May 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

At the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS), questions on physician queries are never few and far between. Although AHIMA has published a couple briefs on the topic over the last decade, questions have still remained about how to implement a compliant and effective query process.

May 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Editor's note: Medical Records Briefing (MRB) catches up this month with Monica Pappas, RHIA, president of MPA ­Consulting in Long Beach, Calif., and an MRB advisory board member, to discuss physician queries.

May 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Editor's note: The commentary in this article was originally presented in the HCPro, Inc., February 7 audio conference, "The Pediatric Medical Record: Opportunities for Documentation Improvement." Learn more about the audio conference at http://tinyurl.com/bbh9yl5.

May 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

The Joint Commission recently introduced the Focused Standards Assessment (FSA) tool and the risk icon (R) to identify: