Physician Deficiency Analysis and Report

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the Health Information Management Department Suspension Policy and Procedure for Delinquent Medical Records (Links to an external site.) and Health Information Management Suspension of Admitting Privileges (Links to an external site.) webpages.

In this assignment, students will:

• Review the provided Hilltop Community Hospital Incomplete Health Records  Download Hilltop Community Hospital Incomplete Health Recordsdocument for the list of incomplete records and complete the table provided as part of their response.
• Prepare sample communications to a provider within the same document. For each sample communication, indicate date the health record must be completed by to prevent further action. The communication to the provider must include the following, and include the rationale of when each sample of communication is used:
  • Initial email that encourages completion of the missing or incomplete items.
  • Notify the provider of a pending suspension, explain the suspension process and purpose, indicate the individuals involved and timeframe of the suspension.
  • A suspension letter, indicating which individuals are involved and the timeframe of the suspension.

The Physician Deficiency Analysis and Report paper:

• Must be a minimum of two double spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word (Links to an external site.) resource.

• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center resources.
• Must use the textbook and at least one scholarly and/or credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.