Local Chapter Update: Upcoming meetings and events

June

• The Connecticut ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, June 9, at 1:30 p.m., at The Hospital of Central Connecticut with Glenn Krauss, Director of Enterprise Solutions for ZirMed discussing "CDI- Recognizing, Identifying and Effectively Resolving Documentation Inefficiencies." For information, contact Terry Simmons at Terry.Simmons@hhchealth.org.
• The Colorado ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, June 9, 4-6 p.m., at Boulder Community Health, Foothills Campus, where they will discuss the physician advisor's role in assisting the CDI team with clinical validation queries for sepsis, respiratory failure, and encephalopathy. For information, contact Sheryl Hines at sheryl.hines@uchealth.org.
• The NYC5B (New York City) ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, June 9, at 5:15 p.m., at Bellevue Hospital Center, featuring a presentation by Dr. Wil Lo, MD, CDIP, CCA, and Elise Sweeney, RN, CCS, CCDS. For information, visit http://nyc5b.blogspot.com/
• The Maine ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, June 10, at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. For information, email Cathy.Seluke@mainegeneral.org.
• The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, June 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Chester County Hospital in West Chester. For information, contact meeting host Rhonda West-Haynes via email at Rhonda.west-haynes@uphs.upenn.edu.
• The Maryland ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, June 17, 1-3 p.m., at the Maryland Hospital Association in Elkridge. The group will have a round table discussion regarding highlights from the recent ACDIS conference to benefit those who were not able to attend. They will also honor Candice Blakenship of MedStar Union Memorial Hospital who won the the Rookie of the Year award and two Maryland teams which presented posters during the event. For information, contact Olga Firstbrook at ofirstbrook@cua.md.
• The California ACDIS Chapter holds its second annual state-wide conference on June 17, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Good Samaritan Hospital Robert Armstrong Memorial Auditorium in San Jose. To register, visit www.eventbrite.com. For information, email Emily Emmons, emily.l.emmons@kp.org.   
• The Virginia ACDIS Chapter meets Tuesday, June 21, via webinar. For information, contact Autumn Reiter at autumn.reiter@trusthcs.com.
• The Illinois ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, June 22, 1-3:30 p.m., at AMITA LaGrange Hospital. Click here to view the agenda. Please RSVP by Friday, June 17, to Robbi Sobczyk at robbi.sobczyk@amitahealth.org.
• The Puerto Rico ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, June 23, to discuss navigation tips in the CDI world. For information, contact Carmen Y. Ibarrondo cibarrondo@picconsultantspr.com.
• The Kansas City Missouri ACDIS Chapter meets at Menorah Medical Center, Tuesday, June 28, 2-4 p.m. For information, contact Christine Schattenfield at cneuman@saint-lukes.org.
• The Arizona ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, June 29, at 5:30 p.m., at Abrazo Health Care Regional Office in Phoenix. Glenn Krauss, RHIA, BBA, CCS, CCDS, will present “Recognizing, Identifying and Effectively Resolving Documentation Insufficiencies.” For information, email debrab22@cox.net.
• The Massachusetts ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, June 30, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. RSVP to host Pat Barry by June 23 by email at pabarry@CapeCodHealth.org.

July

• The St. Louis Missouri ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, July 13, 6:30-8 p.m., at Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital. For information, contact Michael McKelvey mpm2239@bjc.org.
• The Tennessee ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, July 15, at LifePoint Health in Brentwood, Tennessee. For information, contact Sherri Clark SClark@mc.utmck.edu.
• The next Florida ACDIS Chapter will be co-hosted by Oak Hill Hospital, Citrus Memorial, Bayonet Point and Medical Center of Trinity on Saturday, July 16, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville. For information, email Deb-dallos@smh.com.  
• ACDIS’ New England chapters join the NYHIMA and MaHIMA for a Northeast CDI and Coder Symposium on Thursday, July 28, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Baystate Health Educational Center, in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Click here to view the complete agenda. For information, contact Walter Houlihan, at Walter.Houlihan@baystatehealth.org.

August

• The North Carolina ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, August 5, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, in Winston Salem. For information, email NCACDIS@gmail.com.
• The Indiana and Kentucky ACDIS Chapters join for a regional event Friday, August 19, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Louisville (Kentucky) Marriott East. Click here to read the complete agenda. For information, contact Susan Bradford at sbradford@iuhealth.org.

Save the date: September

• The South Carolina ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, September 16, at Providence Hospital in Columbia. For information, contact Mary Hopkins at Mary.Hopkins@hcahealthcare.com.
• The Tennessee ACDIS Chapter joins THIMA, and the Tennessee Hospital Association for a CDI summit on Thursday, September 22, at the THA offices in Nashville. For information, contact Sherri Clark SClark@mc.utmck.edu.
• The Maine ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, September 23, at Eastern Maine Medical Center, noon to 4 p.m. For information, email Cathy.Seluke@mainegeneral.org.