AHIMA suggests which of the following for an organization to consider as physician response rate and agreement rate?

AHIMA suggests which of the following for an organization to consider as physician response rate and agreement rate?

A. 80%/40%

B. 80%/80%

C. 75%/75%

D. 70%/50%

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Answer: B

Explanation:

AHIMA suggests that an organization should consider a physician response rate of 80% and an agreement rate of 80% as benchmarks for CDI program performance. These rates indicate the level of physician engagement and documentation accuracy in relation to CDI queries.

References: AHIMA. “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice (2019 Update).” Journal of

AHIMA 90, no. 2 (February 2019): 20-29.