ACDIS update: Final ACDIS/AHIMA Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice brief coming December 14

After more than a month of careful review of the public commentary and subsequent editing, the committee responsible for updating the ACDIS/AHIMA Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice^©* will be releasing the final 2022 update on Wednesday, December 14.

Both ACDIS and AHIMA are strongly committed to working on this industry guidance together so that our members can apply consistency to their compliant query practice. ACDIS extends heartfelt thanks to both Tammy Combs, RN, MSN, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, CNE, AHIMA practice director at CDI and Clinical Foundations, and our own ACDIS Interim Director and HCPro Director of CDI Education Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, for spearheading this endeavor.

Additionally, a very special thank you to the group of authors who worked to write and organize this update:

• Sheri Blanchard, RN, MSN, FNP/BC, CCDS, CCS
• Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CRC
• Karen Carr MS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP
• Keisha Downes, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS
• Dorene Hughes, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, ACHS
• Carole Liebner, RHIT, CDIP, CCS
• Kay Piper, RHIA, CDIP, CCS
• Melissa Potts, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP

The ACDIS and AHIMA teams look forward to sharing this final version of the practice brief with you next week. When the document is published, it will be available on both organizations’ websites and displayed prominently.

*© 2022 AHIMA and ACDIS with equal rights.