Hayes named to key role in clinical documentation activities

St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC), a member of Mountain Health Network (MHN), has named Rob Hayes, MD, as its medical director for clinical documentation integrity (CDI), case management and utilization review. Dr. Hayes also will continue as the medical director of the SMMC hospitalist program.

Rob Hayes, MD

In this new role, Dr. Hayes will help improve the clinical accuracy and completeness of clinical documentation and provide physician-level advice and direction to CDI professionals, case managers, utilization review staff, coders and medical records professionals.

Dr. Hayes has been with SMMC since 2020. He received his medical degree from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Marshall University. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Marshall University. Dr. Hayes is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.