Note from the Associate Director: Announcing a new outpatient version of the CDI Pocket Guide

By Rebecca Hendren

Outpatient CDI is a fast-growing area of the profession. So, I’m excited to announce a new resource that will be an incredibly useful tool for those expanding to the outpatient arena. Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS, authors of the CDI Pocket Guide, are currently finishing their work on a new version focused on Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC): the 2018 Outpatient CDI Pocket Guide!

One of our guiding principles at ACDIS is to be at the forefront of changes in the industry. We want to provide our members with guidance, information, and resources they can turn to for education and clarification as they venture into new CDI focus areas. We’ve been publishing articles exploring the growing outpatient and ambulatory arena for several years now and will continue to do so as this segment of the profession grows and changes. We want to keep our fingers on the pulse of what’s going on and share that knowledge with our members.

We bring together leading thinkers in the profession who can share their expertise, whether through articles in the CDI Journal, innovative sessions at our annual conference or the new outpatient-focused ACDIS Symposium, or lively discussions in the ACDIS Forum.

I’m delighted that the trusted authors of the CDI Pocket Guide are equally forward thinking and partnered with us to develop a this new resource.

Please continue to let us know what information you need and what resources you would like ACDIS to offer. We really do listen to you and use your feedback to develop our editorial directions.

Editor’s note: Hendren is the associate director of membership and product development at ACDIS. Contact her at rhendren@acdis.org.