During each episode of the ACDIS Podcast, the ACDIS team chats with a special guest, including industry thought leaders, ACDIS advisory board members, and CDI specialists. You'll hear about best practices, tips, and the latest ACDIS and CDI news. This lively 30-minute program will keep CDI and HIM professionals entertained and up to date on the pulse of the CDI industry. Tune in every other Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. ET to listen live or catch the recording on our website or via your podcast app!
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The history of acdc
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A guide to Academic Decatalon this 2019-2020 season and its topic “in sickness and in health”
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Controversial topics Cover art photo provided by JJ Ying on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@jjying
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Today’s guest is Kristine Green, MSN, RN, the vice president of clinical documentation at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in Chicago. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a c…
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Today’s show is part of our brand-new ACDIS Podcast mini-series focused on highlighting the expertise available in the bimonthly CDI Journal, ACDIS’ flagship publication. Unlike our traditional biweekly episodes of the show, today’s episode is short and does not feature an interview, ACDIS update, or CEU opportunity. It’s designed to highlight the …
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Today’s guest is Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, an experienced CDI subject matter expert, former interim ACDIS director, and former CDI education director at HCPro. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Editorial Manager, Events and Products, Karla Kozak, and …
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Today’s guest is Vaughn Matacale, MD, CCDS, director of the physician advisor group at ECU Health. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Editorial Manager, Products and Events, Karla Kozak be joined by a guest who’s behind one of our most popular and exciting ACDIS educational offering…
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Today’s guests are Keisha Downes, MBA-HM, RN, CCDS, CCS, senior director middle revenue director at Tufts Medicine in Boston, and Carrie Wise, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CDI manager at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora. Today’s interview is an excerpt from the August 2024 ACDIS CDI Leadership Council member call. Today’s show is part of the “Talking …
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Today’s guest is Kenzi Brooks, CCDS-O, CCS, CRC, CPC-A, COC-A, the outpatient CDI educator at West Virginia University Health System in Morgantown, West Virginia. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Lea…
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Today’s guest is Tammy Combs, RN, MSN, CDIP, CCS, CNE, CDI strategy and innovation director for HCPro and AHIMA, who is based in Ozark, Missouri. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Editorial Manager, Events and Products, Karla Kozak, and Editor Jess Fluegel. The show provides a g…
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Today’s show is part of our new ACDIS Podcast mini-series focused on highlighting the expertise available in the bimonthly CDI Journal, ACDIS’ flagship publication. Unlike our traditional biweekly episodes of the show, today’s episode is short and does not feature an interview, ACDIS update, or CEU opportunity. It’s designed to highlight the valuab…
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Today’s guest is Amy Bush, BS, RN, MJ, CCDS, CCS, CDI specialist III at Cooper University Health System in Woolwich Township, New Jersey. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Editorial Manager, Products & Events, Karla Kozak is joined by a guest who’s behind one of our most popular an…
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Today’s guest is Kelly Sutton, MHL, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, CDI education specialist for ACDIS/HCPro. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren is joined by a special guest, such as a member of the ACDIS Advisory Board or one of our expert Boot Camp instructors to discuss a topic p…
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Today’s guest is Deepa Velayadikot, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, medical director of care coordination and of hospital medicine at Cooper University Hospital, and assistant professor of clinical medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate E…
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Today’s guest is LaKisha Richardson, CCDS, CCS, CRCR, is a CDI manager at Ensemble Health Partners. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Editorial Manager, Events and Products, Karla Kozak, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, and Editor Jess Fluegel. The show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conversat…
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Today’s guests are Wendy Arafiles, MD, pediatric hospitalist and medical director of the CDI program at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Lucinda Lo, MD, pediatric hospitalist and physician advisor for CDI and Care Management at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Sheilah Snyder, MD, pediatric hospitalist and CDI physician advisor for Children’…
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Today’s guest is Keisha Downes, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, senior director middle revenue cycle at Tufts Medicine health system in Boston. She is also newly elected to the ACDIS Advisory Board. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren is joined by a special guest, su…
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Today’s guest is Teresa Caniglia, RHIT, CCDS-O, CPC, CRC, CDEO, CRC-I, the director of CDI at Molina Healthcare. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one of…
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Today’s guest is Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist for HCPro/ACDIS. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Kozak, and Associate Editor Jess Fluegel. The show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things…
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Today’s guest is Kathy Dorich, MSN, RN, CCDS, CPHQ, director of Illinois CDI operations for Advocate Health and the recipient of the 2024 CDI Professional of the Year ACDIS Achievement Award, which was presented in a special ceremony at the 2024 ACDIS national conference in Indianapolis. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series…
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Today’s guest is Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, ACDIS’ interim director and HCPro’s CDI education director. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren is joined by a member of the ACDIS Advisory Board, one of our expert Boot Camp instructors, o…
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Today’s show is part of our brand-new ACDIS Podcast mini-series focused on highlighting the expertise available in the bimonthly CDI Journal, ACDIS’ flagship publication. Unlike our traditional biweekly episodes of the show, today’s episode is short and does not feature an interview, ACDIS update, or CEU opportunity. It’s designed to highlight the …
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Today’s guest is Jorde Spitler, BSN, RN, CCDS, manager of CDI at Dayton Children’s Hospital in Ohio. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one of ACDIS’ publicatio…
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Today’s guest is Katherine Parsley, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CCDS, CDI manager at Providence Health & Services in Oregon. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Kozak, and Associate Editor Jess Fluegel. The show provides a glimpse behind the …
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Today’s guest is Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CRC, a CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Kozak is joined by a guest who’s behind one of ACDIS’ most popular and exciting ACDIS educational offerings to sh…
