Background

• Expertise in Clinical Documentation Integrity
• Presenter on CDI topics both domestic and international

Tammy provides professional practice expertise to AHIMA members, the media, and outside organizations on clinical documentation integrity (CDI) practice issues. She also serves as faculty for the AHIMA CDI Academies and CDIP Exam Preps and is a technical advisor for the Association on CDI publications. Tammy authors numerous articles and white papers for the association. Before joining AHIMA, she served in a management capacity, leading CDI teams in large acute care hospitals.

Professional Experience

• AHIMA Director CDI Services and Accredited Provider Program Director
• HIM Quality Review Manager, Parkland Hospital ⦁ Director of Clinical Documentation Improvement, Renown Health
• ICU/Charge Nurse
• Medical Surgical Staff/Charge Nurse

Professional Affiliations or Certifications

• CDIP – Clinical Documentation Integrity Practitioner – AHIMA
• CCS – Clinical Coding Specialist – AHIMA
• CNE – Certified Nursing Educator – National League for Nursing

Education

• Master’s in Nursing Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA