As mentioned in the Presentation for points, hospitals generally have large departments that are responsible for major business functions.

For your Main Post, review the billing cycle and share information with the class on:

• The responsibilities of the Health Information Management (HIM) department.
• The three major steps of a patient's hospital stay from the insurer's perspective.
• The differences in coding between Doctor's offices and Hospitals.

For your Follow Up posts, review the Main Posts of two or more of your classmates, and:

• Describe the inpatient registration process.
• Discuss the master patient index.
• Explain the importance of pre-procedure patient consent.