CMS penalized more than half of hospitals participating in its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) from fiscal year 2013 to 2017, according to a recent Health Affairs study,...Read More »
Diane Smith, RN, CCDS, a member of the Maine ACDIS Chapter, works at Pen Bay Medical Center in beautiful Rockport. A Connecticut native, she moved to Michigan but found she missed the east coast. On a trip to Maine she fell in love with the beauty of the area and the food. She talked her husband...Read More »
About a month after I joined ACDIS, in the fall of 2008, members began requesting information on how to network with other CDI professionals locally. A few enterprising volunteers in Massachusetts and Illinois actually had networking efforts in play, predating...Read More »
Day 2 of the 10th annual conference began with one of the most anticipated events of the conference: ZDogg MD. The level of excitement in the room was palpable as the room filled up to standing room only and attendees sought to make their way to the front to get a picture with ZDogg...Read More »
This afternoon the core members of the ACDIS leadership team joined onstage in room 121-122, from 5-6 p.m., for a intimate conversation with a few dozen association members.Read More »
It’s amazing to think that the 10th annual ACDIS conference will be over in just a few short hours. The ACDIS team planned for the event for over a year and it’s already coming to an end. Like summer vacation for giddy school children, just when you started to get comfortable and into...Read More »
Every year ACDIS celebrates the achievements of exceptional CDI professionals. Nominations come from peers in the industry. The ACDIS Conference Committee then reviews applications and chooses the final winners.Read More »
Last night, the 10th annual ACDIS conference got off to a roaring start with the welcome reception. Every year, the welcome reception serves as a celebration of the beginning of the conference and a time to meet and mingle with CDI friends old and new.
