Local chapter update: Check the upcoming events for your local chapter or networking group!

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters! Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

February:

• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 20, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Updates on AHEAD Impact and Strategies for Documentation, Coding and Quality,” presented by Kristen Geissler, MS, MBA, PT, CPHQ. For information, contact Ellen Hayden (ellen.hayden@umm.edu).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 25, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Query Denials: The New Battleground with Payors​,” presented by Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, BS, CCDS, CDIPRN, MS, BS, CCDS, CDIP, and Robin Sewell, CCS, CDIP, CPC, CIC, CCDS-O. For information, contact Joseph Freet (jfreet@health.ucdavis.edu).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 27, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Coccidioidomycosis: Valley Fever​,” presented by Sharon Miller, BSN, RN. For information, contact Debi Lundberg (debra.lundberg@bannerhealth.com).

March:

• The ACDIS Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, March 5, 3–4:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Kids and Drugs: Documenting Impact, Driving Outcomes,” presented by Anjali Baji, MSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jeff Morris (morris-jeff@cooperhealth.edu).
• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., via webinar, for their first quarterly meeting. For information, contact Jamie Doster (doster.j@icloud.com).
• The Northern New Jersey ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 11, 3–4:45 p.m., via webinar, for their first quarterly meeting. For information, contact Marie Mathieu (Marie.Mathieu@hmhn.org).
• The South Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 13, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., via webinar, for their first quarterly meeting. For information, contact Rebecca Sandifier (Rebecca.Sandifer@prismahealth.org).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 18, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Medicare Risk Adjustment: HCC Capture and Risk Score Calculation,” presented by Mae Phillips, CPC, CRC. For information, contact Emilie Navidad-McDermid (enavidad@uic.edu).

April:

• The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 16, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “Leveraging Technology in CDI,” presented by Melissa Green, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Emily Ruppert, BSN, RN, CCDS. For information, contact Jeanne Johnson (jcjohnson@premierhealth.com).