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The 2013 Sixth Annual ACDIS Conference
The 2013 Sixth Annual ACDIS Conference kicks off this week in Nashville, TN. Catch these great speakers during the conference (May 21-23):
"Physician Engagement and New Resident Training in CDI at Emory Healthcare," Bonnie Epps, MN, RN, Manager of Clinical Documentation Improvement, Emory Healthcare, and Brenda Bell, RHIA, Director, Health Record Integrity, Emory Healthcare
"News Brief: Healthy Cardiac Patients Dying at ABC Hospital," Christine Williams, RN, BSN, Senior Manager, 3M HIS Consulting Services, 3M Health Information Systems
"Integrating CDI Processes with the EHR: Getting It Right from the Beginning," Mark Dominesey, RN, MBA, CDIP, Sr. Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist, Sibley Memorial Hospital
Read more at the official conference website.
Learn more about taking clinical documentation improvement to the next level.
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