Patients who require nutrition support after discharge can be at risk for readmission if their condition isn't managed carefully. They may experience complications from underfeeding, dehydration, and electrolyte imbalances, says Noreen Luszcz, RD, MBA, CNSC, Walgreens Infusion Services (WIS) nutrition program director.
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.
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.
