Local chapter update: Sign and email us your leadership agreement form

Earlier this week, local chapter and networking group leaders should have received an email from ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald with the local chapter agreement contract which must be filled out annually. Leaders should be sure to read over the agreement, sign, and return it by the end of January. While you may have as many unofficial chapter leaders as you like, serving in roles such as secretary and treasurer, three main leaders must sign the agreement form, each working at a different organization.

If you are a current chapter leader looking to step down and need to find someone to fill your role, reach out to the ACDIS team (acdis-inquiries@simplifycompliance.com) for assistance with finding a replacement.

To submit a completed agreement, send a signed copy of the contract to Linnea Archibald at larchibald@acdis.org and Jess Fluegel at jfluegel@acdis.org. 

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.

January:

• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, January 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).
• The Kansas City, Missouri ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, January 18, 2-3:30 p.m., via webinar for their quarterly meeting. For information, contact Debra Canova (debra.canova@uhkc.org).
• The Illinois ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, January 19, 12–1 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Outpatient CDI: Taking CDI to the Next Level” and will be presented by Shirlivia Parker, MHA, RHIA, CDIP, BS-HIM. For information, contact Jeneth Esquivel-Salinas (jeneth.esquivel-salinas@eehealth.org).
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, January 25, 1–2 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “Hidden Compliance Dangers of CDI- Becoming Proactive to Avoid a Mind Field” and will be presented by Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, CCDS, C-CDI, C-DAM. For information, contact AnneMarie Vannurden (vannurdena@centracare.com).
• The Michigan ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, January 26, 12–1:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “State of the Industry,” and will be presented by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald. For information, contact the chapter leadership team (michiganacdis@gmail.com).

February:

• The California ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, February 15, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled “OIG Work Plan: What to Know” and will be presented by Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS. For information, contact Alma Yap (atyap@health.ucsd.edu).
• The Greater New York ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, February 16, 2023, 2–3 p.m., via webinar. The program is titled, “2022 Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice,” and will be presented by ACDIS Interim Director and CDI Education Director Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC. For information, contact Kalena Britt (greaternyacdis@gmail.com).