Physician and CDI collaboration

April 12, 2023
Education, Physician Queries

Today’s guest is Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, a CDI education specialist for HCPro and ACDIS based in Middleton, Massachusetts. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with...

New questions from Council members on contingency staffing, clinical validation queries, problem list updates

April 10, 2023
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 5, Issue 4
Leadership Council, CDI Management, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

If you have experience with the topics, please email Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald at ...Read More »

Q&A: Querying pathology results

April 6, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 14
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

Q: If the radiology or pathology report stated ovarian cancer but the physician never documented an ovarian mass, is it true you can’t...Read More »

Q&A: Defining a coder’s role in clinical validation

February 16, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 7
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Why is clinical validation needed if the ICD-10-CM coding guidelines state that the provider’s statement is sufficient for code...Read More »

Q&A: Establishing an escalation policy for inappropriate queries

February 2, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 5
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: What is the best way to handle a query that has been written inappropriately?

A: If...Read More »

Q&A: Updating the problem list

January 12, 2023
CDI Strategies - Volume 17, Issue 2
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: Do your CDI staff members update the problem list? If so, do you have a policy or protocol that you are willing to share?...Read More »

Physician Advisor’s corner: Focus on the why of CDI

January 1, 2023
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1
Education, Physician Advisors, Physician Queries

by Benjamin Kartchner, MD, CHCQM, CMPC
Each of us has a unique story of how we became involved in CDI. For some it may have been an...Read More »

Case study: Construct a compliant query template

January 1, 2023
CDI Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

by Jess Fluegel
There is no single query format every organization uses. Though ACDIS and AHIMA have collaborated to provide the...Read More »

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How Physician Advisors Have Become Indispensable

December 30, 2022
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ACDIS Guidance, Physician Advisors, Physician Queries
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Q&A: Retrospective queries

December 29, 2022
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 57
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

As a benefit of membership in the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections”...Read More »

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