Query: Hypertension specificity

May 2, 2019
Query Forms
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

This sample query for hypertension specifity was provided by Jillian Bisbe, RN, MSN, CCDS, supervisor of CDI at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida. Bisbe is a member of the Forms & Tools Library Committee.

Please note that this query is sent electronically in EPIC. The...

Query: Pneumonia specificity

May 2, 2019
Query Forms
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

This sample query for pneumonia specificity was provided by Jillian Bisbe, RN, MSN, CCDS, supervisor of CDI at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida. Bisbe is a member of the Forms & Tools Library Committee.

Please note that this query is sent electronically in EPIC. The...

Query: Renal failure

May 2, 2019
Query Forms
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

This sample query for renal failure was provided by Jillian Bisbe, RN, MSN, CCDS, supervisor of CDI at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida. Bisbe is a member of the Forms & Tools Library Committee.

Please note that this query is sent electronically in EPIC. The title of...

Guest column: Eliminating (or at least reducing) query fatigue

May 1, 2019
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3
Physician Queries, Education

By Cathy Farraher, RN, BSN, MBA, CCM, CCDS
Physician burnout is at an all-time high and provider query fatigue is a real concern...Read More »

More than 80% of respondents say physicians are at least moderately engaged with CDI efforts

May 1, 2019
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3
Physician Queries, Education

ACDIS routinely includes questions surrounding physician engagement on annual surveys, but there hasn’t been a survey dedicated to the issue since...Read More »

Book excerpt: Retain your queries for appeal readiness

April 19, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 59
Denials & Appeals, Physician Queries, Quality & Regulatory

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCDS

The question often surfaces regarding what to do with CDI queries once they have been...Read More »

ACDIS tip: Educating physicians on clinical validation processes

April 12, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 55
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

By Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP, and Cathy Farraher, RN, MBA, CCM, CCDS

Without a team that is fully engaged, it is...Read More »

Guest column: Airway protection? Now what?

April 9, 2019
CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 53
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

By Rita Garcia, BAS, LVN, CCDS

The first time I read “airway protection” documented in the medical record, I realized it would...Read More »

ACDIS tip: Educational efforts for clinical validation rollout

March 28, 2019
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 13
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

By Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP, and Cathy Farraher, RN, MBA, CCM, CCDS

The rollout of the clinical validation process...Read More »

How to round with providers

March 27, 2019
News, Education, Physician Queries

With Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS, the president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. in Beachwood, Ohio. Co-hosted by Laurie Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, the CDI...

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