Today’s guest is Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, CDI education specialist with ACDIS/HCPro. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one of our ACDIS publications to discuss a topic relevant to leaders in the industry, whether or not they currently hold a traditional management title.

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].

CEU info:

Each ACDIS Podcast episode now offers 0.5 ACDIS CEUs 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 CEUs, go to the show page on acdis.org, by clicking on the “ACDIS Podcast” link located under the “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.

The cut-off for today’s episode CEU is Friday, May 26, at 11:00 p.m. eastern. After that point, the CEU period will close, and you will not be eligible for the 0.5 CEUs for this week’s episode.

Today’s sponsor:

The Physician Documentation Integrity Pocket Card, which was recently reviewed and updated, helps you improve patient acuity and severity by focusing on common areas of vague and nonspecific physician documentation. The pocket card is sold in packs of 25 so that you can easily distribute it to physicians at your organization. You can learn more by clicking here. (http://ow.ly/yIz450NGpTY)

ACDIS update:

ACDIS members can access all the presentation materials from the 2023 national conference in the Resource Library! (http://ow.ly/T0r450OtCql)

Apply to speak at the 2024 ACDIS national conference, ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, or physician advisor pre-conference event by July 24! (https://app.keysurvey.com/f/41638681/52dc/)

Fill out the ACDIS Local Chapter Online Roster form to indicate your willingness to speak at chapter events! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/chapter-membership-roster)

Find your local chapter or volunteer to start one in your area! (http://ow.ly/5Azt50OtCsC)