The ACDIS Podcast

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October 23, 2018 ACDIS Radio: Interview with Autumn Reiter on Auditing HCCs
This interview on Building a Best Practice HCC Audit Program with Autumn Reiter, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, director of staffing services for TrustHCS, was re-recorded after sound problems experienced during the original ACDIS Radio broadcast on Oct. 10, 2018.
15 min
October 10, 2018 Building a best practice HCC audit program
With Autumn Reiter, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, director of staffing services for TrustHCS.
To view the article Medicare Eases Readmission Penalties for Safety-Net Hospitals as featured on In the News, please click here.
To learn more about CDI Workbook: Investigating Complex Cases and Formulating Queries as featured on ACDIS Update, please click here.
Please note that we experienced some sound issues during the recording of this progam.
31 min
September 26, 2018 CDI dream team
With special guests Pauline O’Dowd, RN, BSc, CCRN, CCDS, CDIP, managing director of CDI at Huron Healthcare in Chicago, IL, and Gerri Birg, MSN, RN, CCDS, the national lead for Huron’s Clinical Documentation Improvement solution practice. Co-hosted by Penny Richards, coordinator for the ACDIS Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential program.
To learn more about the CCDS certification, please visit https://acdis.org/certification.
32 min
September 12, 2018 Denial trends and strategies
Talking denials and appeals, with special guests Timothy N. Brundage, MD, CCDS, medical director of the Brundage Group, and Brett Hoggard, MD, chief medical officer of Brundage Group. Co-hosted by Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CDI Education Specialist for ACDIS.
To view a slideshow of the FY 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule and the documentation and payment changes to E/M codes as detailed on "In the News," please click here.
34 min
August 29, 2018 4th Universal Definition of MI
With special guest James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, president of CDIMD-Physician Champions, a Nashville-based group of physicians, coders, and clinicians engaged nationwide as CDI physician advisors, ICD-10 medical informaticists, and DRG and HCC compliance advocates. Co-hosted by Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CDI Education Specialist for ACDIS.
To download Dr. Kennedy's slides presented on today's program, please click here.
To read the article Note from the ACDIS Director: $188.1M Providence Health lawsuit has profound implications for CDI, healthcare, as featured on "In the News," please click here.
35 min
August 15, 2018 Encephalopathy
With special guest Dawn R. Valdez, RN, LNC, CDIP, the CDI manager of education at Ardent Health Services in Nashville, Tennessee. Co-hosted by Laurie Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, the CDI Education Director for ACDIS in Middleton, MA.
To view the 2019 IPPS final rule as featured on "In the News," please click here.
To learn more about the 2018 ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, as featured on "ACDIS Update," please click here.
34 min
August 01, 2018 Applying to speak at the 2019 ACDIS conference
With special guests Jennifer Cooper, MHIIM, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, the HIM regional director and privacy officer at Hunt Regional Healthcare in Greenville, Texas, and co-leader of the Texas ACDIS Chapter, and Faisal Hussain, MD, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, the corporate CDI director in clinical services at CHSPSC, LLC, in Franklin, Tennessee.
Today's show is hosted by Melissa Varnavas and co-hosted by Sheila A. Bullock, DHA, BSN, MBA, CCDS, CCS, CAHIMS, an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, a past member of the ACDIS Advisory Board, and the nurse planner for ACDIS.
To learn about the 2018 Clinical and Coding Series mentioned in the ACDIS update, click here. To learn about the August ACDIS Live! event, "Malnutrition OIG Investigations and Auditor Denials," click here.
31 min
July 18, 2018 CDI technology
With special guests Marisa MacClary, CEO and co-founder of Artifact Health, and Aaron Brauser, Vice President of CDI Solutions at M*Modal. Co-hosted by Laurie Prescott, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC, the CDI Education Director for ACDIS in Middleton, MA.
To read the OIG report University of Wisconsin Hosptials and Clinics Authority Incorrectly Billed Medicare Inpatient Claims with Severe Malnutrition as featured on In the News, please click here.
36 min
June 27, 2018 100th episode: CDI past, present, and future
With special guest Karen Chase, MS, BSN, RNC, CCDS, Executive Vice President of Operations for Accuity Delivery Systems, LLC in New York. Co-hosted by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, ACDIS CDI Boot Camp instructor.
Thank you for listening to the first 100 episodes of ACDIS Radio. We hope to see you for show no. 200!
34 min
June 20, 2018 Gray areas in coding
With special guest Faisal Hussain, MD, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, corporate CDI director in Clinical Services at CHSPSC, LLC. Co-hosted by Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CDI Education Specialist for ACDIS.
To read Declines in "Hospital-Acquired Conditions Save 8,000 Lives and $2.9 Billion in Costs" as featured on In the News, please click here.
To learn more about ACDIS Conference: Clinical and Coding Highlight Webinar Series or to order, please click here.
35 min

About The ACDIS Podcast

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During each episode of the ACDIS Podcast, the ACDIS team chats with a special guest, including industry thought leaders, ACDIS advisory board members, and CDI specialists. You'll hear about best practices, tips, and the latest ACDIS and CDI news. This lively 30-minute program will keep CDI and HIM professionals entertained and up to date on the pulse of the CDI industry.