Documentation: Improve Practice Communication With Query Advice
Tip: Categorize queries to avoid missteps.
If you’re updating your coding practices to prepare for new ICD-10-CM codes on Oct. 1, it’s a great time to revisit your query policies, too. Physician queries are an important aspect of any clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program and a helpful tool to ensure claims are clear and concise.
Maximize your knowledge and efficiency with these expert tips for writing queries and analyzing physicians’ answers. This year at virtual 2020 HEALTHCON, Leonta Williams, RHIT, CPCO, CPC, CEMC, CHONC, CCD, CCDS gave a presentation titled “Outpatient CDI for Oncology and Hematology...
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