Query: ICD-10 special considerations

July 25, 2013
Query Forms
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

The sample ICD-10 queries included in the attached document address common coding and documentation themes associated with the ICD-10 code set. Adapted from ...

Q&A: Revising query policies for alignment with new practice brief

July 10, 2013
CDI Blog - Volume 6, Issue 28
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: I am in a new CDI program and revising our physician query policy. While the ACDIS/AHIMA ...Read More »

Q&A: Responding to additional ‘leading’ concerns

July 3, 2013
CDI Blog - Volume 6, Issue 27
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: I am concerned about the way we are being taught to write queries; it feels counter to the way I learned at the CDI...Read More »

The 2013 Physician Query Benchmarking Report

July 1, 2013
Surveys
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

It has been three years since ACDIS last surveyed its membership about physician query practices. In 2010, 382 CDI professionals participated. This year’s survey garnered 517 respondents, primarily CDI specialists. The 35-question survey illustrates the importance of the physician query as the...

Q&A: How to determine an appropriate physician query response rate

June 26, 2013
CDI Blog - Volume 6, Issue 26
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: I enjoyed listening to the ...Read More »

Guest Post: New query guidance raises questions regarding clinical definitions

April 30, 2013
CDI Blog - Volume 6, Issue 15
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries

By Paul Evans, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS

In my senior year of college the physician teaching our pathophysiology class gave the...Read More »

Avoid the DRG 'grab bag' mentality: Help the physician instead

April 1, 2013
CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 2
Physician Queries, Alabama

by Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS,CCS-P, CPUR, FCS, PCS, C-CDIS, CCDS
The No. 1 struggle most CDI specialists face is getting...Read More »

Do not let documentation disconnect fester

April 1, 2013
CDI Journal - Volume 7, Issue 2
Physician Queries

by Wendy Whittington, MD, MMM
Physicians are grappling with understanding what all of the changes in healthcare mean for their...Read More »

Guest Post: Review clinical picture prior to querying for altered mental status

December 20, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 50
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

by Robert S. Gold, MD

Determining when to seek clarification regarding patients with altered mental status can be tricky business...Read More »

Q&A: Anyone on the care team can answer a query and be compliant

December 5, 2012
CDI Blog - Volume 5, Issue 47
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: For some reason, I was under the impression that a query could be answered by any healthcare provider, even one just doing a...Read More »

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