Assignment
You just started working in a position as Director of HIM for an acute care facility and you discover there are no documented procedures.
i. List three of the reasons for developing a procedure for releasing health information to patients.
ii. Explain the steps you would take to write a procedure for releasing health information to patients.
iii. Explain how a procedure for releasing health information to patients could be used as a training tool.
You are the HIM director for a department that is going to be moved to a new area of the facility. A floor plan for the new department should include the following items:
i. Office for HIM director
ii. Office for HIM assistant director
iii. Two release of information clerks
iv. Two scanning stations
v. Four inpatient coders
vi. Six outpatient coders
vii. One tumor registrar
viii. Three assembly and analysis clerks
ix. One physician record assistant
x. Four transcriptionists
xi. One transcription clerk
xii. Fax machine
xiii. Copy machine
xiv. Small reception area
xv. Dictation and record completion area for physicians
xvi. Record review area
xvii. Break room with table, sink, microwave, and refrigerator
Task:
i. What is a space model?
ii. List three of the principles that would be used to create a space model that could lead to success in planning the new environment.
iii. In addition to the floor plan, what additional details should be considered?
You are the HIM director for a department that is going to be moved to a new area of the facility. Design a floor plan for the new department.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.