Medical Offices Best Practices

Medical Offices Best Practices

There are two important components in this assessment. You will submit the following:

1. A paper explaining effective policies and procedures
2. A collections flowchart

1. Effective Policies and Procedures paper

Review Figures 14.1 and 14.2 in Ch. 14 of Medical Insurance: A Revenue Cycle Process Approach.

Write a 350- to 525-word paper in which you:

• Explain the 3 major elements of critical thinking:
• Logical inquiry
• Problem-solving
• Evaluative decision-making
• Describe the basic elements of an effective medical office financial policy.
• Outline how medical office procedures support financial policies.
• Describe the consequences of having office procedures that do not support financial policies.
• Recommend strategies or tools that medical offices can use to ensure effective alignment of policies and procedures.

2. Collections Flowchart

Review Ch. 14 of Medical Insurance: A Revenue Cycle Process Approach.

Imagine you work at a local medical office and have been asked to train a new billing specialist in the collection process.

Create a flowchart using Microsoft® Word that illustrates the sequence of basic steps in the collections process.

Attach your flowchart to your paper.

"96% of our customers have reported a 90% and above score. You might want to place an order with us."