Tools: Kidney disease query forms

March 18, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 6
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Like many CDI specialists, Janice Davis, RN, clinical documentation analyst at High Point (NC) Regional Health System and her four co-workers...Read More »

Sample policy: Standard operating procedure offered for query practices

March 4, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 5
Physician Queries
The concept of standard operating procedures (SOP) might easily call to mind assembly lines or retail-related employee handbooks. But CDI...Read More »

Tip: Stay on the right CDI track by querying when appropriate

March 4, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 5
Physician Queries
CDI specialists are charged with reviewing concurrent medical records on the hospital floor and clarifying clinical documentation when ...Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Lack of response to documentation request hurts physicians

March 3, 2010
CDI Blog - Volume 3, Issue 6
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Melissa Varnavas

CDI professionals your hard work is paying off. I just read an article in the...Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Establish query policies prior to CDI program launch

November 24, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 24
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Melissa Varnavas

An ACDIS member recently recounted a disappointing story regarding her facility CDI program implementation....Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Leading the question

November 11, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 22
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Melissa Varnavas

Clinical documentation improvement specialists continue to have trouble discerning between leading and non-...Read More »

Guest Post: Look beyond query numbers for program assessment

July 24, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 18
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Sylvia Hoffman, RN

The case mix index is up and admissions continue to rise. You’d think this was wonderful news. Yet, the...Read More »

Guest Post: To lead or not to lead: Forming compliant queries

June 9, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 13
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Sylvia Hoffman, RN

I truly think that Shakespeare was a frustrated CDI nurse.Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Collect daily data to show CDI program growth

May 23, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 12
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Melissa Varnavas

There are several resports you can use to justify your CDI program’s return on investment, writes ...Read More »

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Making the case for CDI-free weekends

May 9, 2009
CDI Blog - Volume 2, Issue 11
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Melissa Varnavas

CDI-free weekend doesn’t mean you should close your laptop and go play. Of course you should be reading the...Read More »

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