Today’s guest is Jorde Spitler, BSN, RN, CCDS, manager of CDI at Dayton Children’s Hospital in Ohio. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one of 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].

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Today’s sponsor:

Today’s show is brought to you by Nuance Communications. Nuance Communications is a technology pioneer with market leadership in conversational AI and ambient intelligence, and a full-service partner trusted by 77% of U.S. hospitals and 85% of the Fortune 100 companies worldwide. Now a Microsoft company, Nuance brings industry-leading AI and deep vertical expertise to address your biggest challenges and accelerate healthcare outcomes. Nuance meets you where you are in your CDI journey, with AI‑driven solutions that meet your needs. Recently named 2024 Best in KLAS for clinical documentation integrity, CDE One provides in‑workflow intelligence that keeps the patient at the center of the story, supporting quality outcomes and appropriate reimbursement. Optimize your CDI program and maximize resources with CDE One’s AI-powered encounter prioritization, workflow, analytics, and services, delivered in your current workflows and hosted on HITRUST CSF-certified Microsoft Azure for end-to-end security, privacy, and compliance. Visit www.nuance.com for more information.

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. (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/pediatric-deep-dive-behavioral-health-reviews)

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, March 15, 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.

ACDIS update:

Take a look at the 2024 conference agenda and register today! (https://ow.ly/73vw50QwrJv) (Note that hotel information is in the “Location” tab.)

Read the March/April edition of the CDI Journal focused on expansion and opportunities in CDI! (https://ow.ly/cVx750QRiJJ)

Send your article ideas to Jess Fluegel and Linnea Archibald by April 1 for the May/June edition of the CDI Journal! ([email protected]; [email protected])