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of 6— Pull your top 10 CDI query reasons

What you'll accomplish

By the end of this guide, you'll have built a library of 10–15 AHIMA-compliant CDI physician query templates for your most common documentation gaps — ready for your CDI team to use immediately. New query templates that used to take 30–60 minutes to write now take 10 minutes with AI assistance.

What you'll need

  • Claude Pro account ({{tool:Claude.price}}/month) — recommended for document upload capability
  • AHIMA's "Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice" (download from ahima.org — free for members)
  • Your top 10 most frequent CDI query reasons (from your CDI software reports)
  • Time needed: 60 minutes to build the initial library; 10 minutes per new template afterward
  • Cost: {{tool:Claude.price}}/month for Claude Pro; free Claude basic works for individual queries

How-To Guide: Build a CDI Compliant Query Template Library with AI

Step 1: Pull your top 10 CDI query reasons

Before building the library, identify which query types are most common in your department. Export a report from your CDI software (Iodine, AGS Health, 3M, or your CDI module in the EHR) showing the top query types by volume over the past 90 days.

Common top-10 lists typically include:

  • Sepsis vs. infection with systemic signs
  • Acute kidney injury (AKI) specificity
  • Heart failure type and acuity (systolic vs. diastolic)
  • Malnutrition type and severity
  • Respiratory failure vs. insufficiency
  • Encephalopathy type
  • Pressure injury stage
  • Acute vs. chronic conditions
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