Local chapter update: Applying for CEUs for components of other organizations

Recently, we received a question from an ACDIS local chapter leader regarding providing CCDS CEUs for events conducted by local chapters for components of other organizations, such as local components of AHIMA.

While, according to the CEU information provided through the ACDIS website, you can “submit activities from other organizations that provide education or training in CDI, ICD-10, clinical (disease or diagnosis), coding, documentation improvement activities, or diagnosis/pathophysiology,” for your own personal recertification, ACDIS does not accept more than 10 CEUs for any single activity from another organization.

All that said, if an AHIMA component, for example, wanted to specifically advertise that its meeting is offering CCDS CEUs prior to the meeting, the component would need to pay the fees for CEUs for third-party vendors and facilities. These fees are:

• For non-profit: $75 for one to five CEUs, $15 for each additional CEU
• For profit: $150 for one to five CEUs, $15 for each additional CEU

If your local chapter is working in collaboration with a local component of AHIMA or other organization such as AAPC or CMSA on a joint meeting, the ACDIS local chapter leadership may submit a request for CCDS credits free of charge as they would for typical ACDIS local chapter events.

Should you have any other questions regarding CCDS CEUs, click here.

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org).

March:

• The Alabama ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Brookwood Baptist Health—Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster. For information, contact Jeff Morris (jwmorris@health.southalabama.edu).
• The Arizona ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at HonorHealth-Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale. Click here to see the save-the-date flyer. Please RSVP by March 16. For information and to RSVP, contact Debra Beisel Denton (Debra.BeiselDenton@mihs.org).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, March 28, 1-2 p.m. CST, via conference call. For information, contact Faye Bakke (faye.bakke@essntiahealth.org).
• The Maine ACDIS chapter meets Friday, March 30, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. For information, contact Cathy Seluke (cathy.seluke@mainegeneral.org).
• The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets on Friday, March 30, 9:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Baystate Health Education Center in Holyoke. Please RSVP by March 26. For information and to RSVP, contact Jessica Barbeiro (jessica.barbeiro@steward.org).

April:

• The Idaho ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, April 4, 12:30 p.m. mountain time, at St. Luke's Health System in Boise. For information, contact Susie Curtis (curtisus@slhs.org).
• The Heart of Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 5, 6-8 p.m., at Nuance in Columbia. For information, contact Karen Elmore (kelmore@bjc.org).
• The Washington Evergreen and Oregon ACDIS chapters meet for a joint meeting Friday, April 6, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at PeaceHealth in Vancouver. Please register by March 15. For information, contact the Evergreen chapter leadership team (evergreenACDIS@gmail.com) or Linda Dawson (linda.dawson@providence.org).
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Lancaster General Hospital offsite. For information, contact Deanne Wilk (dwilk@pennstatehealth.psu.edu).
• The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, April 7, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Cape Coral Hospital in Cape Coral. Agenda details to follow. For information, contact Deb Dallos (deb-dallos@smh.com).
• The Westchester/Hudson Valley ACDIS chapter meets on Thursday, April 12, at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, in the Centennial Room. Click here to download the event flyer. For information, contact Kerry Seekircher (kseekircher@northwell.edu).
• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, April 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Wheaton Franciscan Medical Building Conference Center in Milwaukee. Lunch will be served. For information, contact Diane Draize (diane.draize@ascension.org).
• The Central New York chapter meets Thursday, April 19, 1-3 p.m., at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, featuring a discussion on new types of myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation by Gregory Kenien, MD, physician champion for St. Joseph’s.  RSVP by April 13 to Jennifer.Walts@sjhsyr.org.
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets on Friday, April 20, 12-2 p.m., at the Maryland Hospital Association in Elkridge. For information, contact Candace Blankenship (evalani3@msn.com).
• The Indiana ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, April 21, 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Click here to download the agenda. Click here to download the registration form. For information, contact Leigh Wolff (lwolff@beaconhealthsystem.org).
• The Colorado ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, April 26, 3-7 p.m., at Centura Corporate Headquarters in Centennial. For information, contact Diane Kohler (dianekohler@centura.org).

Save-the-date:

• The South Carolina ACDIS chapter tentatively plans to meet Friday, June 8, at MUSC in Charleston. For information, contact Mary Hopkins (mary.hopkins@hcahealthcare.com).
• The Massachusetts ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, June 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Agenda to follow. For information, contact Aimee Van Balen (avanbalen@lifespan.org).
• The North Carolina ACDIS chapter meets on Friday, August 24, for their summer conference at Mission Health in Asheville. More details to follow. For information, contact the leadership team (ncacdis@gmail.com).
• Missouri's three ACDIS chapters meet Saturday, October 20, for the third annual Show Me State conference at SSM DePaul in St. Louis. For information, contact Mariann Dinello (mariann.dinello@ssmhealth.com or 314-344-6286).