Today’s guests are Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS, the president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Autumn Reiter, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, director of CDI services for CorroHealth. The show is co-hosted by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, CDI education director for HCPro/ACDIS.

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is ACDIS Online: CDI Summer Retreat.

A retreat is a place of privacy, safety, and security. A place where like-minded individuals can come together to withdraw from the day-to-day, to study, meditate, and learn from one another. A place to take a collective breath, let the worries of the past year pass by, and recharge both personally and professionally.

That’s why ACDIS and the 2021 Events Committee developed this three-day, two-track, ACDIS Online: CDI Summer Retreat—kicking off the first official week of summer, June 23-25.

Be inspired by sessions focused on CDI growth and advancement. Learn networking strategies that will help you take your career to the next level. Hone your CDI skills in sessions focused on becoming a stronger reviewer. Become a better manager by learning how to build trust within your department and organization. Connect with physicians through multiple sessions offering tactics for engagement.

Sessions begin at noon, eastern, allowing attendees to come together regardless of their geographic location. There will also be live question and answer sessions with event speakers, an inspiring live keynote, a virtual cocktail hour, and live-stream discussion strings enabling attendees to share in the most valuable asset of all—our CDI experiences.

This is our biggest virtual event yet offering more than a dozen continuing education credits. When you listen live, you can choose sessions from two tracks, but all sessions are available on demand for 60 days after the close of the event, so no need to miss any education!

Click here to learn more and to register today! (http://ow.ly/xFQe30rEvqZ)

In the News:

“News: FY 2022 IPPS proposed rule,” from CDI Strategies (http://ow.ly/gweH30rHyFD)

ACDIS update:

“ACDIS update: Welcome to the new Advisory Board members,” from CDI Strategies (http://ow.ly/jNds30rG3sp)

Today’s guests are Andrea L. Groenhagen, RN, BSN, CCDS, senior content solution designer for Chart Assist with Cerner Intelligence, and Heidi Zimmerman, RN, BSN, director at Cerner Intelligence. The show is co-hosted by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts.

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is ACDIS Online: CDI Summer Retreat.

A retreat is a place of privacy, safety, and security. A place where like-minded individuals can come together to withdraw from the day-to-day, to study, meditate, and learn from one another. A place to take a collective breath, let the worries of the past year pass by, and recharge both personally and professionally.

That’s why ACDIS and the 2021 Events Committee developed this three-day, two-track, ACDIS Online: CDI Summer Retreat—kicking off the first official week of summer, June 23-25.

Be inspired by sessions focused on CDI growth and advancement. Learn networking strategies that will help you take your career to the next level. Hone your CDI skills in sessions focused on becoming a stronger reviewer. Become a better manager by learning how to build trust within your department and organization. Connect with physicians through multiple sessions offering tactics for engagement.

Sessions begin at noon, eastern, allowing attendees to come together regardless of their geographic location. There will also be live question and answer sessions with event speakers, an inspiring live keynote, a virtual cocktail hour, and live-stream discussion strings enabling attendees to share in the most valuable asset of all—our CDI experiences.

This is our biggest virtual event yet offering more than a dozen continuing education credits. When you listen live, you can choose sessions from two tracks, but all sessions are available on demand for 60 days after the close of the event, so no need to miss any education!

Click here to learn more and to register today! (http://ow.ly/xFQe30rEvqZ)

In the News:

“News: Experts propose new heart failure definition,” from CDI Strategies (http://ow.ly/Auvx30rG3r5)

“CMS issues hospital IPPS proposed rule for FY 2022,” from the American Hospital Association (http://ow.ly/pU2q30rG3rU)

ACDIS update:

“ACDIS update: Welcome to the new Advisory Board members,” from CDI Strategies (http://ow.ly/jNds30rG3sp)

Today’s guest is Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP, clinical program manager for Iodine Software in Charleston, South Carolina. The show is co-hosted by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, CDI education director at HCPro/ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts.

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is ACDIS Online: CDI Summer Retreat.

A retreat is a place of privacy, safety, and security. A place where like-minded individuals can come together to withdraw from the day-to-day, to study, meditate, and learn from one another. A place to take a collective breath, let the worries of the past year pass by, and recharge both personally and professionally.

That’s why ACDIS and the 2021 Events Committee developed this three-day, two-track, ACDIS Online: CDI Summer Retreat—kicking off the first official week of summer, June 23-25.

Be inspired by sessions focused on CDI growth and advancement. Learn networking strategies that will help you take your career to the next level. Hone your CDI skills in sessions focused on becoming a stronger reviewer. Become a better manager by learning how to build trust within your department and organization. Connect with physicians through multiple sessions offering tactics for engagement.

Sessions begin at noon, eastern, allowing attendees to come together regardless of their geographic location. There will also be live question and answer sessions with event speakers, an inspiring live keynote, a virtual cocktail hour, and live-stream discussion strings enabling attendees to share in the most valuable asset of all—our CDI experiences.

