Local chapter update: Spring events happening near you!

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.

March:

• The ACDIS Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, March 5, 3–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Kids and Drugs: Documenting Impact, Driving Outcomes,” presented by Anjali Baji, MSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jeff Morris (morris-jeff@cooperhealth.edu).
• The ACDIS CDI Educators Networking Group meets Friday, March 6, 10–11 a.m., via webinar. The program is titled “CDI Opportunities You Might Not Think Of,” presented by Sheila M. Drew, MA, RN, CCDS, CPHQ. For information, contact Sheila M. Drew (Sdrew@brownhealth.org).
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., via webinar, for their first quarterly meeting. For information, contact Jamie Doster (doster.j@icloud.com).
• The Northern New Jersey ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 11, 3–4:45 p.m., via webinar, for their first quarterly meeting. For information, contact Marie Mathieu (Marie.Mathieu@hmhn.org).
• The Kentucky ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, March 12, 3:30–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “The Shocking Truth,” presented by Dawn Valdez, RN, CCDS, CDIP. For information, contact Cindy Ballard (oceanangel28@yahoo.com).
• The South Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 13, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., via webinar, for their first quarterly meeting. For information, contact Rebecca Sandifier (Rebecca.Sandifer@prismahealth.org).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 18, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Medicare Risk Adjustment: HCC Capture and Risk Score Calculation,” presented by Mae Phillips, CPC, CRC. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).
• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 18, 2–3:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “From Data to Dialogue: Turning CDI Audits into Actionable Education,” presented by Karen Elmore, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@uhkc.org).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 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).

April:

• The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 16, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Leveraging Technology in CDI,” presented by Melissa Green, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Emily Ruppert, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jeanne Johnson (jcjohnson@premierhealth.com).