The following is a list of all the upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@hcpro.com) and Linnea Archibald (...Read More »
Even though we now have a new president of the United States who vowed to abolish the Affordable Care Act, I believe that Donald J. Trump will not touch provisions that address perceived cost inefficiency or quality within our healthcare system...Read More »
Three months from now the ACDIS team will head to our biggest event of the year—our national conference. And in case you haven’t heard it’s a milestone…our 10th. A big number and once again we are bringing the networking, the learning, and the fun.Read More »
By Melissa Varnavas
That seems like a tall order, doesn’t it? Who really understands healthcare reimbursement in this complicated day and age, in this private payer, social security, Medicare, Medicaid, who’s–defrauding–whom world? Calling reimbursement an “ever-changing system”...Read More »
In responding to this year's ACDIS membership survey, hundreds of respondents indicated that obtaining physician support for their CDI efforts represented their biggest challenge. So, we're thrilled to have the 2016 CDI Professional of the Year award winner Karen DiMeglio, RN, MS, CPC,...Read More »
A few weeks ago, I was giving a presentation to a group of surgeons. I was talking with them about CDI, which as you might imagine is as near and dear to the heart of the surgeon as mindfulness is to Daffy Duck. My comments engendered a...Read More »