Local chapter update: Join your local or topic-based CDI community for upcoming events!

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.

January:

• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, January 28, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Understanding Risk Adjustment Coding: Models, Benchmarking, and Public Reporting,” presented by Penny Jefferson, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CCS, CDIP, CRC, CHDA, CRCR, CPHQ, ACPA-C. For information, contact Joseph Freet (jfreet@health.ucdavis.edu).

February:

• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 11, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Artificial Intelligence 101: How AI May Support CDI Goals,” presented by Keisha Downes, DMSc(c), MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Alma Yap (RNalmay@gmail.com).
• The Kentucky ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, February 12, 3:30–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Coding Clinic Highlights: A Closer Look At 2025 Coding Clinic Guidance,” presented by Dorothy Pietrowski, ONP-C. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 18, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Spine Anatomy, Diagnoses and Procedures: Implications on Documentation and Coding,” presented by Lisa Phipps, CCS, COC, and Bridget Smith, RHIT. For information, contact Cindy Ballard (oceanangel28@yahoo.com).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 20, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Updates on AHEAD Impact and Strategies for Documentation, Coding and Quality,” presented by Kristen Geissler, MS, MBA, PT, CPHQ. For information, contact Ellen Hayden (ellen.hayden@umm.edu).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 25, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Query Denials: The New Battleground with Payors​,” presented by Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, BS, CCDS, CDIPRN, MS, BS, CCDS, CDIP, and Robin Sewell, CCS, CDIP, CPC, CIC, CCDS-O. For information, contact Joseph Freet (jfreet@health.ucdavis.edu).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 27, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Coccidioidomycosis: Valley Fever​,” presented by Sharon Miller, BSN, RN. For information, contact Debi Lundberg (debra.lundberg@bannerhealth.com).