CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 3

ACDIS update: Apply to speak at RIS 2026, AHIMA26 by January 26!

January 15, 2026
ACDIS Guidance, Education

The deadline to apply to speak at two great industry events in fall 2026 is right around the corner on January 26! If furthering your professional development made your list of 2026 New Year’s resolutions, this is the perfect opportunity to make headway!

First, consider applying to speak...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 3

Local chapter update: It’s time to sign your annual Local Chapter Leadership Agreement!

January 15, 2026
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Last week, local chapter and networking group leaders received an email from ACDIS Editor Jess Fluegel with the local chapter agreement form which must be filled out annually.

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CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 2

Download the March/April 2026 edition of the CDI Journal!

March 1, 2026
Clinical & Coding, Education

FEATURES

9 Fortifying encephalopathy: Strengthen every link on the chain
17 Bridging the clinical/coding gap
24 PSI exclusions and review structure: Advice from the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 2

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Grow professionally, build your association on an ACDIS committee

January 8, 2026
ACDIS Guidance

by Linnea Archibald

If you’ve ever read one of our white or position papers, attended a Quarterly Member Call, reviewed regulatory information and education on the ACDIS site, sat for one of our certifications, or used one of the samples in our online Resource Library, you’ve...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 2

Note from the ACDIS Editor | The quest for bilingual status in clinical and coding

March 1, 2026
Clinical & Coding, Education

by Jess Fluegel

The most well-attended track at the ACDIS conference year-over-year has always been its first, titled “Clinical & Coding.” Most CDI professionals come from a clinical background and have a basic understanding of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 2

News: Early hypertension linked to a poorer prognosis in T2D, study finds

January 8, 2026
Clinical & Coding, News

According to a recent study published in Diabetes Care, both young-onset hypertension and late-onset hypertension were...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 2

News: CMS announces $50 billion rural hospital initiative, report finds many at risk of closure

January 8, 2026
News

Last week, CMS announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, an initiative totaling $50 billion meant to strengthen...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 20, Issue 2

Note from the Education Director | Risk adjustment is changing; CDI and coding must evolve with it

March 1, 2026
Clinical & Coding, Education

by Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS

CMS is signaling a clear shift in how it views risk adjustment, quality performance, and documentation integrity (CMS, 2024a; CMS, 2025). While recent Medicare Advantage rulemaking stopped short of announcing a new risk...Read More »

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