Physician Queries

This sample B20 cause and effect query was provided by Lindsey Asmus, RHIT, CCDS, CHDA, CCS, CCS-P, SSBBP, CDQI auditor at Ciox Health in Alpharetta, Georgia.

This sample has been reviewed and approved by the Forms...

Vaughn M. Matacale, MD

If attendees were questioning if, why, or how clinical validation should be done, they joined this session’s speaker to explore current views by reviewing published guidance and exploring potential methods to organize and formalize a clinical validation...

William Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP, & Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

During this session, attendees heard from two industry experts who served on the committee creating the latest ACDIS/AHIMA physician query practice guidelines. Participants learned what’s changed...

Susan Lynne Fantin, MSA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, & Shawn M. MacPhee, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP

This session featured how McLaren Health Care standardized clinical validation into a multidisciplinary team approach, including physicians, quality, coding, clinical documentation, and...

Sheilah J. Snyder, MD, FAAP, Lucinda Lo, MD, Wendy Arafiles, MD, & Amy Sanderson, MD

During this session, panelists joined for a discussion to help attendees understand what other terms providers use and how CDI specialists can help providers start using the appropriate...

Nicole F. Draper, RN, BN, MHA

Join colleagues in an exploration of common physician education pitfalls through interactive role-playing sessions to uncover tools to interact with physicians and provide succinct information about CDI program values.

Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS

Attendees heard the tangible benefits of face-to-face interactions with providers to reinvigorate CDI efforts by rounding with providers, querying, and educating on the fly.