Question

Interpret the authority and responsibility associated with a health care facility’s organizational structure

Organizational Chart

An organizational chart illustrates formal relationships among departments. It also depicts lines of authority within a department or between a department manager and facility administration. This assignment will familiarize you with the creation of an organizational chart. View the example of an hospital organizational chart in your textbook (Figure 1-2, page 18).

Instructions:

1. Review the following case scenario, which depicts the organizational structure of a Health Information Department.

The health information manager is head of the department. An assistant manager reports directly to the health information manager. A coding supervisor and a document imaging supervisor report to the assistant manager. The department secretary reports directly to the health information manager. The following employees report to the coding supervisor: the inpatient coder, the outpatient coder, the ED coder, and the abstractor. Two document imaging clerks and an analysis clerk report to the document imaging supervisor.

2. Create an organizational chart that accurately illustrates the line of authority depicted in the case scenario.

(Assignments may be hand-drawn, computer-generated, or completed by using free trial software at

Answer 1

1. Organization implies structure and order. It is the arrangement of components that help to achieve objectives.

In an organization, the hierarchical relationships starting with the top of the organization or from the administration and leading down to the blue-collar workers represent the organization structure. Through the flow of this arrangement, structure maintains a subsystem relationship, defines the authority structure, specifies the formal flow of communication and formalizes the chain of command.

*Levels of management within a hospital; allows efficient management of hospital departments; helps one understand the hospital's chain of command.

*It may vary from hospital to hospital

*Common categorical grouping in a hospital are:

*Administrative services

*Informational Services

*Therapeutic Services

*Diagnostic services

*Support Services

# Administrative Services :

The hospital administrative services include:

*Hospital Administrators
-CEO,Vice Presidents(s),Executive Assistants

.Department Heads

.Business people who run the hospitals

.Oversee budgeting and finance.Establish hospital policies and procedures

.Often perform public relation duties

*Informational Services

This department mainly focuses on documents and process information. This may include:

1.Admissions

2.Billings and collection

3.Medical Records

4.Computer Information systems

5.Health Education

6.Human Resources

The HIM department is responsible for the processing of the health record. Whether the health record is a paper-based, hybrid or electronic health record.

The HIM department assures the accessibility, privacy, accuracy, and completeness of the health records.

The HIM department assigns medical codes for billing and research purposes.

The HIM professional primarily works in this area of the hospital.

The HIM manager interacts with this department in considering vendors for the software, capital equipment, and departmental supplies.

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