This is our biggest virtual event yet offering more than a dozen continuing education credits. When you listen live, you can choose sessions from two tracks, but all sessions are available on demand for 60 days after the close of the event, so no need to miss any education!

Click here to learn more and to register today! (http://ow.ly/xFQe30rEvqZ)

In the News:

“Supporting the next wave of CDI professionals,” by Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP, in ICD10Monitor (http://ow.ly/vP6a30rEvst)  

ACDIS update:

“Note from the Associate Editorial Director: A fresh look for the ACDIS logo,” from CDI Strategies (http://ow.ly/QqCn30rEvrq)

Today’s guest is Susan Richards, CPHQ, CCS, CPC, CRC, COMA, CPC-I, CDEO, CEMC, who served as the director of clinical documentation for Humana Medicare Advantage from 2020-2021. The show is co-hosted by Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, CDIP, a CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts.

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is the Live Virtual CDI Boot Camp®!

The Live Virtual CDI Boot Camp is ACDIS’ premier training for CDI specialists. Trusted by hundreds of CDI specialists as the go-to source for CDI education, this course defines the role of CDI specialists and provides comprehensive training on their responsibilities.

Improve your CDI know-how with ACDIS-endorsed best practices for medical record review and compliant physician querying. This class is taught live in a convenient virtual setting. Get the same small classes and personal touch and interaction we provide in the classroom!

Specifically, participants learn about MS-DRG methodology, including how MS-DRGs are assigned and how documentation affects code assignment and sequencing.

This is a rich, deep experience that includes discussion with CDI boot camp instructors regularly featured on the ACDIS Podcast.

To learn more or to register, click here! (http://ow.ly/7gbK30rvtrZ)

In the News:

“A roadmap for value-based payment in 2030,” from Healthcare Innovation (http://ow.ly/K1NZ30rCSyl)  

ACDIS update:

Register for the ACDIS Conference, October 25-28, in Dallas, Texas! (http://ow.ly/1jQp30rB3Lq)

Today’s guest is Brian Simpson, MS, RRT, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRC, CCDS-O, a CDI specialist at Penn Highlands Healthcare in DuBois, Pennsylvania. The show is co-hosted by Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, CDIP, a CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts.

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is the Live Virtual CDI Boot Camp®!

The Live Virtual CDI Boot Camp is ACDIS’ premier training for CDI specialists. Trusted by hundreds of CDI specialists as the go-to source for CDI education, this course defines the role of CDI specialists and provides comprehensive training on their responsibilities.

Improve your CDI know-how with ACDIS-endorsed best practices for medical record review and compliant physician querying. This class is taught live in a convenient virtual setting. Get the same small classes and personal touch and interaction we provide in the classroom!

Specifically, participants learn about MS-DRG methodology, including how MS-DRGs are assigned and how documentation affects code assignment and sequencing.

This is a rich, deep experience that includes discussion with CDI boot camp instructors regularly featured on the ACDIS Podcast.

To learn more or to register, click here! (http://ow.ly/7gbK30rvtrZ)

In the News:

“News: Medicare spending on inpatient stays raises upcoding concerns, OIG report shows,” from CDI Strategies (http://ow.ly/rowC30rB3KY)

ACDIS update:

Register for the ACDIS Conference, October 25-28, in Dallas, Texas! (http://ow.ly/1jQp30rB3Lq)

Today’s show is co-hosted by Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, CDIP, a CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts.

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is the Live Virtual CDI Boot Camp®!

The Live Virtual CDI Boot Camp is ACDIS’ premier training for CDI specialists. Trusted by hundreds of CDI specialists as the go-to source for CDI education, this course defines the role of CDI specialists and provides comprehensive training on their responsibilities.

Improve your CDI know-how with ACDIS-endorsed best practices for medical record review and compliant physician querying. This class is taught live in a convenient virtual setting. Get the same small classes and personal touch and interaction we provide in the classroom!

Specifically, participants learn about MS-DRG methodology, including how MS-DRGs are assigned and how documentation affects code assignment and sequencing.

This is a rich, deep experience that includes discussion with CDI boot camp instructors regularly featured on the ACDIS Podcast.

To learn more or to register, click here! (http://ow.ly/7gbK30rvtrZ)

In the News:

“Medicare cuts payment to 774 hospitals over patient complications,” from Kaiser Health News (http://ow.ly/fNaT30rzdRP)

ACDIS update:

“Note from the Instructor: Grow the profession” by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, in CDI Strategies (http://ow.ly/2swI30rzdTj)

With special guest V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD, researcher of artificial intelligence and computer science for 3M Health Information Systems. Today’s show is co-hosted by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, a 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 the Live Virtual CDI Boot Camp®!

