Today’s guests are Susan Fantin, MSA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, VP of integrated care management at McLaren Health Care in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and Kimberly Higgins, RN, CCDS, West Florida division CDI interim director at AdventHealth. Today’s show is co-hosted to Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts.

Today’s show is supported by 3M Health Information Systems. 3M Health Information Systems, now with M*Modal, delivers innovative software and consulting services designed for a wide range of healthcare environments. From closing the loop between clinical care and revenue integrity, to computer-assisted coding, clinical documentation integrity and performance monitoring, 3M can help you reduce cost and provide more informed care.

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is Next Steps: An ACDIS Encore.

ACDIS is proud to offer our final virtual education event for 2021: a three-day, two-track, online conference filled with educational opportunities and continuing education offerings.

Throughout an unprecedented pandemic, ACDIS and the CDI community have continuously embodied a spirit of change. Now, we welcome you to join us for Next Steps: An ACDIS Encore, November 17-19.

During this online event, participants will delve into a wide variety of emerging ways that CDI professionals have pushed their programs forward, pulled their staff through innovative waters, and propelled program outcomes beyond traditional record reviews.

Click here to learn more and register today! (http://ow.ly/SL1t30s0oYo)

In the News:

“Medicare punishes 2,499 hospitals for high readmissions,” from Kaiser Health News (http://ow.ly/nYXM30s0oYM)

ACDIS update:

Check out pictures from the 2021 ACDIS annual conference! (http://ow.ly/AYvE30s0oZy)