Description: HIM professionals often interact with their utilization review colleagues in the hospital. That relationship can improve by understanding the work of the UR staff. In this talk, Dr Hirsch will review many of the important concepts of utilization review that HIM professionals should understand.

Webinar Date: This was presented as part of IHIMA’s 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibit – April 2024 

Duration: 1 hour

Speaker: Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP, CHCQM, CHRI, is the Vice President of the Regulations and Education Group at R1 RCM Inc. Dr. Hirsch was a general internist and HIV specialist and was Medical Director of Case Management at Sherman Hospital in Elgin, IL from 2006 to2012, where he was Chairman of the Medical Records Committee from 1995 to 2012, and also served on the Medical Executive Committee. Dr. Hirsch is certified in Health Care Quality and Management by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, certified in Revenue Integrity by the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity, and on the Advisory Board of the American College of Physician Advisors. He is on the editorial board of RACmonitor.com. He is the co-author of The Hospital Guide to Contemporary Utilization Review, with the third edition published in 2021.

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Cost: $25 Members/ $35 Non-Members

1 AHIMA CEU*

Domain VI: Organizational Management and Leadership

*AHIMA CEUs are also accepted by the AAPC. Check eligibility on the AAPC website.