Physician Queries

ACDIS update: New poll investigates retrospective review process

October 18, 2018

CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 50

At the time of the 2017 Physician Queries Benchmarking Survey, 48.75% of respondents conducted retrospective, pre-bill reviews and 14.96%...Read More »

Book excerpt: Back to query basics for streamlining HIM, coding, and CDI teams to promote successful practices

October 12, 2018

CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 203

ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Chris Simons, MS, RHIA

As the coder or CDI specialist reviews the documentation, he or she will identify opportunities to...Read More »

Symposium Spotlight: Outpatient clinical validation queries offer advanced CDI opportunities

October 1, 2018

CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 195

ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries, Education-Physicians & CDI

Tara Bell, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCM, manager of CDI and utilization review services for UASI based in Cincinnati, will present “Clinical Validation:...Read More »

Book excerpt: Deciding when to query

September 7, 2018

CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 179

ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

By Marion Kruse, BSN, RN, MBA, and Jennifer Cavagnac, CCDS

The decision of when to query the physician represents an important...Read More »

Coding an Acute Myocardial Infarction: Unraveling the Mystery

August 30, 2018

White Papers

ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

The following white paper offers an overview of the types of acute myocardial infarctions and their accompanying coding requirements. The paper also contains tips for CDI professionals querying providers regarding these complex conditions and some helpful resources.

Please note that the...

CR-470_ACDIS White Paper-Unraveling_final.pdf

Guest post: Clinical validation

August 30, 2018

CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 173

Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

I think we’re all familiar with the Law of Unintended Consequences. That’s the concept that...Read More »

Q&A: Documenting the principal diagnosis

August 30, 2018

CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 38

Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Q: I have a general question about how providers should list their primary and secondary...Read More »

Query: Discrepancy

August 24, 2018

Query Forms

Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

This sample query for discrepancies in the medical record was provided by Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, manager of CDI at Penn State Health in Hershey.

This sample

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