Virtual Education Curtain Call: Behind the Scenes of Star-Studded CDI Programs

Join ACDIS Editors Linnea Archibald and Carolyn Riel along with ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas and 2020 CDI Week Committee members Aimee Van Balen, RN, BSN, CCDS, Audrey Murray, RN, BSN, CCDS, and Peggy Rice, RN, BSN, MBA, CCDS, for “Celebrating the CDI Profession: A Panel Discussion with the 2020 CDI Week Committee.” During this discussion, attendees will learn why a national week of professional recognition can be vital in reinvigorating CDI efforts.

In “Onboarding and Orienting CDI: A Panel Discussion,” speakers Mary Elizabeth (M.E.) VanGelder, RN, BSN, MREd, CCDS, RHIT, and Lee Anne Landon, BSN, CCMC, CCDS, discuss how they standardized their CDI orientation process and CDI Professional of the Year award winner Robin Jones, RN, BSN, MHA/Ed, CCDS, will discuss what she and her colleague Kelly Sutton, RN, CCDS, SCRN, learned while onboarding 11 new employees. These presentations will be followed by a live discussion and open questions and answer period with the speakers.

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Madhulika Subherwal, MHA, MBBS, CCDS, presents “Torrance Memorial Medical Center Explores CDI and the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM).” Session attendees will learn about how recent changes to payment methods for skilled nursing facilities—the PDPM—are leading to CDI expansion into this unique setting.

Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, presents “Inherently Related to… the Confusing Language of Surgical Misadventures.” Session attendees will break down the documentation requirements related to surgical complications and take-home examples of physician education and query opportunities.

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Join ACDIS Director Brian Murphy and CDI Education Director Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, along with members of ACDIS’ Diversity Task Force, as they discuss the challenges of diversity and inclusion in the CDI field.

Stacy Reck, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, and Clarissa Barnes, MD, present “Avera Shares Inventive Approaches to CDI Education,” featuring physician education videos they rolled out across their healthcare system.

Alvin Gore, MD, CHCQM, and Holly Kalua, RN, BSHA, BSM, CRCR, present “CDI and Physician Advisor 2.0 Beyond Queries,” where they’ll discuss maximizing collaboration, enabling opportunities in utilization management, physician advisor roles in query escalation, as well as CDI and physician education.

Join ACDIS Director Brian Murphy and four CDI leaders from different organizations as they discuss “The Art of Communication & the Value of CDI.” Hear best practices on how to make sure hospital leadership hears a clear, consistent, and positive message about the value of CDI. In the uncertainty created by COVID-19, learn how to keep your CDI department front and center as an essential part of the organization’s overall success.

Join members of the ACDIS team for a live demonstration of ACDIS Pocket Guide Online portal, a virtual extension of the beloved ACDIS Pocket Guide allowing for interactive usability at CDI specialist’s fingertips.

Join ACDIS Director Brian Murphy and Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas for “Behind the Curtain, Beyond the Stage: A Conversation with the 2020/2021 ACDIS Events Committee,” featuring Sandra Love, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CPC, Karen Elmore, RN, BSN, CCDS, and ME VanGelder, RN, BSN, MREd, CCDS, RHIT. During this opening session, committee members will provide insight into how these volunteers curate presentation applications and set the agenda for ACDIS’ various events and discuss the challenges facing the team in light of COVID-19 and the ongoing pandemic.

Join Ashley Telisky, MD, for “Data Dives for Physician Education, Engagement, and Enlightenment.” During this session, Telisky will review her path as Albany (New York) Medical Center’s CDI physician advisor and how leveraging various data points—from CDI to physician quality metrics—help her engage physicians and improve CDI outcomes.

Visit our online exhibit hall and take advantage of this final opportunity to collect your “Hollywood Stars” from our “Sponsorship Walk of Fame!”

Winners will be announced at the final break at 1:45 p.m.

Kaitlin Loos, RN, and Molly Siebert, CCDS, RHIA, present “Standardizing CDI Practices and Query Efforts at Legacy Health.” Session attendees will learn how to standardize their record review processes through internal auditing, policy and procedure development, and ongoing analysis.

See if you’ve collected enough stars to win our raffle! Play one last game to win a final prize. Offer your insight on how you might take a piece of information shared during the event back to your daily record review activities. Prizes will be awarded for the most innovative ideas after the conference closes.

Join Candace Blankenship, RN, CCDS, and Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS, members of the ACDIS Regulatory Committee for “Setting the Regulatory Stage: Leveraging CDI Efforts in Systemic Change,” as they pull back the curtain on how ICD-10-CM/PCS codes are made, share insight into what CDI professionals need to know about this year’s Inpatient Prospective Payment System update, and look toward how CDI can affect change by further involvement CMS regulatory processes.