ACDIS travel and education survey Question Title * 1. In which region of the country do you live? Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT) North Central (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) West (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) Middle Atlantic (DE, MD, NJ, PA, DC) Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) South Central (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX) Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) Other, non-U.S. (please specify) Question Title * 2. Please indicate your title/role. CDI specialist CDI second level reviewer CDI supervisor CDI manager CDI director CDI auditor CDI educator CDI physician educator CDI informaticist/analyst CDI-coding liaison CDI quality specialist CDI denials specialist HIM/coding supervisor HIM/coding manager HIM/coding director HIM/coding professional Physician advisor/champion Hospital executive Consultant/vendor Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Has your facility/CDI department cut its 2020 travel budget? Yes, all travel is cut Yes, only local travel is allowed (please elaborate below) No Don’t know Please elaborate here regarding local/other allowed travel. (e.g., plane travel not allowed, driving distance okay, etc.) Question Title * 4. Has your facility/CDI department cut its 2020 education budget? Yes, fully Yes, partially (please describe) No Don’t know Please describe budget reductions as a % or elaborate with details. Question Title * 5. Has your facility/CDI department set its 2021 travel/education budget? Yes, and we have cut travel and/or education for the first half of 2021 Yes, and we have cut travel and/or education for an undefined period Yes, and we have no significant travel or educational cuts No, our budget has not been set Don’t know Question Title * 6. If your organization has travel ban/educational reductions in place, when are such limitations expected to be lifted? January-February 2021 March-April 2021 May 2021 (anticipated in time for ACDIS national) June-July 2021 August-September 2021 Unsure N/A, we don't have any travel bans or educational restrictions in place. Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. How likely are you as an individual to travel for CDI-related education and networking in 2021? Very likely, if hospital allows. Nothing could keep me from attending ACDIS conferences Somewhat likely, depending on the trajectory of the pandemic or presence of safety measures Unlikely, our facility has already put a travel ban in place/cut educational spending in 2021 Extremely unlikely, I’m uncomfortable with the idea of travel until a vaccine has been developed/made available Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. If ACDIS offers the following conference types in 2021, how likely would you be to attend? Very likely Likely, if budget permits Somewhat likely Unlikely Hybrid conference (both virtual and on-site/in-person options) Hybrid conference (both virtual and on-site/in-person options) Very likely Hybrid conference (both virtual and on-site/in-person options) Likely, if budget permits Hybrid conference (both virtual and on-site/in-person options) Somewhat likely Hybrid conference (both virtual and on-site/in-person options) Unlikely Fully virtual with no in-person components Fully virtual with no in-person components Very likely Fully virtual with no in-person components Likely, if budget permits Fully virtual with no in-person components Somewhat likely Fully virtual with no in-person components Unlikely Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. What other conferences do you attend? Question Title * 10. Please let us know how ACDIS can best meet your educational needs this year and beyond. Done
