Throughout this course, students will be developing a behavioral healthcare business plan. This plan will enable students to consider important elements for developing an effective behavioral healthcare practice. The goal of this plan is to help students create a strategy for the management of a behavioral healthcare organization. The cumulative plan will consist of three […]

Pinpoint a nuisance/undesired behavior that you’ve observed in your current or past workplace. Create two ABC tables, one for the nuisance behavior, and one for the desired behavior (see example below). Provide examples of the antecedents and consequences for both, and categorize 3 of the consequences per table (6 total) using Daniels’ PIC/NIC analysis categories. […]

Organizations often provide great resources for scholars working in specific fields. The student/scholar looking into the Battle of Gettysburg might find great information and some key leads by looking at the Gettysburg Foundation website here. Links to an external site. The student studying steam-powered trains might be similarly aided by a visit to the website […]

The major project in this class is your persuasive research essay. Your research essay must be a 10-12 page (approximately 2500-3000 word) essay that takes a clearly definable stance regarding an issue, supports it with credible research, and defends it effectively in an appropriate academic writing style. The essay should demonstrate the standards of good […]

The research paper will be 6 double-spaced pages in text length, not including cover page, Table of Contents, References, or Appendices. The Paper must be written according to APA style and be carefully referenced. The purpose of this paper is to take a narrow leadership topic and do an in-depth review of the current literature […]

The purpose of this assignment is to identify an organizational problem to solve within your current workplace or industry by using an affinity diagram to brainstorm the root causes of the organizational problem and potential solutions for addressing it. For this assignment, the first step is to identify an organizational problem to solve. This is […]

An affinity diagram is a visual tool that organizes ideas by theme; they are often used in brainstorming sessions to determine both root causes and potential solutions for a problem. Use this tool to brainstorm a viable business problem and its root causes and determine the best one that fits within the scope of influence […]

ICD 10 was developed by the World Health Organization as a unique system for morbidity and mortality reporting. ICD diagnostic coding should accurately reflect the healthcare provider’s findings. Diagnostic coding is a major factor in obtaining insurance reimbursement as well as maintaining patient records. Apply your current knowledge of accurate code selection. Include all the […]

You have learned about the two indexes in the CPT code set from the chapter readings. These are the Alphabetic Index and the Tabular index. The Alphabetic Index can be located at the end of the CPT manual. This is set up similar to a medical dictionary and has main terms that are in bold […]

As a medical coder, you will be responsible for reviewing patient documentation for encounters that has been added to an Electronic Health Record by a provider. You will ensure the accuracy and integrity of the codes that are used. Additionally, you will review each medical record for compliance purposes and report issues that may be […]