Team, I just want to provide you with insight on how I deal with accounts outside of the hospital. Ideally, all of the outside accounts should contact customer service first. However, I will begin with a little background information. First thing to note is that everything begins with the money (RA). Our RMO section keeps a two separate Project center list (PFMR) . One of these list are for Med group accounts and the other is For outside accounts. The list for outside accounts shows the PFMRs that are deemed as active by base finance, and it provide the RA/POC for those PFMRs. BLUF: 1. Research the order for the best part number (Sourced or GSA Yokota), and defer all equipment related request to MEMO (AEDS, Batteries, Etc.) 2. Provide …show more content…
I would respond by first letting MSgt Jester know that we to first research the items to find what best fits your requirement, However the AEDs (Equipment) will have to be coordinated through our Medical Equipment management Office (MEMO), here is their contact information. From there I would research the First Aid kits and Eyewash station by first contacting the acquisitions section to see if they have a preferred part number. However, the goal so to find an item that is sourced through PVM or ECAT, or sold here on base at the GSA Store. Once I've found potential products I confirm with the customer that everything meets they're requirement (AFIs, TOs, Operating instructions) and then I provide them with the following information: manufacturer, part number, item id, Unit of purchase, and price per unit). Once they know what they want to purchase and the total dollar amount, I direct them to their resource advisor, who will route funding to DFAS, from their DFAS will send a load sheet for the funds to the NCOIC of Medical Material. Additionally, this is why it is important to provide all of the order information to the requestor; that information should follow the load sheet all the way to the NCOIC of Medical Material. Once the money is loaded in to DMLSS and the order has been placed, let the Requestor and RA know that their order can take up to 30 …show more content…
If we receive items for 374 CES for example, ideally we should be able to contact RA to coordinate delivery or pick-up. - Always make sure the RA is involved. They're may be money in a PFMR, however its set aside for a specific purpose, only the RA should make the determination on what is purchased with their funds. - The Embassy and Vet are not outside accounts. - If Joe Schmo from CES calls to ask about a status, ideally he should be in contact with the requestor or RA. Otherwise we might duplicate
I will do only the patient demographic part and the provider or someone for clinical has to complete the form. I still don't understand why Johana or any MA can complete the patient demographic part on vase of the list that I provide to them but anyway I will do that part so they can't said that our billing department don't want to cooperate on this process.I know we shouldn't not be responsable for this but we need to recovery that
Some offices and other business may use additional specialist equipment, depending upon the nature of the business and the needs of the staff. Examples
After all these setbacks, Mr. Grieg and his teams continued to strategize ways to resolve this issue. The team where knowledgeable about VH’s in house repairs of certain hospital equipments and had to figure out if the company where capable of repairing the endoscope due to the complicated nature of the equipment. One of the team members, Steve Elder suggested a coordination process between Victoria Hospital and its affiliated partners. This suggestion was due to a meeting Mr. Elder had attended in Toronto where multiple hospitals combined their purchasing budgets to form an in house repair department.
There are several different things the health information manager can do to help with reimbursement. Ensuring that the proper codes have been assigned and that there is adequate documentation. The health information management department staff may also analyze case mix, manage on going
Therefore, the organization’s medical supplies services would be based locally and order in advance. Order would be place through the software that the vendor has available and offer. Which would automatically place orders when it reaches a certain stock number. Supplies are to be properly tracked with barcode by support staffs to use to check their supplies off and use. According to McKesson (2015), Strengthening Your
For the clinic: purchases of gloves, syringes, disinfectants, any small purchases that is vital for daily use in the clinic.
When working as a medical office administrator you will need to know how to complete the different procedures dealing with physician billing and reimbursement. Reimbursements involves more than what you just get paid, it’s a long and often convoluted process that start when you patients first contacts your office. In order to get the correct reimbursement it is important that you know the basics about reimbursements which includes the correct coding. The way to understand the aspects of the business is to know the basic of Medicare. Physician reimbursement is a three step process. The first step of the process would be having the appropriate coding number of the service provided by utilizing the current procedural terminology which is commonly
The purpose of this article is to bring awareness of the possible upcoming changes in health care laws with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). One of the cost saving initiatives proposed the ACA under review in this article is Section 6407 (Osborne, 2014, p.344). Which calls for restrictions on providers that are allowed to order Durable Medical Equipment (DME).
2. Prior to the appointments scheduled, the administrative assistant need to contact the insurance companies of each patient that will be seen. They need to gather their EOB so they know the amount covered by them for the service/procedure as well as the amount that will be patient's
Notify the vendor of all VA-provided equipment (GFE) and any VA-sensitive information (GFI) provided over the contract period that must be returned. (Template B)
I’m not sure if you received my message before but my name is Julia Smith and I’m with Northrop Grumman. I’ve attached the current inventory list of Rio Grande City, can you please conduct 100% inventory and sign and date and send it back to me. If you can provide the Logistics personal POC that will be
The following day a member from the agency contact me to discuss the referral into more detailed information on 2. The agency member informed me she would be referring the matter to the CMHT to make a further assessment.
The below email is requesting PPE (150 x ACHs and IOTVs) ISO KBR personnel in Iraq. Ma'am, this requirement will deplete ASG-KU current on-hand stock.
After he completes his manual analysis, he then prioritizes which suppliers should be called first. Mr. Watkins manually phone, fax or email the purchase order to the suppliers.
Hospitals: Hospitals that order the big-ticket items can be reviewed through internal company reports, to find out which products and equipments were