Indiana

Announcements:

The official Indiana ACDIS page can be found here.

Please remember to fill out the ACDIS online membership roster by clicking here. Plus, chapter members who fill out the online roster will automatically receive a discount on national ACDIS membership at the conclusion of the roster form!

Upcoming events:

• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Friday, December 12, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Under Pressure! Our Journey to Reduce PSI 3 and Improve Patient Outcomes,” presented by Jaime Bennett, BSN, RN, CCDS, Lydia Koepke, MS, APRN, RN-BC, CWON, and Sheila Wade, MSN, RN, NEA-BC. For information, contact Diksha Sharma (Dsharma55@gmail.com).

Past events:

• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Friday, September 26, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in person, for their annual conference.
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Friday, April 25, 1:30–2:30 p.m., via webinar. The program was titled, "CDI and Quality: Moving From Partnership to a New Role," presented by Maryalice Dewees, RN, BSN, CCDS, CRC.
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Thursday, December 5, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program was titled, “The Role of an Advanced CDI Program in a Clinical Validation Denial Appeals Process,” presented by Tamara Hicks, MHA, BSN, RN, CCS, CCDS, CCDS-O, Joseph Anthony Cristiano, MD, FACP, CCDS, CHCQM-PHYADV, and Joy Bombay, RN, MSN, MHA, CCDS.
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Friday, September 20, 2024, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in person at The Forum Event Center in Fishers, IN. 
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program was titled, “Multiple Significant Trauma,” presented by Janell Murray, BSN, RN, CCDS.
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Friday, September 22, 2023, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in person for their fall conference.
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program was titled, “CDI Mortality Reviews: It's a Matter of Life or Death,” and was presented by Donisia Lee, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS. 
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Wednesday, March 15, at 12 p.m., via webinar. The program was titled, “Risky Business: Introduction to Risk Adjustment,” and was presented by Ashley Comiskey, MSN, RN, CCDS. 

2022 events:

• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Friday, June 24, at the Forum Events Center in Fishers, Indiana for their in-person Summer Conference.

2021 events:

• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Friday, April 22, 12 p.m., via webinar for a lunch and learn. The topic was CVA/stroke documentation and specificity.
• The Kentucky and Indiana ACDIS chapters met Wednesday, November 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ET, via webinar for a hybrid regional conference.
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Wednesday, June 23, 12 p.m., via webinar. The topic was complication of care, presented by Dr. Richard Pinson.
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter met Wednesday, April 28, 12 p.m., via webinar. The Knowledge and Networking Education session had the topic of “Congestive Heart Failure”.
• The Indiana and Michigan ACDIS chapters met Thursday, February 11, 12-1 p.m., via webinar. The presentation can be found here.

Materials:

• Click here to download the January 2023 newsletter.
• Click here to download the presentation on the "Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice—2019 Update"
• Click here to download the presentation on optimizing career value
• Click here to download the presentation on outpatient CDI
• Click here to download the presentation on finding the clinical truth
• Click here to download the presentation on PEPPER