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Assignment - Chargemaster

Instructions

Assignment Objectives: Meet CAHIIM Curriculum requirement for Bachelor Degree Domain IV. Revenue Management Subdomain IV.A. Revenue Cycle and Reimbursement

Section 2. Take part in the selection and development of applications and processes for chargemaster and claims management Competencies: Chargemaster management

Assignment Purpose: Explain chargemasters Assignment Description You are the assistant director in a health information management department. You have been given the responsibility of maintaining the chargemaster.

The person who was maintaining the chargemaster just quit, and to save money, the administration has decided to add this to your current duties instead of filling the position. You only spent a day with the person who resigned to learn about what you need to do.

This is what you learned: The chargemaster coordinator did 100% of the maintenance on the chargemaster If she had a question, she would call and ask the appropriate department

She was about 3 months behind in her maintenance When departments started new services, she usually learned about them a week after they started when billing problems arose The reason she quit was because she was so frustrated with her job. You are concerned about what you have learned.

You know you cannot do this alone, especially with your other duties. You drag out your textbooks, surf the Internet, and order a new book on chargemaster maintenance. After studying up on the subject, you decide to draft a proposal on a better way to manage the chargemaster.

You want to do a good job because the director has agreed to send the final report to administration. Come up with a plan to fix the overall process of chargemaster maintenance.

The plan should explain the purpose of the chargemaster, how the chargemaster will be maintained, ways to correct the issues you learned about during your day of education, and how denied claims due to chargemaster errors will be worked and who the responsible departments will be. Your plan should be in the form of a proposal addressed to hospital administration.