Discuss the importance of medical documentation and what are some of the key elements that need to be present in a SOAP note?

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150 words minimum for each question. Reference must be in APA format. Must be searchable. Correct English grammar and punctuation.
1.Locate a scholarly article about Tricare insurance and/or medical billing. Write a detailed 2 part description/ summary of the information. Provide a reference for the article that you have found in APA formatting and make sure you cite references.
2. A patient comes to the clinic on January 1, 2016. The front desk receptionist didn’t verify the patients’ insurance because she was the only receptionist working at the time of service. Once the Medicare EOB comes back, it is filled with details and the receptionist realizes that patient didn’t have Medicare coverage at the time of service. Whenever receptionist call the patient, the patient insists that the receptionist change the date of service to December 31, 2016 in order for her insurance claim to be processed. If receptionist changes the date of service, what are some things that could happen?
3. Discuss the importance of medical documentation and what are some of the key elements that need to be present in a SOAP note? What is a SOAP note and how does is aid in insurance claims?
4. What are the differences between paper claims and electronic claims. What are some of the pros and cons of each that can affect the medical practice? List at least 3.

Explain how new managed care contracts impact reimbursement for the healthcare organization

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Reimbursement and the Revenue Cycle
A. Describe what reimbursement means to this specific healthcare organization. What would happen if services were provided to patients but no payments were received for these services? What specific data would you review in the reimbursement area to know whether changes were necessary?
B. Illustrate the revenue cycle using a flowchart tool. Take the patient through the cycle from the initial point of contact through the care and ending at the point where the payment is collected.
C. Prioritize the departments at this specific healthcare organization in order of their importance to the revenue cycle. Support your ordering of the departments with evidence.
II. Departmental Impact on Reimbursement
A. Describe the impact of the departments at this healthcare organization that utilize reimbursement data. What type of audit would be necessary to determine whether the reimbursement impact is reached fully by these departments? How could the impact of these departments on pay-forperformance incentives be measured?
B. Assess the activities within each department at this healthcare organization for how they may impact reimbursement.
C. Identify the responsible department for ensuring compliance with billing and coding policies. How does this affect the department’s impact on reimbursement at this healthcare organization?
III. Billing and Reimbursement
A. Analyze the collection of data by patient access personnel and its importance to the billing and collection process. Be sure to address the importance of exceptional customer service.
B. Analyze how third-party policies would be used when developing billing guidelines for patient financial services (PFS) personnel and administration when determining the payer mix for maximum reimbursement.
C. Organize the key areas of review in order of importance for timeliness and maximization of reimbursement from third-party payers. Explain your rationale on the order.
D. Describe a way to structure your follow-up staff in terms of effectiveness. How can you ensure that this structure will be effective?
E. Develop a plan for periodic review of procedures to ensure compliance. Include explicit steps for this plan and the feasibility of enacting this plan within this organization.
IV. Marketing and Reimbursement
A. Analyze the strategies used to negotiate new managed care contracts. Support your analysis with research.
B. Communicate the important role that each individual within this healthcare organization plays with regard to managed care contracts. Be sure to include the different individuals within the healthcare organization.
C. Explain how new managed care contracts impact reimbursement for the healthcare organization. Support your explanation with concrete evidence or research.
D. Discuss the resources needed to ensure billing and coding compliance with regulations and ethical standards. What would happen if these resources were not obtained? Describe the consequences of noncompliance with regulations and ethical standards

What challenges have you encountered in working with patients with mental health issues?

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What challenges have you encountered in working with patients with mental health issues? How do you feel these challenges will be different in a community health setting? Would it be easier or more difficult and why?
2. Discuss scenarios in which the community health nurses might encounter ethical issues related to mental health. Give some examples and explain.

Describe harm reduction as a strategy community nursing practice

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Describe harm reduction as a strategy community nursing practice./ Pot and Driving Campaign Describe the harm reduction philosophy underpinning your chosen program and
discuss the applicability of harm reduction practice to the community health nursing
standards. (5 marks)
Describe the basis and rationale for harm reduction as a strategy for the clients served
by your chosen program through an examination of epidemiological data prevalence data and best practice. Include a critical analysis of the determinants of health of the
aggregate group which increase the incidence and risk of harm (25 marks)
Present and analyze current evidence that supports or rejects a harm reduction
approach to the issue. Utilize the findings from your literature review (minimum EIGHT
scholarly journal articles from peer reviewed sources) and research related to this
program to critically analyze the value of the program as a community health nursing
intervention (25 marks)
Discuss your carefully considered conclusion with regard to the application of your
program to public health practice. Include an argument for continuation or
discontinuation of the program on the basis of the research and evidence. (5 marks)
Introduction Conclusion Presentation Spelling Grammar APA (5 marks)
Comments from Support Team: I am doing a assignment on Harm reduction.topic is The Pot and Driving Campaignhttp://www.cpha.ca/en/programs/potanddriving/about.aspx THIS IS THE WEBSITE OF MY PROGRAM AND WHAT THEY DO.PLEASE USE CANADIAN PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES.YOU NEED TO USE CANADIAN STATISTICS AS WELL.