Hassan Rao, MD, CPC, is a physician advisor at Brundage Group, where he focuses on quality reviews including PSIs, HACs, mortality metrics, DRG optimization, and provider education. He is a practicing hospitalist at Denver Health and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Colorado-Denver School of Medicine. Previously, Dr. Rao served as the physician advisor at Denver Health supporting inpatient and outpatient CDI, professional billing optimization, provider education, implementation of provider and executive metrics, denials management, and revenue integrity. Contact him at h.rao.md@gmail.com.