Dr. Stuart Hoffman is a board-certified general surgeon and physician advisor with additional certification in healthcare quality and management. He trained in general surgery at Brown University School of Medicine and now serves as Chair of the Utilization Review Committee at two hospitals in the University of Vermont Health Network. With expertise in hospital utilization management, clinical documentation integrity, and insurance denial appeals, Dr. Hoffman brings a systems-level perspective to care delivery reform. He is the author of Mastering Denial Management: A Physician Advisor's Playbook, a resource for physicians navigating the complexities of medical necessity and payer policy.
""This practical guide is an important addition to the resources available to physician advisors and to physicians considering a role as a physician advisor. I expect before long it will find a place on the bookshelf of many physician advisors with multiple pages soon to be dog eared and repeatedly referenced."" - Ronald L. Hirsch, MD, FACP, ACPA-C, CHRI, CHCQM-PHYADV, FABQAURP