CDI Onboarding Bundle

The ACDIS training program for new CDI staff

ACDIS-approved training that spans your new hire’s entire first year on the job.

Standardize new hire training with ACDIS’ CDI Onboarding Bundle. This ready-to-implement program helps CDI leaders ensure new staff receive consistent and compliant training throughout their first year in your department.

The CDI Onboarding Bundle includes ACDIS’ essential training and resources new hires need to excel during their first year:

• ACDIS CDI Apprenticeship
• Clinical Documentation Integrity Boot Camp Online
• ACDIS PRO
• ACDIS webinar library
• ACDIS membership 

New hires have access to these resources for an entire year. The training included follows ACDIS’ proven training model—introducing a concept in easy-to-understand, manageable bites and then diving deeper into topics over time to advance understanding of:

• ACDIS-endorsed best practices for record review
• Complaint physician querying
• IPPS methodology for reimbursement
• Coding compliance as it relates to CDI practice

All training and resources are delivered on one easy-to-access online platform. CDI leaders can assign training as new hires progress through the department’s onboarding and training process.

CDI Onboarding Bundle

What's Included

Your new hire will receive access to the following ACDIS training and resources for an entire year.

ACDIS CDI Apprenticeship.
Start your new CDI team member off with ACDIS’ certificate program for new CDI staff. Perfect for new hires to take in their first 1-2 months, this online learning course covers the most common clinical conditions and essential principles new CDI specialists need to hit the ground running.

Clinical Documentation Integrity Boot Camp.
ACDIS’s flagship training program for CDI specialists. This course is the next step in your new hire training program—perfect for someone with 3-6 months experience. This course dives deep into ACDIS-endorsed best practices for medical record review and compliant physician querying, and thoroughly explains how Medicare’s IPPS methodology relates to short-term acute care hospital reimbursement.

1-Year ACDIS Membership.
The premier community for CDI specialists, ACDIS provides education, professional growth, program recognition, and networking. Members have access to all ACDIS’ publications, including the CDI Journal, sample forms and tools, quarterly membership conference calls, networking through the ACDIS Forum, and more.

CDI Learning Assessment.
Three assessments that new hires can take at different points throughout their first year. Review the results with new hires to measure retention of key CDI concepts and pinpoint areas where they will benefit from further education in the areas of:

• General CDI practice & knowledge
• Clinical knowledge
• ICD-10-PCS coding
• Quality & risk adjustment 

ACDIS PRO.
The must-have resource for all CDI specialists, especially your new hires. ACDIS PRO is a web-based version of our popular ACDIS Pocket Guide. This tool contains diagnostic criteria, key clinical indicators, provider tips, coding considerations, and so much more for 70+ clinical conditions.

Webinar Library.
Over the course of a year, your new hire will receive access to ACDIS’ webinars. Loaded onto their accounts just days after the webinar airs live, new hires can access these webinars for additional education on certain clinical conditions and areas of CDI practice.

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Continuing Education

Upon successful completion of the Clinical Documentation Integrity Boot Camp, you will receive:

ACCME
HCPro is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

HCPro designates this educational activity for a maximum of 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACDIS
This program has been approved for 21.5 continuing education units towards fulfilling the requirements of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) certification, offered as a service of the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS).

ANCC
HCPro, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This educational activity for 21.5 nursing contact hours is provided by HCPro.

California Board of Registered Nursing
HCPro, is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing to provide 25.8 nursing contact hours. California BRN Provider #CEP 14494.

Disclosure Statement:
HCPro has confirmed that none of the faculty/presenters, planners, or contributors have any relevant financial relationships to disclose related to the content of this educational activity.

CDI Onboarding Bundle

Frequently Asked Questions

How long will my new hire have access to these resources?
Your new hire has access to all of the resources in the CDI Onboarding Bundle for one year from the date of purchase.

Access expires after one year, but you can renew access to all components of the package, or just certain elements, such as ACDIS PRO or their ACDIS membership.

What if my new hire already has an ACDIS membership or my organization does not pay for membership to professional organizations? Is there an option to purchase this without ACDIS membership?
Absolutely! Give us a call at 1-800-650-6787 ext. 4111, and we can help you out.

How will my new hire gain access to these resources?
About 24 hours after you place an order, the purchaser will receive an email with the username, passwords, and websites for accessing the training and resources.

Are any other materials required to participate in this program?
CDI specialists may find a DRG Expert helpful when they take the Clinical Documentation Boot Camp, but this is not required.

No other materials are required.

I have a few new staff to train. Do you offer preferred pricing for groups?
Yes, we do. We have discounts for 3 or more users. Please call 1-615-724-7200 for more information.