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Today’s guest is Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren is joined by a member of the ACDIS Advisory Board, one of our expert Boot Camp instructors, or an expert on a p…
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Today’s guest is Karen Elmore, RN, BSN, CCDS, the education program manager for physicians and CDI at BJC HealthCare in St. Louis, Missouri. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks …
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Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Kozak, and Associate Editor Jess Fluegel. The show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conversational format than our other podcast series. It also features a portion of our conversation with mem…
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Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Kozak, and Associate Editor Jess Fluegel. The show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conversational format than our other podcast series. It also featur…
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Today’s guest is Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, ACDIS’ interim director and HCPro’s CDI education director. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren is joined by a guest, such as a member of the ACDIS Advisory Board, or one of our expert Boot…
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Today’s guest is Sheilah Snyder, MD, FAAP, a pediatric hospitalist and CDI physician advisor for Children’s Nebraska (formerly Children's Hospital and Medical Center) in Omaha, Nebraska. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. In every episode of this series, Product Coordinator and Editor Karla Kozak is joined by a guest who…
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Today’s guest is Anne Espinoza, RN, MBA, CCDS, CDIP, the executive director of clinical documentation, denials management, utilization review and patient education at Froedtert & MCW in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archib…
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Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Accorto, and Associate Editor Jess Fluegel. The show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conversational format than our other podcast series. It also features a conversation with Paul Evans, RHIA…
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Today’s guest is Kelly Sutton, RN, BSN, MHL, CCDS, CCS, the CDI educator for Providence Health and Services—Oregon. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. In every episode of this series, Product Coordinator and Editor Karla Kozak is joined by a guest who’s behind one of ACDIS’ most popular and exciting educational offerings…
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Today’s guest is Candace Blankenship, RN, BSN, CCDS, who is a CDI consultant. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren is joined by a guest, such as a member of the ACDIS Advisory Board, or one of our expert Boot Camp instructors, or an expert on a particular ar…
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Today’s guest is Sydni Johnson, BSN, RN, CCDS, the associate director of CDI quality and education at Banner Health in Tucson, Arizona. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a …
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Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Accorto, and Associate Editor Jess Fluegel. The show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conversational format than our other podcast series. It also features a conversation with Mandy Petre, RN,…
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Today’s guest is Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, CDI education specialist for ACDIS and HCPro, where she teaches ACDIS boot camps and serves as a subject matter expert for the association. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. In every episode of this series, Product Coordinator and Editor Karla Kozak is…
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Today’s guest is Kim Conner, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist for ACDIS and HCPro, where she teaches ACDIS boot camps and serves as a subject matter expert for the association. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren is joined by a guest such as a me…
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Today’s guest is Lena Wilson, MHI, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, the manager of CDI and ICD-10 clinical education at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council …
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Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Accorto, and Associate Editor Jess Fluegel. The show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conversational format than our other podcast series. It also feat…
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Today’s guest is Lori Ganote, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDI director at Baptist Health System in Kentucky and Indiana. Ganote was the 2023 recipient of the CDI Professional of the Year ACDIS Achievement Award. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Kozak will b…
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Today’s guest is Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, interim ACDIS director and director of CDI education for HCPro. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren is joined by a special guest, such as a member of the ACDIS Advisory Board or one of o…
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Today’s guest is Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, CDI education specialist with ACDIS/HCPro. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one of …
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Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Accorto, and Associate Editors Jess Fluegel and Joshua Raposa. The show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conversational format than our other podcast s…
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Today’s guest is Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, interim ACDIS director and director of CDI education for HCPro. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren is joined by a special guest, such as a member of the ACDIS Advisory Board or one of o…
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Today’s guest is Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, a CDI education specialist for HCPro and ACDIS based in Middleton, Massachusetts. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Accorto will be joined by a guest who’s behind one of our most popular and exci…
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Today’s guest is Hailey Ryfinski, RN, the director of outpatient CDI at Mayo Clinic Health System throughout the Midwest. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor fr…
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Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Accorto, and Associate Editor Jess Fluegel. Today’s show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conversational format than our other podcast series. It also features a conversation about competencie…
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Today’s guest is Laura McLaughlin, BSN, RN, CCDS, a CDI specialist at Froedtert Health in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Accorto will be joined by a guest who’s behind one of our most popular and exciting ACDIS education…
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Today’s guest is Aaron “AJ” Hegg, MD, physician advisor for utilization management and CDI and critical care physician at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren will be joined by a special guest, such as a member of the AC…
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Today’s guest is Vanessa Elliott, BSN, RN, CCDS, enterprise system CDI educator, at WVU Medicine in West Virginia. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one …
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Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Accorto, and Associate Editor Jess Fluegel. Today’s show provides a glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conversational format. It also features a conversation about CDI mortality reviews with Keisha Downes,…
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