The Live Virtual CDI Boot Camp is ACDIS’ premier training for CDI specialists. Trusted by hundreds of CDI specialists as the go-to source for CDI education, this course defines the role of CDI specialists and provides comprehensive training on their responsibilities.

Improve your CDI know-how with ACDIS-endorsed best practices for medical record review and compliant physician querying. This class is taught live in a convenient virtual setting. Get the same small classes and personal touch and interaction we provide in the classroom!

Specifically, participants learn about MS-DRG methodology, including how MS-DRGs are assigned and how documentation affects code assignment and sequencing.

This is a rich, deep experience that includes discussion with CDI boot camp instructors regularly featured on the ACDIS Podcast.

To learn more or to register, click here! (http://ow.ly/7gbK30rvtrZ)

In the News:

The Healthcare Innovation Group’s 2021 State of the Industry Survey (http://ow.ly/1NRs30rxjn9)

ACDIS update:

Respond to the 2021 ACDIS Membership Survey (even if you’re not currently a member!) and be entered to win a prize! (http://ow.ly/THyp30rxjnr)

With special guest Frank Levanduski, BBA, RHIT, CEMC, the manager of the documentation and coding education development and delivery teams, and Patty Vitasinski, RN, CCDS, the manager of CDI quality improvement for the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan. Today’s show is co-hosted by Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, CDIP, a CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts.

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is the Live Virtual CDI Boot Camp®!

The Live Virtual CDI Boot Camp is ACDIS’ premier training for CDI specialists. Trusted by hundreds of CDI specialists as the go-to source for CDI education, this course defines the role of CDI specialists and provides comprehensive training on their responsibilities.

Improve your CDI know-how with ACDIS-endorsed best practices for medical record review and compliant physician querying. This class is taught live in a convenient virtual setting. Get the same small classes and personal touch and interaction we provide in the classroom!

Specifically, participants learn about MS-DRG methodology, including how MS-DRGs are assigned and how documentation affects code assignment and sequencing.

This is a rich, deep experience that includes discussion with CDI boot camp instructors regularly featured on the ACDIS Podcast.

To learn more or to register, click here! (http://ow.ly/7gbK30rvtrZ)

ACDIS update:

Register for ACDIS’ free “ACDIS insights: Second surge impact of COVID-19” on Thursday, February 11, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. eastern. (http://ow.ly/Cnle30rvs2j)

With special guest Deborah Jones, MSN, RN, CCDS, the director of CDI at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Today’s show is co-hosted by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, a CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts.

If you’d like to view the Elixhauser comorbidity software information discussed in today’s show, click here. (https://bit.ly/3o1J6A7)

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is the 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide (https://bit.ly/2SfbVeO).

The 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide is your essential CDI resource. It includes updates to clinical diagnostic standards, the Official Coding Guidelines, ICD-10-CM codes, CMS-HCCs and CDI critical thinking tips! The 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide is co-written by ACDIS’ CDI Education Director Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, CCDS-O, and a practicing physician steeped in the latest physician documentation terminology, James Manz, MD, CCDS-O.

Be sure to include the #1 CDI resource in your library today!

As a very special bonus, with every purchase of the 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide, you’ll also have access to the content in an interactive, customizable ONLINE tool, which will allow you to easily access your favorite CDI information anywhere, any time!

Watch a short demo and learn more here: https://bit.ly/2SfbVeO

In the News:

“Lessons from the pandemic: Five value-based care strategies to consider for 2021,” from Vizient (https://bit.ly/2Np6VFp)

ACDIS update:

Apply to serve on one of ACDIS’ boards or committees! (https://bit.ly/3bTC0eF)

With special guest Cesar Limjoco, MD, the chief medical officer of T-Medicus LLC. Today’s show is co-hosted by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, a CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts.

The article Limjoco referenced on the show can be found here: http://ow.ly/le5A30rryQv

Featured solution:

Today’s featured ACDIS solution is the 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide (https://bit.ly/2SfbVeO).

The 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide is your essential CDI resource. It includes updates to clinical diagnostic standards, the Official Coding Guidelines, ICD-10-CM codes, CMS-HCCs and CDI critical thinking tips! The 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide is co-written by ACDIS’ CDI Education Director Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, CCDS-O, and a practicing physician steeped in the latest physician documentation terminology, James Manz, MD, CCDS-O.

Be sure to include the #1 CDI resource in your library today!

As a very special bonus, with every purchase of the 2021 ACDIS Pocket Guide, you’ll also have access to the content in an interactive, customizable ONLINE tool, which will allow you to easily access your favorite CDI information anywhere, any time!

Watch a short demo and learn more here: https://bit.ly/2SfbVeO

In the News:

“Making the EHR work better for us—and our patients,” from Medscape (http://ow.ly/duZA30rryKo)

ACDIS update:

Apply to speak at the 2021 ACDIS national conference by Friday, January 8 (http://ow.ly/aWQ630rryKA)