ACDIS update: Catch up on the ACDIS Podcast, get a sneak peek at what’s to come

The ACDIS Podcast: Talking CDI is a biweekly live podcast devoted to hot topics in CDI. If you haven’t listened before or you’re just a bit behind, make sure to peruse the archives on the ACDIS website or subscribe via the podcast and listen when it’s convenient for you. The show is free for both ACDIS members and non-members alike.

Here’s a rundown of what’s been covered recently and what’s to come:

• Laceration repairs in ICD-10-PCS: Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP, a regulatory specialist for the HCPro Certified Coder Boot Camp programs, discusses the nuances of coding laceration repairs, shares her experience as a former auditor, and answers questions from the ACDIS Podcast audience.
• FY 2020 IPPS proposed rule: Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS, physician advisor for CDI at Baptist Heath in Jacksonville, Florida, and Candace Blankenship, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDI specialist at Mayo Clinic Florida in Jacksonville, unpack the fiscal year 2020 IPPS proposed rule changes and their implications for CDI.
• The rise of AI and machine learning: Kristi Fahy, RHIA, an account executive with DVS, explains the various technological advancements in CDI and the benefits and limitations of technologies hold.
• Surviving sepsis in 2019: On July 2, Rhoda Chism, BSN, RN, CCDS, a CDI specialist at the Medical Center at Bowling Green (Kentucky), and Laura White, MHA, a performance improvement engineer at Med Center Health in Bowling Green, will explain how their organization has navigated the various sepsis definitions. (Note, if you can’t listen to the podcast or you want to delve deeper in the issue Chism and White will also present “Untangling the Sepsis Web: Surviving Sepsis in 2019” on July 18.)

Register for the ACDIS Podcast now and avoid missing more great live episodes, click here. The entire achieves are available on the ACDIS website and as a podcast. Typically, you’ll see the podcast in your feed a few hours after the live show.