The Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) is proud to sponsor the ninth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week. This week is a time to recognize CDI specialists for the critical role they perform within the healthcare industry. It's also a time for those working as CDI specialists to thank their partners in the documentation process, which include physicians, other clinicians, and HIM/coding professionals. This year’s theme is CDI Superheroes: The Heroes Hospitals Deserve. ACDIS has a number of resources available for your use during the week, including:

• 2019 CDI Week downloadable poster
• Daily Q&As with industry experts
• 2019 CDI Week crossword and word find puzzles
• A CDI Week fact sheet to help spread the news
• A list of suggested activities for your celebration
• ACDIS and CDI Week branded items for purchase
• A free webinar on Thursday, September 19

As part of the ninth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Ashley Chamberland, BSN, RN, CPN, who is the lead ambulatory CDI specialist at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, and a member of the Maine ACDIS local chapter, answered today's questions about outpatient CDI.

Click here to read the Q&A in its entirety!