The Queries tab helps you to construct a query, email or print it, and respond to the query, depending on your workflow. You can also initiate a query from the Codes tab by clicking on a Code bubble and selecting the Add Query link.
For the CDS, it is best to initiate all queries from the Codes page. In that way, the queries are associated to specific codes that they have entered in the Working state as speculative codes based on their review of the medical record. The timeline will then show the true sequence of events of the review.
For Coders who are creating retrospective queries after the review has been completed, it is more efficient for them to create the queries from the Queries tab. It is up to each facility to determine the best workflow.
From the Queries tab, you can perform the following: