Office Comparison Interviews
One of the reasons that procedures vary for handling patient records is the volume of patients seen on any given day. By comparing and contrasting record management systems in different sized facilities, you will have information to contribute to several activities in this course.
By Week Four you should have completed three interviews, which you may conduct in person or by phone. You need to use the list of questions in the table on the next page to gather information about each of the following:
A small medical facility-an office for one or two doctors
A medium-sized facility-a clinic where several doctors work in partnership
A large facility-a hospital or medical center