The ACDIS Podcast

The ACDIS Podcast

During each episode of the ACDIS Podcast, the ACDIS team chats with a special guest, including industry thought leaders, ACDIS advisory board members, and CDI specialists. You'll hear about best practices, tips, and the latest ACDIS and CDI news. This lively 30-minute program will keep CDI and HIM professionals entertained and up to date on the pulse of the CDI industry. New episodes drop every other Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. ET on our website or via your podcast app!

Episodes

October 8, 2025 36 mins
Today’s guest is Jessica Vaughn, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CCDS, CCDS-O, CRC, CDI education specialist for ACDIS/HCPro. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today’s show or ideas for a future episode? Contact the ACDIS team at in...
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Today’s guest is Kathy Shumpert, MSN, RN, CCDS, senior manager government audit and appeals at Stanford Health Care. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today’s show or ideas for a future episode? C...
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Today’s guest is Coral Fernandez, RN, CCDS, CCS, CDI auditor/educator at Baptist Health System, and a member of the 2025 ACDIS Furthering Education Committee. Today’s show is cohosted by ACDIS Editorial Manager, Products and Events, Karla Kozak, and ACDIS Editor Jess Fluegel. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free M...
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Today’s guests are Amy Kratochvil, RHIT, CDIP, CCDS, system director for HIM coding and CDI at UChicago Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, and Tiara Minor, RN, BSN, CCDS, director of CDI at the University of Miami Health System in Miami, Florida. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren and is part of our occasional series with members of the ACDIS Advisory Board. You can read more about today’s guests, and the rest of ...
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August 13, 2025 30 mins
Today’s guest is Ryan Greene, BSN, RN, CPN, a CDI specialist at Nemours Children's Health, Florida. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Editorial Manager, Products and Events, Karla Kozak, and features a special ACDIS update with members of the ACDIS team. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have ques...
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July 30, 2025 27 mins
Today’s guest is Kelly Rice, MSHI, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRC, CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today’s show or ideas for a future episode? Contact the ACDIS team at info@a...
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Today’s guest is Taylor Wiggins, DNP, RN, a CDI leader with over a decade of nursing experience and background in risk adjustment and outpatient documentation strategy. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today’s show or ideas for a future episode? Contact the ACDIS team at in...
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July 2, 2025 31 mins
Today’s guest is Katie Parsley, RN, MSN, CCDS, CPHQ, the CDI manager at Providence Health and Services for the Oregon service area. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today’s show or ideas for a future episode? Contact the ACDIS team at info@acdis.org. Want to submit a quest...
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Today’s guest is Nicole Nodal-Rodriguez, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDI education specialist at HCPro/ACDIS. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series, hosted by ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today’s show or ideas for a future episode? Contact ...
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Today’s guests are Keisha Downes, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, the vice president of middle revenue cycle for Beth Israel Lahey Health, based in Massachusetts, and Okemena Ewoterai, RN, BSN, MA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, the director of CDI at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series, hosted by ACDIS Editorial Manager, Products and Events, Karla Kozak, and is part of the occa...
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May 21, 2025 32 mins
Today’s guest is Edna I. Betances-Harold, CDIP, CCDS, CCS, supervisor of clinical documentation improvement at Broward Health, who was the 2025 recipient of the CDI Professional of the Year ACDIS Achievement Award. Today’s show is hosted by ACDIS Editorial Manager, Products and Events, Karla Kozak, and includes a special update featuring members of the ACDIS team.   Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” b...
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May 7, 2025 31 mins
Today’s guest is Traci Lindner, RN, BSN, CCDS, the manager of CDI at Marshfield Clinic Health System, based in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today’s show or ideas for a future episode? ...
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Today’s guest are Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, CDI education director for ACDIS and HCPro, and Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O, director of HIM/coding at HCPro. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series, hosted by ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar,...
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April 9, 2025 31 mins
Today’s guests are Jacob Neubauer, MN, RN-CNL, CCDS, multisite CDI manager at St. Luke’s Medical Center, Sinai Medical Center, and St. Luke’s South Shore, and Nicole Tebo, RN, BSN, CCDS, Wisconsin region CDI director of operations at Aurora Health Care. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. In every episode of this series, ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald is joined by one guest from the ACD...
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Today’s guest is Angelica Cage, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, CDIP, the CDI director at Tufts Medicine in Boston. This episode is hosted by ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald and also includes a special ACDIS update with ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren, Editorial Manager, Products and Events, Karla Kozak, and Editor Jess Fluegel. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad m...
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Today’s guest are Tami McMasters-Gomez, MHL, BS, CCDS, CDIP, CCS-P, the director of coding and CDI programs at UC Davis Health in Sacramento, California, and Keisha Downes MBA-HM, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, the vice president middle revenue cycle for Beth Israel Lahey Health, based in Massachusetts. Today’s show is part of the “Talking CDI” series, hosted by ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren, and it is part of the occasional series featuring...
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February 26, 2025 28 mins
Today’s guests are Sydni Johnson, BSN, RN, CCDS, director of education for clinical documentation and denials, and Beth Simms, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDI and acute care coding program manager, both at Banner Health in Arizona. Today’s show is part of the “Conversations with Karla” series. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the F...
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February 12, 2025 28 mins
Today’s guests are Kimberlee Bierbaugh, RN, BSN, MSN, CDI program manager, and Candace Carter, BSN, RN, CDI educator, at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Today’s show is part of the “Leadership with Linnea” series. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today’s s...
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Today’s show is part of our ACDIS Podcast mini-series focused on highlighting the expertise available in the bimonthly CDI Journal, ACDIS’ flagship publication. Unlike our traditional biweekly episodes of the show, today’s episode is short and does not feature an interview, ACDIS update, or CEU opportunity. It’s designed to highlight the valuable information at members’ disposal in our latest Journal edition. It is hosted by ACDIS ...
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Today’s guests are Jacqueline Melsha, RN, RHIA, CCDS, CDI manager at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, and Sarah Wicks, RN, MS, MBA, CDI program manager at University of Rochester in New York. Today’s interview is an excerpt from the December 2024 ACDIS CDI Leadership Council call, which was only available to Council members. This call also features a special ACDIS update segment with ACDIS Director Rebecca Hendren,...
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