Local chapter update: ACDIS recommendations for chapter meeting frequency

While ACDIS only requires chapters hold two meetings per year in order to be considered an “active” chapter, we recommend four meetings per year to keep chapter members engaged and connected throughout the year.

In normal times, ACDIS recommends holding virtual meetings in winter when travel can be complicated by unpredictable weather and in summer when scheduling can be challenging due to vacations. Spring and fall are popular times for larger, in-person meetings. The in-person spring/fall meetings allow chapters to host longer four- or six-hour events with multiple speakers, offering CEUs to encourage people to attend.

While most chapters are continuing to hold virtual meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hopefully by the fall most people will have been vaccinated and ready to network in-person again. Fall will be here before you know it, so now’s the time to start planning! Remember, you can always reach out to ACDIS National for advice or help as you plan, and be sure to keep ACDIS informed about upcoming meetings so we can post them to your webpage and work with your team to secure CEUs for your event.

As you plan, don’t forget the ACDIS National Conference takes place October 25-28 in Dallas, Texas, so we hope to see you there!

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

June:

• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, June 10, 12-1:30 p.m. For information, contact Jeneth Esquivel-Salinas (JenethEsquivel.Salinas@amitahealth.org)
• The Westchester/Hudson Valley ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, June 17, 2-3 p.m., via webinar. The topic is “Documentation to Reduce Denials,” by Timothy Brundage, MD, CCDS, chief executive officer, medical director of the Brundage Group. Click here to download the event flyer. For information, contact Kerry Seekircher (kseekircher@northwell.edu).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter combined event with MdHIMA and HSCRC takes place Thursday, June 17, 1-5 p.m., via webinar. The topics will be the HSCRC methodology, Maryland total cost of care model updates, RVU update, Maryland quality program update, case-mix data update, efficiency workgroup, and social determinants of health. For information, contact Deb McClain (dlmcclain@frederick.health).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 18, 12 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Deb McClain (dlmcclain@frederick.health).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 23, 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Jera Van Damme (jera.vandamme@essentiahealth.org).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, June 23, 12 p.m., via webinar. The topic is complication of care, presented by Dr. Richard Pinson. For information, contact Nancy Coney (nsconey@gmail.com).
• The Virginia ACDIS chapter meets Friday, June 25, 12-2 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Denice Shelton (denice_shelton@bshsi.org).

July:

• The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Friday, July 16, 12-1 p.m. EDT, via webinar. The topic is the state of the CDI industry presented by Melissa Varnavas. For information, contact Kathryn Vermillion (kathryn.vermillion@ensemblehp.com).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, July 23, 9:30 a.m., via webinar. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).

August:

• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, August 25, 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Jera Van Damme (jera.vandamme@essentiahealth.org). 

September:

• The Kansas City, Missouri, ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, September 8, 2-3:30 p.m. Details to follow. For information, contact Debra Canova (Debra.Canova@tmcmed.org).

December:

• The Kansas City, Missouri, ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, December 1, 2-3:30 p.m. Details to follow. For information, contact Debra Canova (Debra.Canova@tmcmed.org).