2009 CDI Professional of the Year announced; nominations open for 2010 

After reviewing the nominations, the 2009 ACDIS Conference Committee selected Beth Kennedy, RN, BS, CCS, assistant director of documentation improvement at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, NY, as the ACDIS 2009 CDI Professional of the Year.

In recognition of her accomplishment and dedication to the CDI profession, Kennedy received free admission to the second annual ACDIS Conference May 14-15, in Las Vegas, and an award during its Networking and Awards Luncheon. She will also be featured in the upcoming issue of CDI Journal, ACDIS' quarterly newsletter.

The Conference Committee also awarded two ACDIS members for Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement. The two winners are Lynne Spryszak, RN, CPC-A, senior consultant for FTI Healthcare in Brentwood, TN (and formerly of Alexian Brothers Medical Center), and Wendy Clesi, RN, director of the documentation excellence department for Ochsner Health System in New Orleans.

"All three of these nominees are outstanding representatives of the CDI profession," says Brian Murphy, CPC, ACDIS director.

If you would like to nominate a colleague for outstanding achievements in the field of clinical documentation improvement—a peer who has helped launch a successful CDI program in your hospital, for example, or who has made outstanding contributions to the field of CDI—ACDIS is now seeking nominations for our 2010 CDI Professional of the Year award.

A committee will choose one winner and two honorable mentions. The winner will receive one free admission to the 2010 conference, to be held in Chicago. To submit a nomination, please download this attached CDI Professional of the Year nomination form. After you fill out the form, please submit it to ACDIS Director Brian Murphy via e-mail: bmurphy@hcpro.com.