Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Be a part of your CDI leadership community

by Linnea Archibald

Since fall 2019, the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council has provided the space for leaders in the industry to connect, collaborate, build valuable relationships, advance their program goals, and identify important industry trends. As the Council membership manager, it has been my privilege to sit in the front row for all the networking and insight-sharing that goes on within the Council membership.

Over the years, the Leadership Council has participated in surveys and panel discussions on topics such as key performance indicators for CDI, provider engagement, salary trends, quality reviews, denials management, remote CDI work, technology, outpatient CDI, risk adjustment, staff growth, the query process, and more. Council members have shared their challenges and expertise with one another, navigating their CDI leadership journeys together.

If you’re a CDI leader and all that sounds like something you need in your professional life, I’m delighted to share that the applications for the 2025/2026 Council term will be opening at the end of this month! This will be our seventh and I’m already excited about what the next year will hold!

If you’d like to be the first to know when the application period opens, make sure to complete our alert list.

The only barrier of entry is that you meet certain eligibility criteria, which are laid out in detail here. To put it simply, however, if you are a current CDI leader with supervisory responsibilities (over staff, educational, or department decisions) employed by a healthcare provider organization, and you’re able to meet the participation requirements over the term, you’re likely eligible. Eligible titles include, but are not limited to:

• CDI VP/executive director
• CDI director
• CDI manager
• CDI supervisor
• CDI lead
• CDI auditor/educator
• Physician advisor
• Medical director of CDI

By joining the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council, leaders gain access to the following:

• Research insights: The Council is powered by member research and intelligence on mission-critical CDI subjects. Throughout the year, members take up to eight sponsor and editor-designed surveys on topics essential to their work and receive early access to research findings.
• Virtual network building: With an exclusive online community and bimonthly members-only calls, plus small-group professional matchmaking opportunities, Council members have unprecedented, ongoing access to fellow CDI leaders who share their enthusiasm for peer exchange and bring fresh perspective to business challenges and opportunities.
• Custom experiences: Council members receive exclusive invitations to opportunities tailored to their areas of interest and expertise, such as the annual CDI Leadership Exchange, which brings together up to 40 industry leaders for roundtable-style idea swapping, problem solving, and networking in a resort setting. Eligible members are also able to apply for an ACDIS Leadership Council Mastermind group annually. Mastermind groups consist of eight to 10 members who agree to meet on a bimonthly basis to discuss member-submitted topics.

Council members do not need to be members of ACDIS national or pay a fee, but you do need to meet those eligibility and participation requirements.

We encourage you to complete the alert list and consider joining this inspiring group of CDI leaders! The application period will open later this month and remain open through the end of August, after which applicants will be notified of membership appointments in early September. If you have any questions about the Council or the application process, please feel free to email me at linnea.archibald@hcpro.com. I’m always happy to answer questions and discuss this fantastic group!

Editor’s note: Archibald is the associate editorial director, publications and membership, for ACDIS. Contact her at linnea.archibald@hcpro.com.