Chapter 1, Problem 33CR

What are all the important aspects of a medical assistant's role in the insurance claim process?

Ellen Armstrong, CMAS (AMT), administrative medical assistant at Inner City Health Care, has been chiefly responsible for managing this clinic’s medical records. However, because Ellen is only a part-time employee, the clinic manager feels she needs to delegate some of the responsibility of maintaining all clinic files to Liz Corbin, CMA (AAMA), a medical assistant who also works part-time. Ellen knows the system well and had a hand in designing an effective numeric filing method that both ensures patient confidentiality and satisfies the needs of Inner City and its large volume of patients. Now she is trying to orient Liz, who has little experience with the filing system, to the intricacies of medical records management. What is a good starting point for Liz Corbin's education in medical records management?

Analyze the significance of the steps in the operational workflow for registering a patient prior to a diagnostic procedure.

Identify at least one internal process breakdown each from the front-end, middle, and back-end workflows that could lead to a healthcare insurance claim denial.

"The health care agency owns the data in it's computer system and is therefore free to do whatever it chooses with that data." Is this accurate? What issues does this statement raise?

When answering a writing prompt, you should always be sure to include: [select the two answers that apply] An answer to the question (in your own words). Evidence from the text. essay format with as many words as possible.

What is one of the issues related to compliance in the realm of healthcare coding, how can the organization remain in compliance?

discuss the meaning of the phrase "if it isn't documented, it isn't done." include in your answer a discussion of the possible consequences of incomplete or missing documents. Provide references

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a living wills and statutory advance directives?