The primary responsibilities of a physician advisor include managing utilization review and ensuring compliance with medical necessity guidelines.

"People are really, really invested in their time," says Temple Faculty Physicians CEO Claire Raab.

Legislative effort follows a KFF Health News investigation revealing thousands of Coloradans had money siphoned from paychecks to cover health bills.

In the absence of mandatory reporting rules, doctors are often left to rely on rumors, colleagues, and fragments of information from the state. 

A recent study found that most hospitals do not have high emergency department pediatric readiness and several medical societies recently released a policy statement to help hospitals rise to the challenge.