This sample flow chart from ACDIS illustrates the physician query process from initial query submission through to resolution. Lynne Spryszak, RN, CCDS, CPC-A, CDI education director at HCPro, a division of BLR, in Middleton MA, included this chart in the audio conference presentation "Physician Queries Workshop: Tools and Techniques for Compliant, Effective Clarification."
Auditing and monitoring, Clinical documentation, Health information management, Hospital inpatient
During this 60-minute webcast, Gloryanne Bryant, BS, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, will walk you through what industry studies have found regarding MS-DRG shifts in ICD-10 and the steps you can take to identify them within your organization.
Robert Hodges, BSN, MSN RN, CCDS, and clinical documentation improvement specialist at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan, donated this sample malnutrition query to ACDIS.
