Local Chapter events: February, March, and April meetings planned

February 14, 2013

Several local chapters of ACDIS will be meeting in the coming months. Following is a schedule of planned events:

Maryland: The next Maryland Hospital Association Clinical Documentation Improvement Workgroup meets Friday, February 15, 1:30–3 p.m., at the Maryland Hospital Association Headquarters in Elkridge. For information, email Christine Mobley, christine.Mobley@dimensionshealth.org, or call 301-618-6507.

North Carolina: Meets Friday, February 15, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Agenda includes:

Severity of Illness/Risk of Mortality influence on CDI by Beth E. Bumgarner
Panel discussion with leader Abby Steelhammer
NCACDIS business meeting
Recovery Auditors from a CDI perspective by Sharon Easterling

For information, contact Leah Taylor, at 704-878-7436, email Leah.Taylor@iredellmemorial.org, or visit the NCACDIS Blog at http://ncacdis.org/home.

Kentucky/Indiana: Meets Thursday, February 21, 1-4 p.m., at Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Ind. For information, contact Rita Fields at 502-896-7874 or email rita.fields@bhsi.com.

Florida: Meets Saturday, February 23, at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. For information, email Clare Garrard at clare.garrard@baycare.org; John Noble at john.noble@baycare.org; or Jamie Dugan at Jamie.Dugan@bmcjax.com; or visit www.facebook.com/acdisflorida.

Missouri: The Heartland ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, February 27, 8-9 a.m. via webinar. Presentations topics include improving core measure reporting with concurrent record reviews and chapter officer election overview. For information, email Sara Baine at sbaine@sehealth.org.

California: Meets via webinar Wednesday, February 27, 9 a.m., for a presentation on quality measures by Lyda Gardiner, Practice Director of Quality and Performance Innovation for Jacobus Consulting. For information, contact Michelle Limo by email at MLIMO@svmh.com.

Alabama: Meets on Friday, March 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. For information, contact Kim S. Murphy at 205-759-7371 or email kmurphy@dchsystem.com.

New Jersey: Meets via webinar on Friday, March 8, 2-3:30 p.m. For information, contact Deborah Gardner-Brown at dgardnerbr@aol.com.

West Virginia: Meets on Wednesday, March 20, 2 p.m., at Charleston Area Medical Center to discuss Recovery Auditor trends and risk reduction, as well as value-based purchasing initiatives. For information, contact Shelia Harrison by email at Sheila.Harrison@camc.org.

Central Indiana: Meets Wednesday, April 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, email Teresa Leap at Teresa.Leap@wishard.edu.

Oregon: Meets Friday, April 19, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center in Tualatin, featuring a discussion regarding ICD-10 documentation challenges, case studies, and query template examples. For information, contact Eileen Pracz at 508-418-4023 or email pracze@ohsu.edu.

Virginia: The Virginia ACDIS meeting originally slated for January was postponed due to inclement weather and will be held on Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring a presentation by Robert Gold, MD. For information, email meeting host Vivian E. Gannon, at vivian.gannon@chesapeakeregional.com.

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