Concurrent queries as part of the permanent medical record

lindenbm@bellsouth.net

We are trying to get back to concurrent querying after the inception of our EHR in July. I was wondering how many of you keep your electronic queries as a permanent part of the medical record. What do you feel are the pros and cons?

Thank you,

Mary Lindenboom, RN, BSN, CCDS
CDI Manager
Flagler Hospital
Saint Augustine, FL
mary.lindenboom@flaglerhospital.org

lindenbm@bellsouth.net

I don't mean to be a pest. My director is very concerned about concurrent queries being a permanent part of the medical record. It would be very helpful to me if I could get some feedback from all of you as to how different hospitals are handling this. Please advise how your facility handles concurrent queries and the medical record.

Thank you so much for helping me with this.

Mary

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We are an all EMR five system hospital. Our concurrent queries become part of the perm medical record as soon as the physician answers them. thanks!

Jamie Dugan, RN
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
Baptist Health System
Office: 904-202-4345
Cellular: 904-237-7253

lindenbm@bellsouth.net

Thanks Jamie. Can we talk sometime. I would like to learn more about how you do your concurrent queries in the EHR.
Can we talk sometime?

Mary Lindenboom, RN, BSN, CCDS
CDI Manager
Flagler Hospital
Saint Augustine, FL
W: 904-819-4254
C: 904-392-3980
mary.lindenboom@flaglerhospital.org

katysuegood@gmail.com

We are also fully electronic EHR and our queries are a permanent part of the medical record as well. They were when we were on paper as well.

Katy Good, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS
Clinical Documentation Program Coordinator
AHIMA Approved ICD-10CM/PCS Trainer
Flagstaff Medical Center
Kathryn.Good@nahealth.com
Cell: 928.814.9404