People person by nature, electrical engineer by training. I lead cross-functional technical teams, working directly with customers, to develop and implement innovative solutions.

I partner with small engineering firms to fuel their growth and position them for acquisition.

With 20+ years in technical and business leadership spanning DoD roles as a federal employee and private-sector small firms I bring proven expertise.  

Currently, as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Mahlet, Inc., I’m leading the charge to redefine enterprise optical network cybersecurity with full-stack, Two-System Integrity (TSI) solutions for high-threat industries.  

Off the clock I'm a fitness enthusiast, personal finance geek, and real-estate investor...on the lighter side, I love socializing with friends, the Cleveland Browns, attending festivals, hitting local breweries, and chilling with a movie and a video game (at the same time🤯).

I've moved a ton throughout my life, but currently find myself with my family in the Washington, D.C. area enjoying all four seasons in moderation.

Hit me up – I love to network & chat!

Devin@Mahlet.net

Devin Ryder

Networking at 8am is hard! 


Thank goodness they had free coffee ☕

You can't tell from the photo, but I was still sleeping.

Really informative panels this morning on email business growth and exit strategy. 

So much to learn and do!!

Engineer | People person | CSO - Redefining security for enterprise optical networks so that the good guys can start winning again

Parents of teenagers:

When asked (dramatically) if you "have ANY food in the house" 

Use this guide.

Or at least refuse to feed them garbage so that they have to drive themselves to MacDonald's and spend their own money 🍻

Pretty sure the same goes for my LinkedIn cyber security rants 🤔

241 days and costs $10.22M - this was the average duration and cost of a network breach in 2025.


And it's not just about the time and money.

It's:
 - A hit piece in the NYT
 - Sleepless nights for security teams
 - Increased regulatory oversight & penalties
 - Your team tied up in lawsuits & congressional hearings instead of your jobs

The really scary part? 
Many of these breaches leverage the very systems you've installed to manage & protect your network.

 - Zero days
 - Backdoors
 - Insider threats
 - Unmonitored Layer 1 exploits & attacks

And you won't detect it or stop it until it's too late.
Because you can't find what you're not even looking for.

We can help you see the unseen.
DM me to learn how.

"Hot take, Jason, this budget is missing some key reinvestment objectives."

Leveraging my killer LinkedIn skills in the real world, I now start every sentence in my business meetings with, "Hot take."

So far, it's quadrupled our output and quintupled revenue.

The Cleveland Browns are undefeated in 2026!!

What a nice way to end another terrible season 🍻

Cybersecurity threats that were pointed out 30 years ago are still being ignored entirely today.

It was a layer 3, or the Internet Protocol (IP) layer, weakness back then.

It's a layer 1, or optical signal protocols (OTN, SDH, SONET) and Ethernet PCS, weakness now.

Covert communications channels in the 10s to 100s of Mbps that will bypass every security system in your network is just one terrifying example.

But it's not the only one.

Or the scariest.

Trusting your edge security devices to keep your network safe has become failing by default.

And it definitely ain't practicing "Zero-Trust"...

Instead, practice Two-System Integrity (TSI) across ALL protocol layers (OSI 1-7) to independently verify that these critical devices are behaving as expected, in real time, by looking directly at the data they're handling.

Highly charged revenue cycle management professional with extensive experience in all facets of the revenue cycle with deep fact of knowledge and hands-on experience in ICD-10 & CPT coding, focusing upon the role of medical record clinical documentation in the charge capture, reimbursement, quality & outcomes studies, & medical necessity establishment process. My passion is working with & engaging physicians in providing actionable knowledge of best practice techniques in clinical documentation to effectively communicate the patient care provided. Clear, concise & consistent documentation reflective of their clinical judgment, medical decision making & thought processes is paramount to communication of fully informed coordinated care supportive of quality outcomes, quality care, and achievement of a high performing revenue cycle with optimal compliant reimbursement with reduced financial exposure and recoupment. Core-CDI is a physician driven firm that employs board certified physicians with two still practicing medicine as a hospitalist, dedicated to helping all physicians become more proficient and adept at documentation and charting in the EHR, allowing physicians to work smarter, not harder. 

