2026 CDI Week Q&A: Pediatrics and neonatal CDI

September 18, 2026
Q&As

As part of the sixteenth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Rebecca Lewis, MSN, RN, CPN, NPD-BC, CPC, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CDI supervisor at Nemours Children's Hospital and...

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A Knightly Quest: 2026 CDI Week State of the Industry

September 17, 2026
Webinars

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 1-2:30 p.m. Eastern

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ACDIS Update, Pediatric CDI

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Education, Pediatric CDI

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Education, Pediatric CDI

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