Physician Queries

by Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS,CCS-P, CPUR, FCS, PCS, C-CDIS, CCDS
The No. 1 struggle most CDI specialists face is getting...Read More »

by Wendy Whittington, MD, MMM
Physicians are grappling with understanding what all of the changes in healthcare mean for their...Read More »

by Robert S. Gold, MD

Determining when to seek clarification regarding patients with altered mental status can be tricky business...Read More »

Q: For some reason, I was under the impression that a query could be answered by any healthcare provider, even one just doing a...Read More »

Q: What are the ramifications of leading queries? Who is monitoring whether a query is leading?...Read More »

The attached HIM Query Policy and Procedure was donated by Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill., and was reprinted and adapted with...Read More »

Over and over again, CDI specialists ask: “How do you obtain physician buy-in?”

At Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill., physician...Read More »

While most CDI specialists know to query for conditions related to malnutrition, such as obesity and cachexia, programs frequently ignore...Read More »