Fully answer questions 1-8 and reply to one other student post.
- Identify and discuss the types or categories of revenue and expenses that would be required in a release of information function within a hospital or clinic. What assumptions are necessary before starting? What types of things would you consider in evaluating a contract for ROI services?
If ROI is outsourced than an entirely different budget process may occur based on the outsourcing contract.
2.What are the pro’s and con’s of keeping release of information in house or contracting out to a service?
- Explain what return on investment would mean be for training for in-house release of information. (page 649 Sayles book) What things would you need to budget for it you did in house release of information. Identify what supplies would be needed. Identify what accounts would need to be set up? Identify what might cause a budget variance.
- Which do you think you would prefer if you were a supervisor over Release of Information. Would you like to work for a release of information company?
5.Look online for some companies that contract health information release and let your fellow students know what you found.
- Explain an accounting methodology that might be used.
- Identify several things that would needed to be added to the budget for release of information.
- What things would you be looking for in a contract with a company.


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