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? Contact the ACDIS team at info@acdis.org.

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CEU info:

Each ACDIS Podcast episode offers 0.5 ACDIS CEU which can be used toward recertifying your CCDS or CCDS-O credential for those who listen to the show in the first four days from the time of publication.

To receive your 0.5 CEU, go to the show page on acdis.org, by clicking on the “ACDIS Podcast” link located under the “Free Resources” tab. To take the evaluation, click the most recent episode from the list on the podcast homepage, view the podcast recording at the bottom of that show page, and click the live link at the very end after the music has ended. Your certificate will be automatically emailed to you upon submitting the brief evaluation. (Note: If you are listening via a podcast app, click this link to go directly to the show page on acdis.org: https://acdis.org/acdis-podcast/developing-appealability-score)

Note: To ensure your certificate reaches you and does not get trapped in your organization’s spam filters, please use a personal email address when completing the CEU evaluation form.

The cut-off for today’s episode CEU is Sunday, September 28, at 11:00 p.m. Eastern. After that point, the CEU period will close, and you will not be eligible for the 0.5 CEU for this week’s episode.

Today’s sponsor:

Today’s show is brought to you by the 2026 ACDIS Pocket Guide, available for pre-order today! Learn more by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3V1Z0gQ

ACDIS update:


Watch the recording of the free CDI Week webinar, which happened Thursday, September 18! (https://bit.ly/4g646SS)
Submit your articles for the November/December 2025 edition of the CDI Journal by October 1!
ACDIS members can download the September/October 2025 edition of the CDI Journal and claim the association ACDIS CEU now! (https://bit.ly/47zB1gB)
Respond to the 2025 CDI Salary Survey by October 24! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025-CDI-Salary-Survey)  
Learn more about the ACDIS CDI Scholarship program, including eligibility, the application process, and the selection process! (http://bit.ly/3I5Oliq)
Apply for an ACDIS CDI Scholarship by November 23! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACDISscholarship2025)