Strengths include commitment to maintaining relevancy, keeping up-to-date in regulatory compliance & reimbursement changes governing all aspects of the hospital revenue cycle, & training staff in coding & clinical documentation improvement. I currently host & manage two LinkedIn pages titled Physician Documentation Improvement- A New Paradigm & Core-CDI, intended to be a forum for initiating & promoting provocative ideas & thoughts centered on CDI.

Excellent organizational skills; accomplished change agent; strong negotiator; highly motivated; well developed written & oral communication skills, including the ability to engage audiences in constructive listening during speaking engagements & presentations. Conduct webinars, teleconference & in-person presentations on various topics in the revenue cycle embracing thought leadership & engaging attendees in an open door forum for purposes of provoking active discussion on concepts of change. 

Specialties: Health Information Management, All facets of Revenue Cycle in the Hospital & Clinic setting, Development & Implementation of Clinical Documentation Integrity Programs. Transforming denials/ appeals functions & roles from reactive to proactive in denials avoidance

Glenn Krauss

Setting The Record Straight

Physicians- Take Note- be Careful & Cautious in Answering CDI Queries

If a diagnosis wasn’t clinically considered, evaluated, or documented by the physician, it doesn’t belong in the medical record. CDI queries today —turn“ documentation improvement” into post-hoc diagnosis creation, paramount to manufacturing diagnoses for reimbursement versus reporting of the clinical truth. Money talks, honesty and truth walk in the land of some CDI programs.
 
Do not add a diagnosis to the progress note simply at the urging of the CDI query. Ensure the diagnosis meets your clinical thoughts and rationale as reflected in your documentation. It is your license and NPI number behind that diagnosis. Do not get caught up in the CDI Query Arms Race

Call to action:
 ➡️ Physicians and leaders: it’s time to reset the boundaries of compliant querying—before auditors do. Stay true to the clinical truth and your practice of medicine, remember only the physician can diagnosis a patient, not a query or an AI driven software program manufacturing diagnoses for reimbursement purposes. 

Support CDI 2.0 and reject CDI 1.0. Insist on meaningful CDI programs versus today's CDI model that focuses on chasing diagnoses, using physician queries as the means to the end of reimbursement while increasing administrative burden.

#CDI10, #queryfarm, #dialingfordollars, #chasingdiagnoses, #administrativeburden, #CDI20, #onlyphysicianscandiagnosis, #notinnursesscopeofwork, Cesar M Limjoco MD, Ednann Naz, MD, MPH, MBA, Dr. Steven Fuller

Creator and Founder of Core- CDI; Co-Founder of Top Gun Audit School------ Physician Advocate & Champion-Partnering with Physicians to Help Achieve Physician Documentation Excellence----While Working Smarter-Not Harder

New Year- New Approach to Hospital revenue Integrity

As 2026 budgets are finalized, here’s a hard question for hospital CFOs:
How much of your “earned” revenue actually survives payer scrutiny?

Most organizations still fund CDI as a reimbursement optimization tool—tracking query volume, CC/MCC capture, and CMI lift. But payers don’t audit claims. They audit clinical narratives.

When physician documentation lacks contemporaneous clinical reasoning, causal linkage, or defensible medical necessity, CDI “wins” turn into self-inflicted denials months later. The claim looked optimized. The record didn’t survive.

What matters isn’t gross yield.
It’s durable net patient revenue:

• Claims paid as billed the first time
• Documentation that withstands clinical validation
• Denials avoided before submission—not appealed after

This is why forward-looking CFOs are reallocating CDI spend away from activity and toward documentation defensibility and pre-bill risk resolution.
In 2026, the only revenue that matters is the revenue you get to keep. This requires clinical transformation from CDI 1.0 to CDI 2.0

Ask your  CDI team:

How much of our billed revenue survives payer scrutiny?
Which CDI activities actually prevent denials before submission?
Are we investing in documentation defensibility instead of just yield?

Start tracking net revenue durability—then align your 2026 CDI budget to protect what you truly earn.

Comment below if you want a practical CFO scorecard and 2026 CDI investment framework you can use in your next board or budget review.

