Local Chapter Update: Upcoming meetings and events

February 18, 2016

CDI Strategies - Volume 10, Issue 7

The Kentucky/Southern Indiana Chapter meets Friday, February 18, 1-4 p.m. For information, email Rita Fields at rita.fields@BHSI.COM.
The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, February 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Lancaster General Suburban Outpatient Pavilion. The group is currently seeking additional volunteers to help the leadership committee in 2016. For information, email Lori LaFaver at Lori.LaFaver@readinghealth.org.
The Tennessee ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, February 19, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Tristar in Brentwood. RSVP by February 16, email Sherri Clark at SClark@mc.utmck.edu.
The Maryland ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, February 19, 1-3 p.m., at the Maryland Hospital Association in Elkridge. Glenn Krauss will present. For information, contact Kyle Jossi at jossik@holycrosshealth.org.
The Minnesota ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, February 24, for a teleconference. For information, contact Teresa Hegard at Hegard.Teresa@mayo.edu.
The California ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, February 24, 9 a.m., for a webinar presentation regarding career ladders with Sherri Blanchard CDI Director for HCA Far West Division and ACDIS Associate Director Melissa Varnavas. For information, contact Emily Emmons, Emmons.Emily@scrippshealth.org.
The NYC5B (New York City Five Boroughs) ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, February 25, 5-7:30 p.m., at the Hospital for Special Surgery. For information, visit their blog or email nyc5b.acdis@gmail.com.
The Puerto Rico ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, February 25, for a discussion of the importance of CDI in the healthcare revenue cycle. For information, contact Carmen Y. Ibarrondo at cibarrondo@picconsultantspr.com.
The South Carolina ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, February 26, at Trident Medical Center, in Charleston. For information, email PJ Floyd at floyp@musc.edu. Registration is currently closed for this event.
The Kansas City Missouri ACDIS Chapter meets Tuesday, March 8, at Olathe Medical Center. For information, contact cneuman@saint-lukes.org.
The Hawaii ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, March 9, noon to 2 p.m., at Queens Medical Center in Honolulu. For information, email April Ramos at apramos@Queens.org.
The Virginia ACDIS Chapter meets Saturday, March 12, in Richmond. For information, email Autumn Reiter at areiterrn@embarqmail.com.
The Massachusetts ACDIS Chapter meets Tuesday, March 29, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. Mitchell Levy, MD, chief of critical care medicine and member of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign executive committee will present. Register by March 15. For information, email Aimee Van Balen at AVANBALEN@Lifespan.org.
The Heart of Texas ACDIS Chapter (Waco) meets Tuesday, April 5, 4:30 p.m., to discuss CDI efforts in patient safety indicators and hierarchical condition categories. For information, contact Sharon Cole at sharoncole2751@gmail.com.
ACDIS Greater St. Louis Missouri Chapter meets Wednesday, April 13, 6:30-8 p.m. at Missouri Baptist. For information, contact Michael McKelvey at mpm2239@bjc.org.
The Oregon Northwest Chapter of ACDIS meets Friday, May 6, at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. For information, contact Karen Gray at Karen.Gray@salemhealth.org.