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, and archived conference presentations
• 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.

2023 ACDIS Pocket Guide

Available November 2022

Pre-order your 2023 version today and be sure to receive the #1 CDI resource as soon as it is released in November!

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 and MS-DRG lists.

The 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 Laurie Prescott, ACDIS’s interim director and CDI education director, and Dr. James Manz, a practicing physician steeped in the latest physician documentation terminology, the 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 2023 ACDIS Pocket Guide offers the latest information CDI professionals need to know including:

• Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 guidelines
• AHA 2022 Coding Clinic guidance
• COVID-19-related updates
• New provider tips from James Manz, MD, CCDS-O of Mayo Clinic
• Updated MS-DRG table & severity of illness values for comorbid conditions offering impact
• 75+ conditions

Page Count: 610
ISBN: 978-1-64535-188-7