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10 clinical documentation integrity experts
These ten professionals have led clinical documentation integrity work at hospitals and health systems, with titles such as Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity. A reader can learn how hospitals run clinical documentation integrity programs.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alison Kleier, RN, MSN, MBA, CCDS
LinkedInExperience: Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity · MemorialCare
Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity at MemorialCare since November 2022. Former Manager (2015–2019) and RN Clinical Documentation Specialist (2011–2015) at MemorialCare, and CDI Program Manager at Accuity (2019–2022). The listing shows Retrospective Query Writer at Accuity (2019) as another past role.
Alison Yazmer BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Clinical Documentation Integrity · AdventHealth Central Florida
Regional Director of Clinical Documentation Integrity at AdventHealth Central Florida since August 2026, and Senior Manager, CDI & Strategy there from 2025 to 2026. Former CDI Educator & DRG Denial Analyst (2020–2025) and Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist (2005–2025) at Middlesex Health. The profile states a goal of encouraging accurate implementation of clinically supported queries through collaboration and education.
Gregory Simms BSN, RN, CCDS
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Director · Tampa General Hospital
Assistant Director at Tampa General Hospital since February 2025, a role the profile describes as Assistant Director of Clinical Documentation Improvement, leading strategy, operations and team development across a 47-specialist team. Other listed roles at Tampa General Hospital include Manager (2020–2025), Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Team Leader (2017–2020) and Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (2015–2017).
Jerilyn Loria
LinkedInExperience: Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity · NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital since April 2018. Former Director, HIM - Coding (2017–2018), Associate Director, Health Information Management Operations (2015–2017) and Outpatient Coding Manager (2010–2015) at the same hospital. The profile cites over 20 years of experience in health information management, coding and revenue cycle operations.
Katherine Siemens
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Medical Documentation · Mercy
Regional Director of Medical Documentation at Mercy since October 2024. Other listed roles at Mercy include CDI Supervisor (2023–2024), Supervisor Clinical Documentation Integrity (2018–2023) and Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (2015–2018). The listing shows all of these roles at the same health system.
Mauricio J. Palma, M.D.
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Director of Clinical Documentation Mgt Progm · Baptist Health South Florida
Corporate Director of Clinical Documentation Mgt Progm at Baptist Health South Florida since January 2011. The profile describes directing the activities of the Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) program across the six hospitals of the Baptist Health South Florida system. The listing shows only this one work row, so it does not cover the rest of the career history.
Michael Zeli
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director Clinical Documentation Integrity · AdventHealth
Executive Director Clinical Documentation Integrity at AdventHealth since July 2023. Former Director of Coding and Risk Adjustment Operations PHSO at AdventHealth (2018–2023), Senior Manager Risk Adjustment Reporting and Analytics at Wellcare Medicare (2017–2018) and Director of Revenue Management at Universal American (2010–2017).
Rebecca Hernandez
LinkedInExperience: Director CDI Practice and Quality · Advocate Aurora Health
Director CDI Practice and Quality at Advocate Aurora Health since January 2019, alongside the role of Clinical Documentation Improvement System Manager at Advocate Health Care since August 2011. The listing shows only these two work rows, so it does not cover the rest of the career history.
Samantha Cantin
LinkedInExperience: Director of Clinical Documentation Improvement · BJC HealthCare
Director of Clinical Documentation Improvement at BJC HealthCare since June 2026. Former CDI Manager at BJC HealthCare (2024–2026), a role the profile describes as accountable for enterprise documentation validation performance, risk mitigation outcomes and sustainability of documentation excellence programs. Also former Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist at St. Luke's Hospital (2015–2018).
Tracy Micknowski
LinkedInExperience: Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity · Allegheny Health Network
Director, Clinical Documentation Integrity at Allegheny Health Network since October 2023. Other listed roles at Allegheny Health Network include CDI Manager (2019–2023), CDI Supervisor (2016–2019) and Clinical Documentation Specialist (2015–2016). The profile cites 20 years as a Clinical Documentation Specialist.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to yours, since running CDI for one hospital is different from setting standards across a multi-hospital system. Also ask whether the person came up through nursing, coding or physician roles, because that background shapes how they approach physician queries and education.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which cases CDI specialists review first when the team cannot see every record?
- 02What makes a physician query clear and compliant, and how do you train new specialists to write one?
- 03Which measures do you use to show hospital leaders that the CDI program is working?
Reaching clinical documentation integrity experts
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