This sample query escalation procedure was provided by Carrie Willmer, BS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, director of CDI at SCL Health System in Broomfield, Colorado...
This sample query escalation procedure was provided by Tonia Catapano, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, RHIA, director of coding and CDI at Yale New Haven (Connecticut) Health.
This sample level 2 appeal letter was provided by Jera Van Damme, BSN, RN, CCDS, senior clinical documentation educator at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota.
This sample appeal letter was provided by Jera Van Damme, BSN, RN, CCDS, senior clinical documentation educator at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota.
This sample letter regarding credentials required for CDI professionals was provided by Julie C. Dagen, RHIA, CCDS, senior inpatient coding compliance specialist at Grand Rapids, Lakeshore, and Muskegon Mercy Health, and the veracity appeals coordinator at Muskegon Mercy Health.
