CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 34

Q&A: How to determine how much clinical evidence warrants a query

August 20, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

​Q: If an echocardiogram shows a type of trace/mild/moderate regurgitation, is that enough to query for that diagnosis? Or is this considered an insignificant finding?Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 14, Issue 33

Guest post: A real life example of when not to query

August 31, 2021
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

In one of my recent efforts for the ACDIS Blog, I mentioned that there were times when it might be better not to query. I’ve...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 33

Q&A: Querying for a CAUTI

August 13, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

One of my physicians recently documented this statement “urine MRSA positive, but patient asymptomatic and vital signs stable, likely colonization from chronic catheter.” Based on this documentation, could we code a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 21

Q&A: Query quota standards

May 21, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Is there a practice/industry standard that requires the CDI staff to write two queries per day?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 20

News: 35% of CDI staff performing tasks outside of record review due to COVID-19

May 14, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, News, Education, Physician Queries

An ACDIS survey of CDI professionals found that almost 35% of CDI staff are being asked to perform duties outside of core record review activities.

Of more than 800 respondents, 35% reported CDI...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 14

Q&A: Preparing for COVID-19 documentation errors

April 2, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Physician Queries

Q: We are seeing an influx of possible COVID-19 patients at our facility. How can we prepare to query for COVID-19-related documentation and coding issues that are bound to come our way due to the newness of the diagnosis?Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 11

Q&A: Clinical validation queries

March 12, 2020
Ask ACDIS, Education, Physician Queries

Q: How can we help providers understand that clinical validation queries aren’t meant to question their medical decision making? Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 10

Q&A: Clinical indicators for provider judgment

March 5, 2020
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

I’ve always thought that, as long as the clinical indicators support the condition you’re querying for, providing all the options for the specific type/specificity of that condition allows the provider to use their clinical judgement. Is this correct?Read More »

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