The ACDIS team cannot believe that the 2024 ACDIS conference is officially in the books! Last week, roughly 1,000 CDI professionals, speakers,...Read More »
Andrea M. Smith, RN, BSN, MSN, CCDS
Rebecca McDade, RHIA
In an effort to improve their Leapfrog and Healthgrades scores, the CDI and coding teams at Washington Regional embarked on a journey to identify educational gaps and improve publicly reported quality scores. In...
Recruiting and retaining top CDI talent is a challenge in today’s job market, and leaders must choose whether to hire permanent staff or lean on agency placements to fill the gaps. In order to increase retention and employee buy-in,...
ACDIS is seeking speakers to present at in-person events such as the 2025 ACDIS national conference that will be held May 4-7, 2025, in sunny...Read More »
Shirlivia Parker, MHA, RHIA, CDIP, BS, and Alvin Gore, MD
Frequently, care management/utilization management (CM/ UM) and CDI teams function in silos. The two departments, however, are much more closely aligned than many may think, and documentation has critical impacts on both....
This session will explore the meaning of critical thinking and how CDI professionals can apply these skills to their day-to-day responsibilities. Attendees will learn how the use of technology can affect critical thinking, how to...
