The ACDIS Podcast

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 CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDI...

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 Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one of...

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 glimpse behind the scenes of all things ACDIS in a...

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 valuable information at members’ disposal in our latest ...

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 and exciting ACDIS educational offerings to share th...

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 pertinent to today’s CDI profession. Our intro and...

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 Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by on...

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, conversational format than our other podcast series. Our in...

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’s Nebraska in Omaha. Today’s show is part of the “...

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, such as a member of the ACDIS Advisory Board or one...

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 our ACDIS publications to discuss a topic relevan...

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 ACDIS in a more casual, conversational format tha...

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. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Editor an...

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, or an expert on a particular area to discuss a topi...

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 valuable information at members’ disposal in our l...

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’ publications to discuss a topic relevant to leaders in the i...

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 scenes of all things ACDIS in a more casual, conve...

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 share their expertise. Our intro and outro music for...

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 particular area to discuss a topic pertinent to tod...

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 or a contributor from one of our ACDIS publication...

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 members of the ACDIS CDI Leadership Council—Angelica...

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 features a conversation with Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN,...

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 Camp instructors, or an expert on a particular ar...

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’s behind one of ACDIS’ most popular and exciting...

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 Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadersh...