor

Internal Reference Number: R1052664 Summary Why should you join the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina family of companies? Other companies come and go, but we've been part of the national landscape for more than seven decades, with our roots firmly embedded in the South Carolina community. We are the largest insurance company in South Carolina ... and much more. We are one of the nation's leading administrators of government contracts. We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast. We also have a diverse family of subsidiary companies, allowing us to build on various business strengths. We deliver outstanding service to our customers. If you are dedicated to the same philosophy, consider joining our team! Position Purpose: The Physician Advisor optimizes efficient management of resources, ensuring patients are in the appropriate level of care, supporting documentation, coding improvements and compliance, and monitoring the appropriate use of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. In this role, you will provide assessment and determination of medical necessity in case evaluation and utilization management. The Physician Advisor collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to implement methods and develop care management protocols that optimize the use of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina services for all patients while ensuring quality care is provided. Description Location: This position is full-time (40-hours/week) Monday-Friday REMOTE in the United States. Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future. What You'll Do: - Communicates with hospital physicians, care coordination and utilization management (UM) staff to champion best practices for evidence-based care and its documentation. Provides valuable guidance 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. - Performs UM review functions including pre-admission reviews, continues stay reviews, procedure precertifications, post-service reviews, emergency room visit reviews, and individual case management needs. - Responds to requests for assistance on clinical reviews for medical necessity or any other reason, by any member of the Case Management department in a timely fashion. - Keeps abreast of current CMS and MCG evidence-based guidelines to enable UM decisions. Maintains compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and payor partner policies. - Uses, protects and discloses patients' protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards. - Serves as medical resource for quality improvement. Functions as liaison to medical community. - Acts as resource for providers/internal staff on medical policies. Educates providers on issues concerning medical policies, utilization specifications, and coding/medical necessity issues. - Conducts research into new/controversial medical procedures/technology as assigned to propose possible policy, coverage criteria, utilization specifications and coding recommendations. - Participates in medical review policy/quality programs and inter-reviewer reliability studies. To Qualify For This Position, You'll Need The Following: Required Education: Medical Doctor (MD) or Osteopathic Doctor (DO) with current license to practice. If Psychiatry Advisor - D