Local Chapter Events: More meetings scheduled for April's end

Northern Ohio: Meets Tuesday, April 16, at Cleveland Clinic. For information, contact Debroah Lee-Tyiska at tyiskad@ccf.org.

 

New York: The NYC 5 Borough ACDIS Chapter meets Tuesday, April 16, from 6-7:30 p.m., at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Grand Concourse, in the Bronx. For information, email Wanda Mejias-Gonzalez at wmejias@wyckoffhospital.org.

 

Idaho: The Northwest Mountains Chapter which welcomes participants from Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada, meets Wednesday, April 17, for a presentation and discussion regarding CDI efforts associated with patient safety indicators. For information, contact Robin L. Hetzler at rhetzler@kmc.org. 

 

Phoenix, Arizona: Meets Wednesday, April 17, at 6 p.m., at Mimi’s Cafe at Desert Ridge, on N. Tatum Blvd. For information, contact Gloria Richardson at 602-316-6415 or grichardson@shc.org.

 

Illinois: Meets Thursday, April 18, from 12:30-3:30 p.m., at St. Alexius Medical Center. The agenda includes presentations on “Physician Advisor Role in CDI, Coding, and Recovery Auditor Efforts” and “Infectious Disease: What’s Bugging You?” For information, email Ellen Chang at Ellen.chang@alexian.net.

 

Washington: The Evergreen Washington State ACDIS Chapter meets Thursday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Skagit Valley Hospital, in Mt. Vernon. The agenda includes:

For information email meeting host, Erika Duncan at eduncan@skagitvalleyhospital.org, or call 360-814-5506.

 

ACDIS NW (Oregon): Meets Friday, April 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center in Tualatin. Agenda includes:

For information, email Eileen Pracz at pracze@ohsu.edu.

 

New York: The next Albany ACDIS Chapter meeting takes place Friday, April 19, from 2-4 p.m., at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. For information, contact Nancy Trumpler at trumplern@ellismedicine.org.

 

New Jersey: Meets Friday, April 19, 12-4:30 p.m., at Reimbursement Review Associates, Inc., 385 West Ferris St. Suite D, in East Brunswick. The program “A Computer Assisted Coding Workshop Immersion for ICD-10 and CDI” begins at 1 p.m. For information, contact Deborah Gardner-Brown, at 732-238-4511 or email dgardnerbr@aol.com.

 

Maryland: The next meeting of theMaryland Hospital Association Clinical Documentation Improvement Workgroup will be held Friday, April 19, 1:30–3 p.m., at Maryland Hospital Association Headquarters in Elkridge. For information, email Christine Mobley, RN, director of clinical documentation at Prince George’s Hospital Center at christine.Mobley@dimensionshealth.org or call 301-618-6507.

 

Massachusetts: Meets Thursday, April 25, 12:30-2 p.m., at Emerson Hospital Wellness Center, in Concord. For information visit the website http://masscdis.weebly.com/calendar.html or contact Sarah Eby at mass.cdis@gmail.com.

 

Virginia: The Virginia ACDIS meeting originally slated for January was postponed due to inclement weather and will be held on Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Guest speakers include Robert Gold, MD, CEO of DCBA, Inc, who will present a program on ICD-10 (2.0 CEUs) and Crystal Brown, CCS, RHIT, who will present a program titled ‘RACs – Rolling with the Punches,’ (1.0 CEU). In keeping with our tradition of community service and ‘ACDIS Gives Back,’ participants are invited to bring donations of non-perishable foods, which will support our South Hampton Roads Food Bank. For information, contact Vivian Gannon at 757-312-6486 or email vivian.gannon@chesapeakeregional.com.

 

Texas: The next Houston ACDIS Chapter meeting takes place Thursday, May 9. For information, contact Pat Spooner at budderpat@yahoo.com.

 

Philadelphia/NJ: The next Philadelphia/New Jersey ACDIS Chapter meeting takes place Thursday, May 16, from 8:30-10 a.m., at Albert Einstein Medical Center, in Philadelphia. For information, contact Deborah Dallen, at DallenD@einstein.edu.

 

South Carolina: Meets Friday, May 31, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Providence Hospital, in Columbia, SC. For information, contact Rebecca A. Williams at Ali.williamsrn@gmail.com.

 

Georgia: The next SECACDIS Chapter meeting will be held on Friday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Gwinnett Medical Center Resource Center in Lawrenceville, Ga. RSVP by Friday, May 24 to James Doster at james.doster@emoryhealthcare.org.