Local chapter update: Tell us your new year plans!

To all our local chapters, happy New Year! We can’t wait to see all you do in the next 12 months. Please remember as you plan your upcoming events and make leadership changes to keep us in the loop! To have your new leadership information and newsletters updated on the ACDIS website, add meetings to the website and CDI Strategies, and apply for CEUs, use the ACDIS Local Chapter Request Form.

If you have questions about leadership transitions or need assistance, contact the ACDIS team at acdis-inquiries@simplifycompliance.com.

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).