Local chapter update: Check out upcoming chapter events!

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters! Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

November

• The Ohio ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, November 12, 12pm to 1pm, via webinar. The program is titled “Both Sides of Outpatient CDI: RAC Denial Prevention & Risk Adjustment,” presented by Deanna Payne, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O and Emily Baker, BSN, RN. For more information, contact Jeanne Johnson at jcjohnson@premierhealth.com.
• The Colorado ACDIS chapter meets Thursday, November 19, 4pm to 5pm, via webinar. The program is titled “Documentation Opportunities within MDC 16,” presented by Lisa Gianelle. For more information, contact Lynette Byerly at lynette.byerly@hcpro.com.
• The North Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 13, 8am to 4pm, in person and virtually, for their fall/winter conference. For information, contact the NC ACDIS leadership team at ncacdis@gmail.com. To register, click here.
• The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 20, 12pm to 1pm, via webinar. The program is titled “Intro to AI and Impact on CDI,” presented by Fahad Sohail, MD, CCDS. For more information, contact Florence Blough at fblough@umm.edu.  
• The Florida ACDIS chapter meets Saturday, November 21, 7:30am to 4:30pm, in person, for the FLACDIS Quarterly Meeting. For more information, contact Edna Betances-Harold E.I. at ebetancesharold@browardhealth.org.
• The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 25, 1pm to 2pm, via webinar. The program is titled “Bridging the Gap: Liver Disease through the Provider lens and CDI opportunities for accurate documentation and coding,” presented by Melissa Haala, RHIA, CCS. For more information, contact Joseph Freet at jfreet@health.ucdavis.edu.

December

• The CDI Educators chapter meets Friday, December 11, 10am to 11pm, via webinar. The program is titled “Liver & Burns (not onions!),” presented by Alicia Whiteford, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O and Sheila Drew, MA, RN, CCDS, CPHQ. For more information, contact Alicia Whiteford at alicia.whiteford@ascension.org.