Conference Materials

Susan Haley, AAS, RHIT, CCS, CCDS; Patricia Nemeth, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS

CDI provides a crucial link to assist in clinical validation of the documented diagnosis to support compliant coding. This session describes conditions that are targeted due to a lack of clinical support and...

Karen L. Bridgeman, MSN, RN, CCDS; Claudine Hutchinson, BSN, RN

While experienced CDI specialists are hard to find, developing a mentorship to assist a new or inexperienced CDI specialist can be key for developing and sustaining a successful CDI specialist. This session provides...

Nicole Fox, MD, MPH, FACS, CPE

Delivered by a practicing surgeon and medical director of a vibrant CDI program, this session will provide an overview of what it takes to build a “physician friendly” CDI program, engage physicians actively in the process of documentation...

Niti Armistead, MD, FACP; Vaughn M. Matacale, MD

Vidant Health has created a PSI team with representation from coding, CDI, physician advisors, quality, and medical staff leaders. Learn how the team composition evolved, the role of each member, and how PSIs are reviewed from all...

Laurie A. Morelle, MS, RN, CCDS; Aimee Van Balen, RN, BSN, CCDS

Don’t be overwhelmed by incorporating the many complex reviews: mortality, HACs/PSIs, LOS, audit proofing. Come and learn how to balance your CDI responsibilities like an expert.

The biggest and best event of the year for CDI specialists took place in May—the ninth annual ACDIS Conference. More than 2,000 attendees joined us in Atlanta—a group that included CDI specialists, managers, revenue cycle directors, HIM/coding professionals, physicians, CDI physician advisors,...

Here are photos of posters and descriptions provided by the presenters from the 2016 ACDIS conference in Atlanta. Please note that not every presenter provided a description.

Richard E. Wild, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP
Chief Medical Officer, Atlanta Regional Office, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Kim Charland, BA, RHIT, CCS; Rachel Mack, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP
Recent headlines continue to report that most hospitals will face some sort of Medicare penalty for excessive hospital readmissions, with a potential combined loss of $420 million in the fourth year of the Value-Based...

Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS
CDI programs often do not have a road map, or an operational plan, to guide and focus activities and assess goals, processes, and outcomes. They also struggle to integrate physician champions in order to make effective use of their time and to engage...