Which of the following committees should determine the chain of command that will be used to manage physicians who are either unresponsive or uncooperative with the clinical documentation integrity (CDI) program?
Which physician would best benefit from additional education for unanswered queries?
A clinical documentation integrity practitioner (CDIP) in an acute care hospital was asked to create new query templates for ICD-10 based on AHIMA and ACDIS guidelines. What should the multiple-choice query format include?
A query should be generated when documentation contains a
The physician advisor/champion needs to provide ongoing education regarding coding and reimbursement regulations to the
An increase in claim denials has prompted a clinical documentation integrity (CDI) manager to engage the CDI physician advisor/champion in an effort to avoid future denials. How does this strategy impact the goal?