Local chapter update: End the summer with your local chapter!

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

August:

• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 2–3:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “CDI's Role in Denials Avoidance,” and will be presented by Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, CCDS, C-CDI, C-DAM, C-PA. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@uhkc.org).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, August 18, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, "In the News: Seven Subjects CDI Specialists Need to Know, For Today and Tomorrow" and will be presented by Brian Murphy. For information, contact Carol McNutt (cmcnutt@lifebridgehealth.org).
• The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, for their quarterly meeting. For information, contact Eliza Elizee (eelizee@tgh.org).
• The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Friday, August 25, 2023, 10–11 a.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Utilization Review and CDI: Collaboration Is the Key to Success,” and will be presented by Teri Rice, RN, MSN, MBA, MHA, CHC. For information, contact Angelica Cage (angelica.cage@outlook.com).
• The North Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Monday, August 28, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “A Retrospective Lookback at Denials,” and will be presented by Eli Freilich, MD, MMM, CHCQM-PHYADV, CCDS, CCDS-O, CRCR. For information, contact Kay Blue (Kayblue01@gmail.com).

September:

• The Georgia ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 9 a.m., for a hybrid event. The program will include food bank volunteering, four educational sessions, and a river dinner cruise. For information, contact James Doster (james.doster@atriumhealth.org).
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 15, 2023, 2:40–3:40 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “CDI Implications Involving the FY 2024 Changes to the ICD-10-CM Index, Table, and Guidelines,” and will be presented by James Kennedy, MD, CCS. For information, contact Joni Dion (jdion@thinkbrg.com).
• The South Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, September 15, 2023, in person for their fall conference. For information, contact Amy Truit (amytruitt476@gmail.com).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “CDI Jeopardy Part 2,” and will be presented by Jeneth Esquivel-Salinas, MSN-RN, CCDS, Emilee Navidad-McDermid, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Dottie Fanning, BSN, RN, CCM, CCDS. For information, contact Dottie Fanning (dorothy.fanning@aah.org).

October:

• The Wisconsin ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, October 26, 2023, 1–3:30 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Alicia Whiteford (awhiteford@mhemail.org).