| Join us in Las Vegas for a big anniversary of the nation’s first and only national conference dedicated to the CDI profession! With a dynamic learning structure, first-class faculty, and an unparalleled platform for networking with peers, the 10th Annual ACDIS Conference is unlike any other industry event!
Top 10 speakers at the 2017 ACDIS conference
This list is subjective but we know you won’t be disappointed with any of these 10 speakers at the 2017 ACDIS conference. And this just scratches the surface! We have more than 50 sessions on the podium. 1) AHA Coding Clinic update
Nelly Leon Chisen, RHIA
Get the latest updates critical to CDI directly from the source: Chisen is the Director of Coding and Classification for the American Hospital Association, publisher of Coding Clinic.
2) Denials and CDI: A Recovery Auditor’s Perspective Barbara Brant, MPA, RN, CDIP, CCDS, CCS; Timothy J. Garrett, MD, MBA, FACEP, FACHE, CHCQM, CIC
Hear straight talk from an actual auditor and what they see in the industry from a denials perspective: Brant and Garrett are from Cotiviti Healthcare.
3) Sepsis: 1, 2, 3—RAC Attack! Respiratory Failure: Definition and Sequencing Guidelines
William Haik, MD, CDIP
This session by the dynamic Dr. Haik includes the evolving definitions of sepsis and acute respiratory failure, including calculation of P/F ratio.
4) ACDIS Advisory Board panel: Past, Present and Future of CDI
This session with representatives of the ACDIS Advisory board offers an insider’s look at the CDI profession, including where it presently stands and how it must evolve.
5) The Post-Acute Care Setting: Integrating CDI into Multiple Outpatient Settings
Kathy DeVault, MSL, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA; Beth Wolf, MD, CCDS, CPC
This session examines specific outpatient settings such as home health, hospice, outpatient infusion centers and clinics with employed providers, each with inter-related requirements for documentation, coding, and billing.
6) A breakdown of the AHIMA clinical validation brief
Tammy Combs, RN, MSN, CDIP, CCS, CDIP; Melanie Endicott, MBA/HCM, RHIA, CHDA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P
Clinical validation can be a challenging task for both CDI and coding professionals, and representatives who contributed to the 2016 AHIMA practice brief “Clinical Validation: The Next Level of CDI” add some clarity on this topic.
7) Clinical Validation and Denials Management/Appeals: An ALJ’s Perspective
Alicia Kutzer, BS, Esq. LLM
Hear from an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and former QIC employee who was integral in developing training materials and presentations for proper adjudication of Medicare appeals, and defended claim denials at the reconsideration and ALJ levels of appeals.
8) Measuring Clinician Engagement Utilizing a Validated and Reliable Survey Instrument Developed by a Professional Doctorate Candidate
Nicole Draper, RN, BN, MHA
Attendees will be inspired to develop or adopt the validated and reliable survey instrument presented during this presentation to assess clinician engagement in their CDI program. Data and results will be shared from this speaker flying in from Australia to present!
9) Getting to the heart of accurately defining cardiac ischemic syndromes
Gary Huff, MD, CCS, CCDS; Christopher M. Huff, MD
This session is presented by two physicians including a board-certified cardiologist who completed a fellowship in advanced interventional cardiology at The Cleveland Clinic.
10) (tie) Our Two Inspirational Keynotes
Healthcare, Remixed
Zubin Damania, MD (aka., ZDoggMD)
Josie's Story: Family-Centered Approaches to Patient Safety
Sorrel King
Register today! Early Bird rate expires March 7, 2017!
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