I’ve always thought that, as long as the clinical indicators support the condition you’re querying for, providing all the options for the specific type/specificity of that condition allows the provider to use their clinical judgement. Is this correct?Read More »
Despite its centrality, it’s easy to become complacent when it comes to query practices. Because it’s a “CDI basic,” brushing up on best practices and procedures may take a back seat to flashier pursuits—such as denials management and appeals, clinical validation reviews, quality measures,...Read More »
I have a question about the guidance in the ACDIS/AHIMA “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice” related to “reasonable” query response choices.Read More »
As part of ACDIS’ ongoing educational series on provider engagement series, the advisory board has developed a survey to gather data on the relationship between provider engagement efforts, provider buy-in, and their impact on CDI chart review productivity.Read More »
ACDIS members are invited to participate in ACDIS’ Quarterly Membership Conference Call today, Thursday, February 20. During the call, the ACDIS Advisory Board and members of the ACDIS administration team will discuss the second case study in ACDIS’ Provider Engagement series, titled “Hybrid...Read More »
by Sydni Johnson, RN, BSN, CCDS, and Denice Piwowar, BSN, RN, CCDS
CDI professionals generally consider clinical validation queries to be the most challenging queries to generate and format. As CDI managers and educators, we’re often asked how to request supporting indicators of a...Read More »
The ACDIS advisory board is conducting an ongoing educational series on provider engagement. As part of this series, the board has developed a survey to gather data on the relationship between provider engagement efforts, provider buy-in, and their impact on CDI chart review productivity.Read More »
