Local chapter update: How to request a chapter roster

ACDIS is implementing a new method for local chapter leaders to go about requesting information, including your chapter roster. Instead of sending emails directly to the national team, you will now be able to make all requests using a simple online survey.

The ACDIS Local Chapter Leadership Request survey allows you to request your local chapter or networking group roster with a few simple clicks!

Why is the chapter roster important? Using the online membership roster frees local chapter leaders from burdensome roster maintenance. It also includes three important questions that can help leaders as they plan their meetings for the year and consider leadership transitions—with respondents indicating whether they are interested in hosting a meeting, speaking at an upcoming event, or volunteering to help on the leadership committee.

Leaders should be requesting the roster from national on a regular basis, connecting with any new members, and reaching out to anyone who responded with some level of interest in providing support for the chapter. Doing so shows those new members that we value their interest and helps them feel quickly connected to their local CDI community.

Should you have an immediate need (to set up a call with ACDIS national, etc.,) please reach out to ACDIS Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas (acdis-inquiries@simplifycompliance.com).

Click here to access the ACDIS Local Chapter Leadership Request survey.

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

April:

• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 14, 3 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Alicia Renee Whiteford (awhiteford@mhemail.org).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 22, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 22, 12 p.m., via webinar for a lunch and learn. The topic is CVA/stroke documentation and specificity. For information, contact Sarah Booker (sara.masters@ascension.org).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 22, 12-1:30 p.m., via webinar. The topic is patient safety indicators presented by Christel Kemble. For information, contact Sydni Johnson (Sydni.Johnson@bannerhealth.com).
• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 27, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The topic is Ethics in CDI. Chapter members may click here to register. For information, contact Alma Yap (atyap@health.ucsd.edu).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 27. The topic is searching for underlying cause, why is symptom etiology coding is so difficult presented by Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS, executive director for education at AGS health. For information, contact Angelia Balius (angela.balius@parknicollet.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 29, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. The topic is how to write queries that physicians understand. For information, contact Amanda M. Palacios (amanda.palacios@rivhs.com) or Sherry Stiltner (Sherry.Stiltner@EnsembleHP.com).
• The Tennessee ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 29, 1-2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “What’s the Risk? Understanding Risk Adjustment Across the Healthcare Continuum,” presented by Jessica Vaughn with Norwood Staffing. For information, contact Kristie Perry (Kristie.Perry@erlanger.org).

June:

• The Idaho/Washington ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 1, 11:30 a.m. PST, via webinar. The topic is respiratory failure. For information, contact Susan Fleenor (susanf89@yahoo.com).
• The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, June 2, 3 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@CooperHealth.edu).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 10, 2 p.m. EDT, via webinar. For information, contact Nadine Casillas (nadine.casillas@bannerhealth.com).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 24, at the Forum Events Center in Fishers, Indiana, for their in-person summer conference. For information, contact Sarah Booker (sara.masters@ascension.org).

July:

• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, July 22, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information and the registration link, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).

August:

• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, August 10, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@tmcmed.org).

November:

• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 9, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@tmcmed.org).