Q: If a provider answers a query and the response requires further clarification, is it compliant to contact the provider by phone or other outside query method, have a conversation with the provider, and then ask/encourage them to add to their note without documentation regarding...Read More »
A very happy New Year from the ACDIS team! Now that we’re done with celebrations and counting down the seconds until midnight, it’s time to reengage and kick off 2026 with only the best of what our publications have to offer. Since provider engagement remains one...Read More »
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 »
