Louisiana Licensed Physician Reviewer - Orthopedic Surgery-Spine

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Contract
• Salary: Not specified
• Department: Physician Advisory Services
• Published: 2025-05-29

Dane Street, an Independent Review Organization and national provider of Utilization Review services, is expanding its physician panel. This telework opportunity offers non-traditional physician work and supplemental income with a caseload customized to your schedule. Physician reviewers are independent contract reviewers (1099) compensated on a per-case basis. The average time spent on most reviews is 15-20 minutes. Training and onboarding can be completed in less than 1 week.

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted Louisiana Medical License
• Active Practice Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery - Spine Surgery

Responsibilities

• Address the medical necessity of treatment requests.
• Address the medical necessity of previously denied services in appeals.

Benefits

• Independent consultant role: Allows for schedule flexibility and predictable work hours.
• Control over work: You choose services and case types, dictate volume, and conduct work based on your scheduled availability.
• No patient interaction: No doctor/patient relationship is established, and no treatment is provided. These are advisory-only opinions.
• Streamlined workflow:
  • Typical Turnaround Time (TAT) is 1-5 business days.
  • Dane Street keeps you apprised of required turn-around time.
  • All administrative tasks are coordinated by Dane Street.
  • Time is focused on clinical decision-making.
  • User-friendly work portal.
  • Facilitation of all communication.
  • Organization and sorting of all medical records.
  • Support for all administrative processes.
  • Extensive case preparation.
  • Ensuring quality and timely delivery of all determinations/reports.
  • Chronological listing of medical records provided.
  • Treatment guidelines used for determination are provided in an easy, click-to-view format.
• Peer-to-peer calls: Dane Street's peer coordinators secure provider availability for necessary peer-to-peer calls (adverse determinations).
• Support: Offers initial training and an ongoing point of contact for questions about completing reviews.

Application Instructions

• Contact Dane Street today about joining their panel of specialty reviewers.