Today’s guest is Edna I. Betances-Harold, CDIP, CCDS, CCS, supervisor of clinical documentation improvement at Broward Health, who was the 2025 recipient of the CDI Professional of the Year ACDIS Achievement Award. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Editorial Manager, Products and Events, Karla Kozak, and includes a special update featuring members of the ACDIS team.  

Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive.

Have questions about today’s show or ideas for a future episode? Contact the ACDIS team at [email protected].

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CEU info:

Each ACDIS Podcast episode now offers 0.5 ACDIS CEU which can be used toward recertifying your CCDS or CCDS-O credential for those who listen to the show in the first two days from the time of publication.

To receive your 0.5 CEU, go to the show page on acdis.org, by clicking on the “ACDIS Podcast” link located under the “Free Resources” tab. To take the evaluation, click the most recent episode from the list on the podcast homepage, view the podcast recording at the bottom of that show page, and click the live link at the very end after the music has ended. Your certificate will be automatically emailed to you upon submitting the brief evaluation. (Note: If you are listening via a podcast app, click this link to go directly to the show page on acdis.org: https://acdis.org/acdis-podcast/managing-change)

Note: To ensure your certificate reaches you and does not get trapped in your organization’s spam filters, please use a personal email address when completing the CEU evaluation form.

The cut-off for today’s episode CEU is Friday, May 23, at 11:00 p.m. eastern. After that point, the CEU period will close, and you will not be eligible for the 0.5 CEU for this week’s episode.

ACDIS update:

Get to know our 2025 ACDIS Achievement Award recipients! (https://bit.ly/3SC7M3P)

Join an ACDIS local chapter or networking group to stay connected with your CDI community! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/chapter-membership-roster)

Submit an article for the upcoming edition of the CDI Journal focused on education by June 1! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDI-journal)

Apply to speak at the 2026 ACDIS conference! (https://bit.ly/3Z9zfOf)

Get suggestions for session topics at the 2026 ACDIS conference! (https://bit.ly/42WIBiu)