Q&A: Developing a query for malnutrition

July 21, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 15
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

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

Tip: Query to clarify use of the term ’history’

July 7, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 14
Physician Queries, Clinical & Coding

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

Guidance and tact key to compliant, effective physician queries

July 1, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 31
Physician Queries

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 »

Guest Post: Physician collaboration: Identifying the keys to success?

June 27, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 29
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Donald A. Butler

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

Tip: Oregon QIO posts physician query policy

June 23, 2011
CDI Strategies - Volume 5, Issue 13
Physician Queries, Quality & Regulatory

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

Guest Post: Query questions: When should you not query?

June 9, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 27
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Robert S. Gold, MD

I recently attended the annual meeting of the ACDIS in Orlando where I heard a variety of perspectives...Read More »

Q&A: Keeping electronic query copies

May 26, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 23
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Our program does not typically include query information as part of the medical record. If the physician responds to a...Read More »

Q&A: Determining factors for query rate increases

May 12, 2011
CDI Blog - Volume 4, Issue 22
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: I have heard that some facilities have seen their number of generated queries actually increasing rather than...Read More »

2011 Conference: Physician Queries: An Effective and Compliant Method for Success

April 13, 2011
Conference Materials
Physician Queries, Education

Attached is the powerpoint presentation Physician Queries: An Effective and Compliant Method for Success by Andrew Rothschild, MD, MS, MPH, FAAP, CCDS. ♦ Note that this includes the updated slides presented live at the conference.

2011 Conference: Dealing with Difficult Physicians and Thorny Query Situations

April 13, 2011
Conference Materials
Physician Queries, Education

Attached is the powerpoint presentation Dealing with Difficult Physicians and Thorny Query Situations by Pamela P. Bensen, MD, MS, FACEP, CEO of Medical Education Programs, Inc., Buffalo Junction, VA. 
 

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