Local chapter update: Tell us soon! What will you be doing for ACDIS 2025 State Pride Day?

Hi local chapter leaders! 

Are you coming to the ACDIS conference in Kissimmee, Florida, May 4–7? Those of you who have attended in the past may recall that the second full day of the event (Tuesday, May 6) is State Pride Day! Attendees are encouraged to dress in attire representative of their home state (such as sports gear, etc.). This makes it easier for attendees to pick other folks from their state out in the crowd!

During lunch on this day, local chapter leaders are also encouraged to pick a table  to decorate with a theme of their choice to help foster networking within their geographic region. (For example, one year the Florida chapter leaders brought an inflatable palm tree, the Kentucky leaders brought Derby-themed décor, and the Maine chapter leaders wore lobster hats.)

Next week’s local chapter update in CDI Strategies will highlight local chapters’ conference plans including: 

• Leaders’ names (or a person designated as the conference chapter point person if no leaders are attending) 
• State theme dress recommendations 
• Plans for lunch State Pride Day 
• Any after-hours events the chapter has planned 

To let us know your plans, please fill out this brief form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/chapterplans25

If you have any questions about the conference or planning your State Pride Day lunch gathering, please feel free to reach out! 

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 Northern New Jersey ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 24, 2025, 3:30–5 p.m., via webinar, for their quarterly meeting. For information, contact Marie Mathieu (Marie.Mathieu@hmhn.org).
• The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 24, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, "Accurate Malnutrition Documentation and Capture," presented by Andrew Maigur, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, CMPC, CCDS. For information, contact Jeanne Johnson (jcjohnson@premierhealth.com). 
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 25, 1:30–2:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, "CDI and Quality: Moving From Partnership to a New Role," presented by Mary Alice Dewees, RN, BSN, CCDS, CRC. For information, contact Diksha Sharma (indianaacdis@gmail.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 25, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, "Savvy Sequencing Using the Two or More Sequencing Guidelines," presented by Angela Carmichael, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CRC. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler4@wellspan.org).

May:

• The Colorado ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 15, 4–6 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, "Comparison of CDI Reconciliation Process," presented by Clare DiBella, RN, CCDS, and Cari Merlina, CCS, RN, CCDS, CCS. For information, contact Lynette Byerly (lynettebyerly@gmail.com).
• The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 15, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Garbage In, Garbage Out: Clinical Documentation Data Integrity," presented by Dawn Miller, HIIM, MS, RN, CCDS, CPC. For information, contact Keri Miller (kxm1473@miami.edu).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, May 28, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “All-Patient Refined Diagnostic Related Groups," presented by Lisa Goettlich, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CRC, COC. For information, contact AnneMarie Vannurden (vannurdena@centracare.com).