Devlon Cooley

Background

About Devlon Cooley

18 years experience as a Registered Nurse with a specialty in CDI/ Clinical Documentation Improvement (8 years); Demonstrated leadership, employee relations, process improvement, quality and utilization review, physician and allied health professional education; Superior clinical expertise and leadership in the Critical Care, telemetry, and post anesthesia settings, licensed in Texas. Strong knowledge base in ICD-9 and ICD-10, and Medicare/Medicaid/Private Insurance Payer requirements. Proactive liaison with all levels of health care professionals in the acute care environment while concurrently auditing medical documentation during hospitalization. Actively mines/presents quality and utilization management process improvement data to corporate leaders and hospital-based executive leadership teams. Collaborates with DHSC coding staff in efforts to bridge the gap between coding and CDI approaches in order to achieve optimal outcomes, reduce audit risk, optimize diagnosis specificity, and maximize the integrity of the medical record.