Local chapter update: Send us your updates tomorrow

March 25, 2021
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 12

Staying with the usually monthly cadence, tomorrow is the day for chapter leaders to send their meeting updates, newsletters, new leadership information, or any other updates to ACDIS national.

On Friday, March 26, chapter leaders can expect an email from ACDIS Editor Carolyn Riel (criel@acdis.org) asking for updates for the months to come. You will have until the following Wednesday (March 31) to respond with any updates in order to get them into the event list in CDI Strategies (see below) and listed on your local chapter page. A

s a reminder, any information received after this cut off date will not be updated on local chapter pages or in CDI Strategies until the next open period at the end of April.

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

March:

April:

  • The Idaho ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 7, 12:30 p.m., via webinar on the topic of myocardial infarctions. CDI professionals from Montana are welcome to join this chapter for virtual meetings and events. For information or the meeting link, contact Jenny Baumert (baumertj@slhs.org).
  • The Kansas City, Missouri, ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 14, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar. The topic is documentation to reduce denials. All Missouri ACDIS chapter members are welcome to attend this event. For information, contact Debra Canova (Debra.Canova@tmcmed.org).
  • The Oregon ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., via webinar. Details to follow. Click here to download the event “save the date” flyer. For information, contact Cindy Fessler (cfessler@lhs.org).
  • The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 16, 12 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Deb McClain (dlmcclain@frederick.health).
  • The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 22, via webinar. Details to follow. For information, contact Dottie Fanning (dorothy.fanning@aah.org).
  • The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 30, via webinar. Details to follow. For information, contact Deanne Wilk (dwilk@pennstatehealth.psu.edu), Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org), or Branda McCowan (bmccowan@susquehannahealth.org).

May:

  • The CDI Educators networking group and Arizona ACDIS chapter meet Friday, May 7, 12-1:15 p.m. MST, via webinar for a lunch-and-learn event. information, contact Sydni Johnson (Sydni.Johnson@bannerhealth.com) or Coral Fernandez (Coral.Fernandez@BHSI.COM).
  • The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 13, 12 p.m., via webinar on the topic of OIG malnutrition audits and COVID-19 CDI and coding updates. For information, contact Susan Fantin (Susan.Fantin@mclaren.org).