Harmony Insight

ACDIS 2021: October 25-28, 2021 Team Harmony is excited to see you at the ACDIS Annual Conference 2021 in Dallas, Texas! A year after the cancelation of the 2020 event, ACDIS is stepping forward, leaning in, gathering the lessons learned, and putting those pearls in place to make the CDI profession stronger than ever. It’s been said that the ACDIS annual conference feels like a family reunion. Team Harmony is ready to come together with attendees and take the next great step forward in advancing the CDI profession. You can find us on the exhibition floor at booth #301 and…

When recently featured in an employee spotlight, our own Morgan Babcock was asked to share what helps her thrive in the workplace. Her answer? A collaborative team and a healthy work environment. But what does a healthy work environment look like? Or, more importantly, what doesn’t it look like? Many healthcare organizations are assessing how to best answer that question now after the pandemic "brought a heightened focus on the challenges on the workforce." And with a renewed focus on such benefits as more mental health resources and support, remote work options and flexibility, and better benefits, many healthcare professionals…

Clinical documentation serves as a foundation for every patient’s health record. It facilitates "the accurate representation of a patient’s clinical status that translates into coded data." With a properly implemented clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program, organizations can paint a picture for all team members involved in a patient's care, boost healthcare revenue and reimbursements, and optimize high-value specialist utilization. It's essential that a patient’s severity of illness and clinical treatments are documented, and CDI experts embrace the task of putting sustainable solutions into action. This helps to improve the quality of care while also improving coding, billing, and compliance processes.…