#CDI10, #CDI20, Ednann Naz, MD, MPH, MBA, Cesar M Limjoco MD, CORE CDI, #denialsavoidance, #revenueintegrity, #betterdocumentation, #budgetingrevenue, #moneylosingservicelines, #lineitemsneedingadjustment, #CDIcostcenter, #financialstewardship

AI Is Not a Revenue Strategy

AI is being marketed as a cure-all for revenue cycle breakdowns—especially physician documentation. But when clinical competency and documentation standards are weak, technology doesn’t fix the problem. It scales it.

AI can optimize outputs.
It cannot fix clinical reasoning.

Payers don’t deny claims for missing words—they deny them for missing logic, unsupported diagnoses, and weak medical necessity narratives. 

Physicians are being told AI will “fix” documentation.
CFOs are being told the same thing—for different reasons.

But documentation isn’t a technology problem. It’s how clinical judgment, medical necessity, and patient risk are communicated. When that foundation is weak, AI doesn’t protect physicians or hospitals—it amplifies confusion, denials, and audit risk.

This isn’t about typing more.
It’s about documenting why the care you provide is medically necessary—and defensible.

Without physician education and clear documentation standards, AI simply accelerates bad documentation at scale.

The result CFOs see:
 • Short-term lift
 • Denial rebound
 • Increased audit exposure
 • False confidence in compliance

CFO Signal Check (Yes / No)

✔ Can your physicians explain why a case meets inpatient criteria—without AI prompts?
 ✔ Do denial overturns improve after AI is removed from the workflow?
 ✔ Are documentation gains consistent across service lines and providers?
 ✔ Would your documentation stand up in a MAC or DOJ review?

If not, your AI investment is operational, not strategic. Reach out to me to discover how Core-CDI and its team of practicing hospitalists can help physicians discover a better way to document within the EHR, the foundation for strengthening sustainable financial performance. AI & current CDI processes are dismal at moving the needle on real documentation integrity

#AIsmokescreen, #stopdrinkingtheKoolaide, #movingtheneedledocumentationintegrity, #donotbelievewhatthevendorsays, #AIisonasgoodasthedocumentation, #hospitalfinancialerperformance


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Hiring: Clinical Validation Denials Specialists (Remote/Contract)

I am posting this on behalf of a colleague who is actively hiring for several clinical validation review specialists. This is a unique position that will be of interest to those who want to experience a totally different flavor to chart review aside from coding and querying for clarification.

Seeking highly experienced coding professionals to conduct clinical validation reviews on behalf of a payer. This role requires deep clinical knowledge, regulatory fluency, and the ability to confidently assess medical necessity and diagnosis validity against payer and CMS standards.
Required Credentials
✔ CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) – Required
✔ CCDS (Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist) – Strongly Preferred

What You’ll Do
Perform clinical validation reviews supporting payer denials
Assess documentation for clinical accuracy, diagnostic validity, and medical necessity

Apply current clinical definitions, disease processes, and evidence-based medicine

Evaluate inpatient status appropriateness using the CMS Two-Midnight Rule
Clearly articulate clinical rationale aligned with CMS guidance and payer policy

What You Bring

1- Strong proficiency in clinical medicine, including pathophysiology and disease progression
2- Up-to-date knowledge of clinical definitions, diagnostic criteria, and evolving standards of care
3- Solid working knowledge of CMS regulations, especially the Two-Midnight Rule
4- Experience with payer-side reviews, denials, appeals, or utilization management (preferred)
5- Exceptional written communication skills—able to defend decisions clearly and professionally

📩 Interested or know someone who fits?
Comment below or message me directly to discuss details.
applicants

This role is designed for seasoned CCS-credentialed professionals with demonstrated clinical validation experience; entry-level coders or those without strong clinical medicine proficiency should not apply.

This is payer-facing clinical judgment work—not retrospective coding or CDI training—requiring independent, defensible medical decision-making.

Active CCS is required; CCDS and prior clinical validation denial experience are strongly preferred and will be prioritized.

Please reach out to me to learn more, very flexible hours suitable for a second opportunity, nights and weekends are fine

#CDI, #CCS, #chartreview, #clinicalvalidation, #clinicalacumen, #clinicalmedicine, #secondlevelreview, #medicarereview

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