By Linnea Archibald

It seems like we’ve been waiting and planning forever, but CDI Week 2017 is just around the corner. This year’s festivities officially take place September 18-22, but we know CDI specialists have been planning for much longer than that—and, for that matter, so has the ACDIS team.

We’re so excited to celebrate the seventh annual CDI Week with you in just a few days—so let’s get on the trail and explore “The Wild West: New Frontiers in CDI!

No matter how diligent the CDI team, payers will still issue claims denials. Because of this well-known fact, the September/October edition of the CDI Journal pulls together a number of voices on the subject of denials management, appeal writing, and the role CDI specialists play in mitigating the effects of such post-discharge scrutiny.

The deadline for speaker submissions for the 2018 ACDIS 11^th Annual Conference has been extended due to the devastation brought by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The new deadline is September 25. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who live and work in the affected areas.

A few seats have become available at next week’s ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI in Oak Brook, Illinois. If you’re interested in attending, contact Caison Morisey at 800-650-6787 ext. 8108, cmorisey@hcpro.com or Corey Campbell at 800-650-6787 ext. 8803, ccampbell@hcpro.com.

Every year, ACDIS calls on CDI professionals to participate in its salary survey to gain insight into how those in the field are being compensated for their work and to assess the growth of the roles and requirements related to the industry.

Many of today’s quality monitoring activities require hospitals to review and validate events that may affect quality measures after the patient is discharged and the medical record is coded. Through the new One-Minute Matters video, in partnership with Optum360, you’ll learn how taking proactive measures today can ensure the care provided by your organization is captured and translated into the appropriate outcomes.

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. If you have an upcoming event you would like to include, please email Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org) and Linnea Archibald (larchibald@acdis.org).