Chapter 1, Problem 32CR

Why is it important for a patient to ask the cost of the procedure, pre-authorization, facility charge in addition to physician charge, and other charges

For laboratory accreditation, describe and briefly explain the assessment activities during the on‐site visit.

What is the value of changing patient records from paper to EMR?

Define the purpose of the root cause analysis of medical errors Project including why the project is being undertaken. Describe the problem or challenge the project is aiming to address.

Obtain and document purposeful, prioritized, complete, systematic, accurate, and relevant patient data in a standard format.

As a health informatics specialist, explain the technologies and methods that can facilitate EHR data entry.

Describe a policy or law in healthcare.

Many administrators believe the oversite of the LIS system be under the direction of the hospital IT department and others believe it should be under the direction of the laboratory administration. What are the cons that of having LIS system under the direction of the IT department or should it be under the direction of the laboratory administration.

Many administrators believe the oversite of the LIS system be under the direction of the hospital IT department and others believe it should be under the direction of the laboratory administration. What are the pros that of having LIS system under the direction of the IT department or should it be under the direction of the laboratory administration.