Physician Queries

by Sylvia Hoffman, RN

Singing: He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’...Read More »

by Lynne Spryszak, RN, CCDS, CPC

A patient’s medical record contains a wealth of information about his or her hospital encounter,...Read More »

by Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP

I’m an old (and I do mean OLD) ICU nurse. As a working nurse, my relationships with...Read More »

It started with two courageous coders who knew the query process where they worked at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Inc., in Baltimore,...Read More »

Q: Recently I have discussed the BMI and...Read More »

Many cases exist in which CDI specialists need to query physicians to clarify the use of the term “history.” Consider the following...Read More »

When it comes to querying physicians, CDI specialists need to first recognize when it’s appropriate to query. The next step? Using tact in the...Read More »

by Donald A. Butler

Over and over again in CDI Talk, at the ACDIS conference, local chapters, anywhere two CDI professionals have...Read More »

While the bulk of discussion regarding how to ethically and responsibly submit queries to physicians revolves around releases from the American...Read More »