Homework
For this homework, you will be writing an essay on the scenario below.
You were recently hired on at Mercy Me Hospital as a medical administrator. During your first week of onboarding, you are brought up to speed on the hospital's procedures and policies and are assigned your first major project. You will be responsible for assisting with the transition to an electronic system.
In your essay, you must include the information below.
a. Describe why electronic filing systems are the more suitable option. Provide specific examples of why this method is more efficient.
b. Articulate the steps you would take for effective medical records retention, storage, and destruction procedures upon the implementation of this system.
c. Explain the major differences between the three medical record organization systems. Based on what you learned in this unit and in the readings, which record organizational system do you believe will be the easiest to transition to the new filing system? Provide rationale.
d. Outline steps that you can take during an audit to help detect errors.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.