The purpose of your memo-report is to respond to your supervisor's inquiry regarding a problem in your company or at your place of work. You will not offer a definitive resolution for the problem in this memo. You want your supervisor to know that you are willing to further research the problem to determine alternative solutions and a final recommendation.One such problem is the miscoding of tests, which can lead to a loss of patients and revenue for the company. In this memo, I will be discussing the symptoms, effects, and possible remedies for this problem.

One of your goals is to concisely form your problem and cause statement. The problem is miscoding of tests, which can lead to a loss of patients and revenue for the company. In this memo, I will be discussing the symptoms, effects, and possible remedies for this problem.

Regularly, problems are first usually sensed with symptoms. For example, before you know what kind of infection you have, symptoms such as a fever, runny nose, and lethargy are presented. The same holds true about problems and symptoms in business. Effects, then, are impacts. For example, an impact of the flu virus is missed work, decreased pay, and anxiety associated with making up work missed.

Cause of the problem Analyze and explain the situation to determine the exact cause.

Your topic sentence for this section shouldstate the problem and the cause of the problem in one sentence. Provide additional detail about thecircumstances surrounding the primary cause on the company. You may describesecondary causes in this section. Most importantly, though, determine what is causing theproblem situation: for example, the problem with the miscoding of tests is due to lack of training on the new EMR system.

Effects of the problem

What are the impacts of the problem on the company? Impacts are usually more quantitative. What is this problem causing or costing the company? For example, the practice is spending 30 hours a month correcting coding errors which translates to $2,200 per month; you can calculate the approximate amount of your stated effects. Iwould recommend adding in-text citation here to identify the source from where you obtained this data.

Alternative Remedies

Describe your three most viable alternatives to remedy the problem with an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each. Relevant research with in-text citations must be included for each alternative's advantages and disadvantages to meet the required "credibility" threshold. I would recommend augmenting on the weakness of each alternative proposed.

Conclusion (The paper should only have one conclusion)

Summarize with restatement of your purpose, a problem statement that concisely states the effect and cause of the problem situation, and your main ideas from the body of the memo-report. The problem statement should follow restatement of the purpose. For example, Company X is losing an average of #_ of patients a month resulting in a loss of approximately $___ per month because of coding errors in the new EMR system. This statement is followed by a brief recap of the information you would like your reader to remember.Close with a concluding remark that lets your supervisor know you are willing to provide further research to develop a solution.