Networking opportunities: Start CDI education by joining your local chapter

The next New England ACDIS regional meeting will be held on Monday, January 9, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton, MA. The day-long event features AHIMA certified ICD-10 Trainer Kelley Godin, CCS, who will present a discussion regarding ICD-10 for CDI.

 

Admission is $30. AHIMA and ACDIS CEU’s will be available. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. Space is limited. Send check or money order to: Kelley Sears, 480 School St, North Dighton, MA, 02764. Please include your email address as you will receive a confirmation email that you should bring with you to the program. Jeans will be allowed with a $5 donation for charity.

 

For information, contact sears.kelley@yahoo.com or kelley.sears@caritaschristi.org.

 

An organizational meeting for the Central Indiana ACDIS Chapter will be held Wednesday, January 11, 10 a.m. to noon, via teleconference. Information regarding recent chapter elections, 2012 meeting agendas, survey results, and regional networking opportunities will be shared. For information, contact Susan Bradford at 317/776-7285 or by email at sbradford@riverview.org.

 

The next meeting of the Southern Nevada ACDIS Network will be held at Kindred Hospital Flamingo Campus, Las Vegas, Wednesday, January 18, at 6 p.m. Guest speaker former ACDIS Advisory Board member Wendy DeVreugd will discuss “How to measure the success of your CDI program.” RSVP to Ailsa Kompare by January 11, at 702/343-7232 or email ailsa.kompare@kindredhealthcare.com.

 

The next Northern IllinoisCDI meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, January 12, 2012. For information, contact Nancy R. Ignatowicz, at 815/806-2322 or by email nancy.ignatowicz@provena.org. Or contact Colleen Stukenberg at 815/599-6820 or CStukenberg@fhn.org.

 

The Connecticut ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, January 12, 12:30-2 p.m., at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, Bradley Memorial Campus, in Southington. For information, contact Alison Yazmer at 860/358-6224 or MaryAnn Shanley at 201/213-5287.

 

CDI specialists in the San Diego area are invited to start the New Year with a happy hour at Dave and Buster’s, on Friday, January 20, 5-8 p.m. RSVP to Eva Valles at envalles@rchsd.org by Monday, January 16.

 

In addition, California ACDIS Chapter members interested in volunteering to help with the 5^th annual ACDIS Conference networking luncheon on Friday, May 11, should contact Conference Committee member Eva Valles at envalles@rchsd.org or ACDIS Associate Director Melissa Varnavas at mvarnavas@cdiassociation.com. A planning meeting will be held on Friday, January 20, at 11 a.m. via teleconference.

 

The Maine ACDIS Local Chapter will meet at Midcoast Hospital on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. For information, contact Theresa Davis at 207/735-8340 or tdavis@emh.org.

 

Michigan ACDIS chapter, M-ACDIS, is planning to meet via a telephone conference call on Thursday, January 19, noon to 1 p.m. For information, contact Janet Gentle, 231/487-7509 or email jgentle@northernhealth.org.

 

The next California ACDIS webinar featuring a presentation regarding the role of CDI in RAC reviews and audit prevention will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 9-10 a.m., PST. For information, contact Dexter D’Costa, MBBS, MHA, at Dexter.G.Dcosta@kp.org.

 

The WI ACDIS chapter hosting its next teleconference Thursday, January 26, 1-2 p.m. Family practice physician Dr. Shailesh Virani will present case studies illustrating physician clinical thought processes and medical decision-making. For information, contact Glenn Krauss at glennkrauss@earthlink.net.

 

The next Virginia ACDIS Chapter meeting will be held Saturday, February 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 1222 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, VA. Each facility attending will present/discuss what works well in their facility and what needs improvements as we embark on 2012. RSVP  by January 31. For information, contact Sequana Webb 434-760-4491, sck8u@virginia.edu.