RUNNING HEAD: MODULE 3 ACTIVITY- CONTRACT REVIEW 1
Module 3 Professional Practice Activity- Contract Review
Michelle Moore
Rasmussen College
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Author Note
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This paper is being submitted on February 25, 2018, for Professor Denise
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, RUNNING HEAD: MODULE 3 ACTIVITY- CONTRACT REVIEW 2
Contract Review
In review of the contract I did find 5 areas of the contract that I would change.
The first was in the Performances of Services section. It now states that:
Rasmussen Hospital and Clinics will not review assigned coders' resumes,
contact previous healthcare facilities, and reject any coders of ABC
Coding Services.
I feel this poses a risk to the facility by not making sure that the employees doing the
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work, just like if it was being done in house the coders were ethical and compliant at
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this and previous positions. Rasmussen Hospital could be held accountable for breaches
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of the EHR if the proper checks were not done on the employees. The change I would
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make to that would be for it to read this way:
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Rasmussen Hospital and Clinics will be able to review assigned coders'
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vi y re
resumes, contact previous healthcare facilities, or reject any coders of
ABC Coding Services as seen fit.
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ar stu
The second area of change is in the same section Performances of Services. It
now states:
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Rasmussen Hospital and Clinics will not review coded records from ABC
Coding Services as to acceptable standards of coding accuracy and how
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performance will be measured.
This also poses a risk to Rasmussen Hospital if the records were not able to be reviewed
for consistency and accuracy when needed. This could open the hospital up to non-
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Module 3 Professional Practice Activity- Contract Review
Michelle Moore
Rasmussen College
m
er as
co
eH w
o.
rs e
ou urc
o
aC s
vi y re
Author Note
ed d
This paper is being submitted on February 25, 2018, for Professor Denise
ar stu
Haynes’s HIM2304 Management of Health Information Services Course.
is
Th
sh
This study source was downloaded by 100000805705997 from CourseHero.com on 11-13-2021 23:07:36 GMT -06:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/29978472/mmoore-module3professionalpracticeactivitycontractreview-022518docx/
, RUNNING HEAD: MODULE 3 ACTIVITY- CONTRACT REVIEW 2
Contract Review
In review of the contract I did find 5 areas of the contract that I would change.
The first was in the Performances of Services section. It now states that:
Rasmussen Hospital and Clinics will not review assigned coders' resumes,
contact previous healthcare facilities, and reject any coders of ABC
Coding Services.
I feel this poses a risk to the facility by not making sure that the employees doing the
m
er as
work, just like if it was being done in house the coders were ethical and compliant at
co
eH w
this and previous positions. Rasmussen Hospital could be held accountable for breaches
o.
of the EHR if the proper checks were not done on the employees. The change I would
rs e
ou urc
make to that would be for it to read this way:
o
Rasmussen Hospital and Clinics will be able to review assigned coders'
aC s
vi y re
resumes, contact previous healthcare facilities, or reject any coders of
ABC Coding Services as seen fit.
ed d
ar stu
The second area of change is in the same section Performances of Services. It
now states:
is
Th
Rasmussen Hospital and Clinics will not review coded records from ABC
Coding Services as to acceptable standards of coding accuracy and how
sh
performance will be measured.
This also poses a risk to Rasmussen Hospital if the records were not able to be reviewed
for consistency and accuracy when needed. This could open the hospital up to non-
This study source was downloaded by 100000805705997 from CourseHero.com on 11-13-2021 23:07:36 GMT -06:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/29978472/mmoore-module3professionalpracticeactivitycontractreview-022518docx/
