As the holidays pass by, it turns out that I’m the guy who was supposed to write a thank you note but never did. The thank you note is to ACDIS for throwing another fine Annual Conference this past May, this time at the Gaylord Palms Resort in...Read More »
CDI is often called the bridge between the coding and clinical worlds, but many other avenues for interdepartmental collaboration also exist. The January/February edition of...Read More »
If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to get more involved with CDI and ACDIS, we have a suggestion for you: The Journal is ACDIS’ bimonthly publication which includes regulatory information, news, clinically-based articles, case studies, and membership profiles. Many of those...Read More »
If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to get more involved with CDI and ACDIS, we have a suggestion for you: The Journal is ACDIS’ bimonthly publication which includes regulatory information, news, clinically-based articles, case studies, and membership profiles. Many of those...Read More »
The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Linnea Archibald (...Read More »
With more than 40 local chapters, networking groups, and even international CDI efforts related to ACDIS, some are surprised to learn that there is no direct financial relationship between the national organization and these component groups.Read More »
Valerie Parent, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCRN-K, is employed with Norther Light Health as the CDI manager at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, and is the leader of the Maine ACDIS chapter. Parent has held her CCDS credential since 2015.Read More »
by Tracy Boldt, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP and Ellen Jantzer, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
Physician support in the CDI decision-making process from the CDI program’s inception helps physicians see beyond the immediate obligation of documentation to the greater good such documentation...Read More »