by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC

October 10 is the scheduled release of the 2022 update to the co-authored ACDIS/AHIMA Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice©*. This practice brief supersedes all previously published versions. ACDIS and AHIMA are jointly soliciting public comments related to the brief so that the co-authors may reconvene to discuss and add any needed clarifications.

Both ACDIS and AHIMA are strongly committed to working on this industry guidance together so that our members can apply consistency to their compliant query practice. I would like to express my gratitude to Tammy Combs, RN, MSN, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, CNE, AHIMA practice director at CDI and Clinical Foundations for working with me on this endeavor.