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...Read More »
It doesn’t make much sense from a calendar perspective, but I always regard the ACDIS conference as the end of our professional year and therefore the time to write new goals. In part, this is because we start actively planning for the next conference as soon...Read More »
ACDIS polls are a great way to get a snapshot of data that you can leverage to benchmark your CDI efforts, answer a pressing question, or identify an area of potential expansion. In many cases, the polling questions you see on our website homepage are...Read More »
ACDIS is always looking for folks from the CDI community to contribute to the CDI Journal, but currently we’re specifically looking for submissions to our July/August edition of the Journal, which will be focused on clinical and coding concerns relevant to CDI. The deadline for...Read More »
Even with plenty of advanced planning, local chapters and networking groups planning events may run into roadblocks when it comes to speaker recruitment. If you’re experiencing this problem, here are a few ways you can leverage ACDIS’ existing offerings for meeting topics without having to...Read More »
It’s hard to believe that the 2022 ACDIS national conference has already come and gone. A week ago, the ACDIS team was closing up shop at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, and getting ready to return to our respective homes...Read More »
According to ACDIS’ 2021 CDI Salary Survey, 71.11% of CDI professionals hold an RN credential. This week, May 6-12, we’re celebrating all our ACDIS members and friends who come from a nursing background. Happy National Nurses Week...Read More »
Brandi Hutcheson, RN, BSN, MSN, CCM, CCDS, is a remote CDI specialist at Community Health Systems based in Franklin, Tennessee. She was a member of the 2020/2021 ACDIS Scholarship Committee and a member of the 2021/2022 ACDIS Furthering Education Committee.Read More »