Kathryn DeVault, MSL, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA, is the HIM manager of consulting services at UASI in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has more than 25 years of experience in HIM, including as the senior director of HIM practice excellence, coding, and reimbursement for AHIMA from 2008 to 2014. DeVault has been one of the primary content developers and instructors for the AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Academy since 2009. She has authored multiple HIM and CDI articles, including co-creating the ACDIS/AHIMA query practice brief, and has presented numerous seminars and educational materials on HIM and CDI-related topics.