by Melissa Varnavas
Back when I served as the editor of my hometown newspaper, I was lucky enough to attend a special conference put on by the American Press Institute (API) on the challenges facing the journalism industry. The challenges were many—slumping sales of print editions...Read More »
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to get involved with your CDI association. The annual ACDIS Membership Survey provides a glimpse into members’ needs, wants, and frustrations that is invaluable for the ACDIS’ leadership team.
In the past, the survey lead to the development...Read More »
ACDIS is built by many hands outside of the full-time administrative team. There are 10 separate boards and committees of volunteers working behind the scenes to make ACDIS the best association it can be. Right now, ACDIS is currently looking for volunteers for four of those groups!
Okay, so it’s not scintillating reading but theACDIS Local Chapter Agreement Form contains important information for those who have been serving, or who will be serving in a leadership capacity representing ACDIS on the local level.
For one, the agreement form includes...Read More »
Within the constantly evolving healthcare landscape, physicians are under more and more pressure to not only provide exceptional patient care and correctly diagnose patients, but also undertake an increasing amount of administrative tasks. A recent study published in the...Read More »
Brian Simpson, MS, RRT, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CCDS-O, CCS-P, CRC, is a CDI professional at Penn Highlands Healthcare in DuBois, Pennsylvania. He has been in the CDI field for just over four years.
ACDIS: What did you do before entering CDI?
Simpson: For more...Read More »
Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations is a coming-of-age story, full of lively characters and an insightful exploration of themes such as wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and the triumph of good over evil. At least that’s...Read More »
The ACDIS team would like to wish you the happiest of New Years! The new year is a time for reflection and in that spirit, this edition of CDI Strategies features a highlight of our most popular articles from 2019. Enjoy!
We hope you all had a lovely holiday break and are excited...Read More »