Departmental Impact on Reimbursement

In every healthcare organization, there are various departments which perform different functions such as management of health information, compliance, human resource management, and utilization management. Data flow in a healthcare organization is designed to guarantee that the necessary information is available for personnel to carry out various functions. Healthcare information system allows recording, storage processing and access of data. There are different departments in a hospital which are classified into four general departments: the administrative departments which deal with human resource management, volunteer services, purchasing and legal compliance. The operation units are the supply center which performs risk management, quality assurance, and utilization management. Clinical departments where the medical staff is found, and this is where the health needs of a patient are catered. Further, the financial department is where accounting tasks, patient’s financial services, credit, and collections are executed.Departmental Impact on Reimbursement