An organizational chart illustrates formal relationships among departments. It also depicts lines of authority within a department or between a department manager and facility administration. Visit this website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to learn more about organizational charts and view samples of organizational charts. Review the Sample Organizational Chart file under this week's lesson.
Instructions
Create an organizational chart (use Word or another software program to create the chart) that accurately illustrates the lines of authority depicted in the case scenario below.
Case Scenario
The health information manager is head of the department. An assistant manager reports directly to the health information manager. A coding supervisor and a file area supervisor report to the assistant manager. The department secretary reports directly to the health information manager. The following employees report to the coding supervisor: the inpatient coder, the outpatient coder, the ED coder, and the abstractor. Two file clerks, an assembly clerk, and an analysis clerk all report to the file area supervisor.