About a month after I joined ACDIS, in the fall of 2008, members began requesting information on how to network with other CDI professionals locally. A few enterprising volunteers in Massachusetts and Illinois actually had networking efforts in play, predating...Read More »
Day 2 of the 10th annual conference began with one of the most anticipated events of the conference: ZDogg MD. The level of excitement in the room was palpable as the room filled up to standing room only and attendees sought to make their way to the front to get a picture with ZDogg...Read More »
This afternoon the core members of the ACDIS leadership team joined onstage in room 121-122, from 5-6 p.m., for a intimate conversation with a few dozen association members.Read More »
It’s amazing to think that the 10th annual ACDIS conference will be over in just a few short hours. The ACDIS team planned for the event for over a year and it’s already coming to an end. Like summer vacation for giddy school children, just when you started to get comfortable and into...Read More »
Editor’s note: Nicole F. Draper, RN, BN, MHA, DH-C, is the manager of length of stay, documentation, and revenue optimization at St. Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia. She presents “Measuring clinician engagement: The journey to...Read More »
CDI specialists working in the adult population are likely familiar with the pathophysiology of several common cardiac conditions and their necessary documentation (i.e., acute myocardial infarction, diastolic versus systolic heart failure, etc.). For the pediatric population, however, CDI...Read More »
Wow, ACDIS is turning 10. Sometimes I still find it hard to wrap my head around that fact. We’ve managed to accomplish a lot in our first decade, growing from little more than an idea in 2006, to launch in October 2007, to more than 5,400 members nationwide,...Read More »
Every year ACDIS celebrates the achievements of exceptional CDI professionals. Nominations come from peers in the industry. The ACDIS Conference Committee then reviews applications and chooses the final winners.Read More »