Q: Do your query templates ever include the clinical criteria needed to establish the diagnosis being queried when multiple choice diagnoses are offered? For example, on a sepsis query, does the query itself include the institutional criteria for establishing the diagnosis or is this...Read More »
Q: I have a situation where providers are using abbreviations such as AHRF for acute hypoxic respiratory failure, ADHF for acute decompensated heart failure, etc. Can I code these conditions, or do I need to query to clarify the abbreviation? Read More »
Q: Our physicians are answering our CDI queries and agreeing to the proposed diagnoses but not carrying their documentation forward into their subsequent notes and discharge summary. If your health system has found a solution to help providers carry the query response forward into...Read More »
7 From pilot to post-implementation: A journey to the heart of CDI technology 13 Case study: Expanding under the pediatric umbrella 21 A road trip with only...Read More »
by Jenny Esper, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, and Lizabeth Volansky, BSN, RN, CCDS, RHIA, CDIP, CCS
The ACDIS Regulatory Committee is a proactive and dynamic group dedicated to remaining at the forefront of regulatory policies, coding standards, and clinical updates. Our mission is to...Read More »
Q: My facility does not have a template for a non-traumatic myocardial injury query. Would the following, in your opinion, be an appropriate query?Read More »
