Medical Case 3.03

If the topic has not been studied in the past, cite and discuss--by topic--how related studies were conducted.

A medical records and health information technician has the responsibility to methodize and handle confidential patients’ health records. They are to bill each patient that the doctor prescribes any medicine to and bill them for the hospital or doctor visit.According to the patient’s insurance the technician may bill the insurance and, or the patient. Bill’s are rung up in the computer according to the code used for what the patient should be charged for. For instance, if a patient went to the doctor for strep throat, the technician would look up the code for what was prescribed for strep throat and the doctor visit. Then according to the person’s health insurance, the patient may pay what the insurance doesn’t cover. If on the job and the

Explain the purpose of the study. Use the PICO or PICo format to identify the research question.

related to the information that the examiners are trying to receive. These questions are asked in

A Discussions (2-5 pages) indicates and interprets your findings, proposes your policy suggestions, clarifies the limitations (including the validity and ethical issues) of the study, and suggests for future research.

National Institutes of Health Turning Discovery into Health. (2013, March 07). Retrieved March 11, 2013, from National Institutes of Health: http://www.nih.gov

The providers that have access to the medical records are insurance companies, medical bureau , government agencies it can be in or out the health

This section provides an overview of some of the issues arising from what the researchers focus on.

to find out there is a huge gap in research and the varying approaches taken by assessment to which assessmen

IV. Discussion: Use the lenses included in the paper rubric, as applicable, and discuss what your research ultimately tells us. Tie it all together. Also include what was missing from your investigation that you wish you could’ve found. Give suggestions for what researchers should examine next.

The unit of analysis is the group and to assure inter-group comparability, the investigator will utilize a more structured format with high moderator involvement. However, the moderator will be free to probe deeper into a given topic and allow new topics to be raised as needed. If appropriate, a reverse funnel approach will be allowed in order to solicit free-flow conversation particularly toward the end. Under the auspices of the general research question, the questions utilized by the moderator will be framed around the curriculum content requirements of the Commission of Accreditation of XXX . Table 1 lists the proposed questions.

1. c. Briefly describe how the future research study might be conducted (Who would participate, what would be measured, and so on.)

health related information. All of this information allows researchers to adjust, or fine tune, their

What is the purpose of the study or the question(s) that the investigator is trying to answer (e.g., literature review)?

These take the form of handouts which cover: 1 2 3 4 The investigation as a whole Planning Stage Developing Stage Evaluation Stage