Local events: Chapter leaders plan fall sessions

August 30, 2012

CDI Strategies - Volume 6, Issue 18

Florida: Reservations for the upcoming Florida ACDIS Chapter meeting slated for Saturday, September 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, are due September 3. The last call for nominations for new Florida ACDIS Chapter leadership is Wednesday, September 5. Only one nominee per organization can volunteer to lead. To volunteer, contact Charrington.Morell@hcahealthcare.com. Voting will be held during the FL ACDIS Chapter quarterly meeting.

Additionally, the agenda includes:

9-9:30 a.m.: Registration/Breakfast
9:30-10:30 a.m.: “CDI Program Excellence: Tips of how to Create and Maintain a Program” by Michelle Dragut, MD, CCS, CDIP, Physician Advisor Clinical Documentation, Florida Hospital Association
10:30-11 a.m.: “Getting Physician Buy-In and Cooperation for Your CDI Program” by James Altomare, MD, Physician Advisor.
11:00-11:45 a.m.: Panel Discussion with Dr. Michelle Dragut, Dr. James Altomare, and Ms. Barbara Flynn. Submit questions for the panel via email to jamie.dugan@bmcjax.com.
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.: Lunch, raffles and networking
12:45-1:45 p.m.: “Wound Debridement” by David Ross, MD, Wound Care Physician
1:45-2:45 p.m.: “Decreasing Risk of Payment Denials: How the CDI Program can Help” by Barbara Flynn, RHIA, CCS, vice president of Health Information and Denial Management
2:45-4:00- “Changing of the Guard for the Florida ACDIS Chapter” Outgoing Leadership/Ballots and Incoming Leadership

Admission is free for members and visitors; CEU credits cost $10. To RSVP, call meeting host Jamie Dugan at 904-202-4345 or email jamie.dugan@bmcjax.com.

Georgia: The Southeast ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, September 7, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Gordon Hospital in Calhoun. Cost is $10 for non-members. RSVP to James Doster via email at james.doster@emoryhealthcare.org.

Austin, Texas: The first Austin, Texas ACDIS Chapter meeting takes place Saturday, September 8, 1-4 p.m., at the University Medical Center Brackenridge, in Austin. RSVP to Barbara Anne Presley, RN, CCDS, by email at Bapresley@seton.org, or call 512-324-7679.

Arizona: Arizona ACDIS Chapter holds its inaugural meeting Wednesday, September 19, 5-7 p.m., in Scottsdale. For additional information, contact Gloria Richardson by email at grichardson@shc.org, or call 480-882-5246.

New York: The New York City/Five Boroughs networking group holds it inaugural meeting 4-6 p.m., September 20, at the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn. RSVP by August 2, to Wanda Mejias-Gonzalez by calling 718-302-8542 or email wmejias@wyckoffhospital.org.

Virginia: The next Virginia ACDIS Chapter meeting will be held Saturday, September 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond. For information, contact Marylee Traver at MaryLee.Traver@HCAhealthcare.com.

Wisconsin: The WI ACDIS Chapter holds its fall meeting Saturday, September 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, in Madison. The agenda includes:

“Physician Advisor’s role in CDI”
“Queries: A Physician Perspective”
Lunch/networking
Vice President’s Perspective on CDI
CDI and Value-Based Purchasing initiatives
Raffle
Group discussion/Q&A session

Cost is $35; $45 for non-members. For information, contact Kathy Thomas, RN, at Wheaton Franciscan Health Care, kathleen.Thomas@wfhc.org or Glenn Krauss, independent consultant, glennkrauss@earthlink.net.

Albany, NY: The Albany, NY ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, October 3, 2-4 p.m. at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. For information contact Lois Rubin at LRubin@sphcs.org.

Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Regional ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, October 17, 12:30-2 p.m., at Boston Medical Center, Harrison Avenue, Boston. RSVP to Patty Spry, RN, CCDS, by phone at 617-414-7797 or email Patty.Spry@bmc.org.

Houston, Texas: The Houston, Texas ACDIS Chapter holds its next meeting Thursday, November 8, at 3 p.m. at Clearlake HCA. For information, email budderpat@yahoo.com.

South Carolina: The SC ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, November 9, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Providence Hospital in Columbia. Cost is $10; $20 for non-members. RSVP to Rebecca “Ali” Williams via email at rawilliams@srhs.com.

West Virginia: The next meeting for WV Association of Clinical Documentation Specialist will be Wednesday, December 5, 1- 3 p.m., at St. Francis Hospital, Charleston. For information, contact Sheila.Harrison@camc.org 304/389-0689.

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