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10 clinical documentation improvement consultants
These ten clinical documentation improvement consultants hold or have held CDI consulting roles, independently or at healthcare consulting and advisory firms. A reader can learn how a clinical documentation improvement consultant works with providers on documentation accuracy and DRG assignment, and which changes improve documentation results.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chris Braun
LinkedInExperience: CDI & DRG Consulting Leader · Independent / Advisory
CDI & DRG Consulting Leader working independently since 2026, and former Leadership Consultant - CDI (Clinical Documentation Integrity) at Harmony Healthcare - Talent and Consulting Solutions (2025). The listing also shows Vice President HIM, Coding, CDI, and Provider Education at Tower Health (2023–2024). The profile describes driving documentation quality, reimbursement accuracy and performance improvement as an enterprise CDI and DRG optimization leader.
Elena Pilyavskaya
LinkedInExperience: CDI consultant · Brundage Group
CDI consultant at Brundage Group since 2021, and former Clinical Documentation and Quality Improvement Specialist at Seton Medical Center (2018–2021). The listing also shows Manager, Clinical Documentation Improvement at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center (2017) and Senior CDI at Stanford Health Care (2015–2017).
Erica Braun MS RN CCDS
LinkedInExperience: Associate Partner · Chartis
Associate Partner at Chartis since 2025, where the profile describes specializing in optimizing healthcare documentation processes to enhance accuracy, compliance, risk adjustment and revenue integrity as an Associate Partner in Clinical Documentation Improvement. Former Consulting Director Clinical Documentation Improvement at Vizient (2020–2025) and Senior Consulting Director at Vizient (2023–2025).
Jamie Gee, BSN, RN, CCDS
LinkedInExperience: Healthcare Consulting Manager - Inpatient CDI · Huron
Healthcare Consulting Manager - Inpatient CDI at Huron since 2026, and former Manager, Clinical Documentation Integrity at R1 RCM (2021–2026). The profile describes a focus on building high-performing teams and strengthening clinical documentation results, with a passion for DRG optimization and gap analysis using a data-informed approach.
Joan Ozog
LinkedInExperience: Senior Consultant - CDI · UASI
Senior Consultant - CDI at UASI since 2025, and listed as CDI Consultant at UASI in 2025. Former Team Leader Clinical Documentation Integrity at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca (2018–2025). The profile describes building collaborative relationships with providers and ancillary staff so that documentation in patient records accurately reflects patient acuity and the quality of care provided.
Kimberly Ogle, RN, CLNC, CCDS
LinkedInExperience: Independent CDI Consultant · Covanent H.I.M.
Former Independent CDI Consultant at Covanent H.I.M. (2019–2026) and CDI Consultant and Denials Auditor at AMN Healthcare (2018–2026). The listing also shows CDI Consultant Appeals Nurse at Medovent Solutions since 2020 and an independent CDI role since 2026. The profile describes strengthening clinical documentation integrity through concise, expert physician documentation, with work grounded in compliance, accuracy and clinical validation.
Kristen Shattuck
LinkedInExperience: Specialist Leader, Healthcare Provider, Business Risk · Deloitte
Current Specialist Leader, Healthcare Provider, Business Risk at Deloitte; the listing's entry for this role starts in 2011. The profile describes specializing in inpatient and outpatient Clinical Documentation Integrity with a focus on process improvement, including EHR documentation templates and CDI workflow. The listing also shows Associate Manager Consultant at LexiCode (2009–2011).
Leola Burke
LinkedInExperience: Independent HIM CDI Mid-Revenue Cycle Consultant · Independent Contractor
Current Independent HIM CDI Mid-Revenue Cycle Consultant working as an independent contractor; the listing's entry for this role starts in 2006. The listing also shows Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist at MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY VA MEDICAL CTR. since 2021 and at Charles George VA Medical Center (2020–2021), and Item Developer Writer - Certified Coding Specialist Exam at AHIMA (2019).
Sheila Bowlds
LinkedInExperience: Associate Principal Clinical Documentation Integrity and Financial Improvement · Vizient
Former Associate Principal Clinical Documentation Integrity and Financial Improvement at Vizient (2023–2024) and Senior Consulting Director Clinical Documentation Improvement at Vizient (2022–2023). Director at Guidehouse since 2026, a title also held there from 2024 to 2025. The listing also shows Executive Director Coding Operations at Kaiser Permanente (2025–2026).
Stacey Sisto
LinkedInExperience: Owner & Outpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement Consultant Auditor · Stalking Horse LLC
Owner & Outpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement Consultant Auditor at Stalking Horse LLC since 2014. The listing also shows Medicare Risk Adjustment Coder at Altegra Health (2012–2015) and Coding Manager at Access Healthcare (2011–2012). The profile describes a certified medical auditor, medical coder and risk adjustment coder whose areas include auditing, clinical documentation improvement and consulting.
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's focus, such as inpatient or outpatient CDI, denials and appeals, or program leadership, to the problem you need solved. Ask whether they have also run a CDI team inside a hospital, and how they would measure progress in the first few months.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How would you assess our CDI program, and which metrics would you look at first?
- 02How should our CDI specialists write compliant queries that physicians actually answer?
- 03Which documentation gaps most often lead to DRG downgrades and clinical validation denials?
Reaching clinical documentation improvement consultants
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