Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS)

Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS)

ACDIS is a community of CDI professionals who share the latest tips, tools, and strategies to implement successful CDI programs and achieve professional growth.

ACDIS members receive: 

• Advocacy and leadership from a peer-elected ACDIS Advisory Board, including peer-reviewed Position Papers and White Papers
• Weekly tips, news, and strategies in our e-newsletter, CDI Strategies
• In-depth news and regulatory information, clinically-based articles, case studies on building successful CDI programs, and membership profiles in our bi-monthly electronic journal, the CDI Journal
• An opportunity to network with peers and colleagues in the ACDIS Forum
• Access to live and archived quarterly conference calls, hour-long networking discussions and an open Q&A with the ACDIS Advisory Board
• Helpful tools accessed in our electronic Resource Library, including sample queries, policies, tip sheets, and samples
• Two free job postings a year, discounted additional posts, and the ability to post your resume on our Career Center
• Opportunities to participate in an Official ACDIS Local Chapter in your area, under the leadership of the Chapter Advisory Board
• Discounts to the annual ACDIS conference, CCDS certification, and CDI Boot Camps

To explore all that ACDIS has to offer, please visit the ACDIS Web site.

2025 ACDIS Pocket Guide

Available November 2024

Order your 2025 version today and be sure to receive the #1 CDI resource!

CDI professionals need a day-to-day reference when conducting their medical record reviews—one that can provide trusted clinical indicators for compliant and effective physician queries and at-a-glance, easy-to-use comorbidity lists.

The 2025 ACDIS Pocket Guide is the essential resource for regulatory and coding guidance, IPPS reimbursement updates, compliant query best practices and standards, clinical validation, and diagnostic definitions. Co-written by industry veteran and former ACDIS Director Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, and Dr. James Manz, MD, CCDS-O, a practicing physician steeped in the latest physician documentation terminology, the 2025 ACDIS Pocket Guide is a winning combination of practical, tailored CDI tips and resources and clinical, regulatory, and coding guidance adapted from the official sources.

The 2025 ACDIS Pocket Guide offers the latest information CDI professionals need to know including:

• Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 guidelines
• AHA 2024Coding Clinic guidance
• New provider tips from James Manz, MD, CCDS-O of Mayo Clinic
• Updated critical thinking tips, treatment protocols, and diagnostic criteria
• The latest updates related to social determinants of health
• The inclusion of 75+ conditions
• And more!

Plus, the Comorbid Conditions Offering Impact table has been updated include more specific codes and to highlight those conditions that directly impact certain Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) quality programs: Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC), Patient Safety Indicators (PSI), 30-Day Mortality, and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program/30-Day Readmissions (HRRP).

ISBN: 978-1-64535-292-1

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