The ACDIS Podcast

Today’s guest is Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist for ACDIS/HCPro. 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 educational offerings to share their expertise. Our intro and outro music for t...

Today’s guests are Tammy Combs, RN, MSN, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, director of HIM practice excellence, CDI nurse planner at AHIMA, and Laurie 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 discusses CDI topics with gue...

Today’s show is focused on the recent OIG audit of UPMC Health Plan, Inc. (http://ow.ly/tPhL50LfizA) and is a bonus episode, sponsored by AMN Healthcare. It’s hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald. Today’s guest is Kelly Gates, director of clinical advisory solutions at AMN Healthcare. A nurse by background, Kelly has spent most of her 30-year career as a consulting leader...

Today’s guest is Tami McMasters Gomez, MHL, BS-HIM, CCDS, CDIP, the director of coding and CDI services at the University of California Medical Center at Davis in Sacramento. Today’s show is a part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald be joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor fro...

Today’s guests are Tamara Hicks, RN, CCS, CCDS, ACM-RN, CCDS-O, the director of clinical documentation excellence at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, the interim director of ACDIS as well as the director of CDI education for HCPro. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this ser...

Today’s guest is Kim Conner, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist for ACDIS/HCPro. 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 educational offerings to share their expertise. Our intro and outro music for the...

Today’s guests are Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, interim ACDIS director and CDI education director for HCPro, based in Middleton, Massachusetts, and Kim Conner, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist for ACDIS/HCPro. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Director of Programming Rebecca Hendren discusses CDI topics with...

Today’s guest is Jennifer Boles, BS, CPC, CRC, CCDS-O, ambulatory CDI manager at Baptist Health Medical Group in Louisville, Kentucky, and co-hosted by Kim Conner, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist for ACDIS/HCPro, a Simplify Compliance brand, in Middleton, Massachusetts. Today’s show is a part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, Associate Editorial D...

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 is part of our “ACDIS Happy Hour” series, which 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 sneak peek of the 2022 CDI Week...

Today’s guest is Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CDIP, CCDS, a CDI education specialist for ACDIS/HCPro, a Simplify Compliance brand, in Middleton, Massachusetts. Today’s show is a 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 educational offe...

Today’s guest is Kim Conner, BSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, a CDI education specialist for ACDIS/HCPro, a Simplify Compliance brand, in Middleton, Massachusetts. Today’s show is a part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald be joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one of our ACDIS public...

Today’s guest is Jeanne Johnson, RN, MHA, CDI director at Premier Health in Dayton, Ohio. Today’s show is a part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald be joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one of our ACDIS publications to discuss a topic relevant to leaders in the industr...

Today’s guests are ACDIS Regulatory Committee co-chairs Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist for ACDIS/HCPro, based in Middleton, Massachusetts, and Kay Piper, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, inpatient coding educator at SSM Health System in St. Louis, Missouri. The show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald, Editor and Product Coordinator Karla Accorto, and Associ...

Today’s guest is Sheila Duhon, eMBA, RN, CCDS, CCS, A-CCRN, national director of CDI operations and education at Steward Health Care, LLC, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Today’s show is a 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 ACDI...

Today’s guest is Anne Espinoza, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, the enterprise director for the clinical documentation and denials management team at Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin. Today’s show is a part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald be joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contribut...

Today’s guest is Okemena Ewoterai, BSN, MA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, associate director of clinical documentation at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. Today’s show is a part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald be joined by one guest from the ACDIS Leadership Council ranks or a contributor from one of our ACDIS pub...

Today’s guests are Cassi Birnbaum, MS, RHIA, CPHQ, FAHIMA, senior enterprise director for HIM, CDI, and coding at CDI PeaceHealth based in Vancouver, Washington and Cheryl Manchenton, RN, CCDS, CPHM, is a senior inpatient consultant/project manager/quality services lead overseeing CDI at 3M Health Information Systems based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Editorial Director...

Today’s guest is Dr. Juliet Ugarte Hopkins, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, FABQAURP, a physician advisor for case management, utilization, and CDI at ProHealth Care, Inc., a three-hospital health system based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Today’s show is co-hosted by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, interim director, both at ACDIS, based in Middleton, Massachusetts. Our intro and outro music for...

Today’s guests are Rebecca Hendren, director of programming, and Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, interim director, both at ACDIS, based in Middleton, Massachusetts. Today’s show is supported by 3M Health Information Systems. 3M Health Information Systems, now with M*Modal, delivers innovative software and consulting services designed for a wide range of healthcare environment...

Today’s guests are Mary Rogers, CCS, CRC, COC, CPC, CCDS-O, supervisor of CDI, professional practices, and Patricia Swierczynski, RN, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O, manager of CDI at Cooper University Health in Camden, New Jersey. Today’s show is co-hosted by Melissa Varnavas, editorial director of events and education at ACDIS based in Middleton, Massachusetts. Today’s show is supported by Nuance. Nuance CDI...

Today’s guests are Lynn Miller, DO, FACOS, director of education, and Kelly Burns, CCS, education analyst, both at Accuity in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Today’s show is co-hosted by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist at HCPro and ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts. Featured solution: Today’s featured ACDIS solution is Imagine: 2022 ACDIS Conference. Imagine the possibilities and...

Today’s guest is Devendranath Mannuru, MD, a full-time hospital physician at Sanford Health. Today’s show is co-hosted by Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, the CDI education director at HCPro and ACDIS is Middleton, Massachusetts. During the show, Dr. Mannuru invited listeners to contact him if they are interested in networking and brainstorming ideas for getting CDI into medic...

Today’s guests are Tricia Ramey, PMP, MS, clinical informaticist administrator, and Tonya Motsinger, BSN, RN, MBA, the system director of CDI at OhioHealth in Columbus, Ohio. Today’s show is co-hosted by Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, CDIP, CDI education specialist at HCPro and ACDIS is Middleton, Massachusetts. During the show, Ramey and Motsinger referenced the job description for their CDI informa...

Today’s guest is Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCDS-O, CCS, director of CDI at Penn State Health in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Today’s show is co-hosted by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, the CDI education director at HCPro and ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts. Featured solution: Today’s featured ACDIS solution is ACDIS Pro. Just like the printed ACDIS Pocket Guide, this online...

Today’s guests are Tami McMasters Gomez, CCDS, CDIP, BS, (MHL), CDI director at UC Davis, Angelica Naylor, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, senior healthcare performance advisor at 3M Health Information Systems, and Shirlivia Parker, MHA, RHIA, CDIP, BS, vice president of auditing, compliance, and education for coding and CDI services at Medovent Solutions. Today’s show is co-hosted by ACDIS Editor Caroly...