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Ch 2/6/06 5:51 PM Page 85. SECTION TWO. Hospital Billing and Coding Process Patient Accounts and Data Flow in the Hospital The Hospital Billing Process Accounts Receivable (A/R) Management Ch 2/6/06 5:51 PM Page 87. 87 Section One: Section Title Chapter 00: Chapter Title 87. Chapter 4. Patient Accounts and Data Flow in the Hospital The purpose of this chapter is to provide a basic under- standing of the patient care Process and how data flow within a Hospital from the time a patient is admitted to when charges are Outline submitted for patient care services . The flow of information is a PATIENT ACCOUNTS DATA FLOW. critical factor in providing efficient patient care and Billing for Outpatient services rendered during the patient visit. The Process of ambulatory surgery admitting, treating, discharging, and Billing patient care services Inpatient requires various departments to perform specific functions simultaneously. One function is to document all information PATIENT ADMISSION. regarding patient care services including the patient's condition, Preadmission Testing disease, injury, illness, or other reason for treatment.

flow of information occur based on whether the patient presents for outpatient services, ambulatory surgery, or inpatient services. The flow of data is similar in each

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