Understanding the Patient Intake Process
UNDERSTANDING THE PATIENT INTAKE PROCESS
Judy Lintner
HCR 220
Shatondra Surulere
There are many ways to improve patient intake procedures. One of the ways has been recently in the news. It was created with Salesforce.com’s Force.com enterprise application development platform. It is run on staff members AppleIphones. This replaces a manual process. It has cut the admission process from 18 hours to sometimes less than 1 hour. Having this done on the AppleIphone keeps the protection on health information. When putting this procedure on the AppleIphone it saves time for both the staff and patient. You, as a staff member have to realize that each patient is an individual. Each patient has unique healthcare needs. There are four steps to be taken to hae a quick and efficient patient intake experience. Step 1: The first thing that has to be done is to have the diagnosis from your doctor that you need this procedure. Step 2: Download, print and fill out forms at home at your leisure. When you come in for your appointment, bring or e-mail the completed forms. This will expedite the intake process. If there are any questions about the forms, fixing the details, is easier than completing the whole form at the provider’s office. Step 3: Call to speak to your billing specialist if you have any questions or concerns about the cost of this procedure. This would be the time to ask any questions that are insurance related, or any questions about the patient intake procedure or forms. Step 4: Call to make your first appointment, and to schedule your procedure. When you are at home and fill out the patient intake forms at your own pace. It can make the intake procedure quicker and go a whole lot smoother. When the office has little, if any, questions, it can expedite the paperwork procedure. The patient can download the papers and print them off, or you are able to complete the forms on the computer, and e-mail them to your doctor’s
Judy Lintner
HCR 220
Shatondra Surulere
There are many ways to improve patient intake procedures. One of the ways has been recently in the news. It was created with Salesforce.com’s Force.com enterprise application development platform. It is run on staff members AppleIphones. This replaces a manual process. It has cut the admission process from 18 hours to sometimes less than 1 hour. Having this done on the AppleIphone keeps the protection on health information. When putting this procedure on the AppleIphone it saves time for both the staff and patient. You, as a staff member have to realize that each patient is an individual. Each patient has unique healthcare needs. There are four steps to be taken to hae a quick and efficient patient intake experience. Step 1: The first thing that has to be done is to have the diagnosis from your doctor that you need this procedure. Step 2: Download, print and fill out forms at home at your leisure. When you come in for your appointment, bring or e-mail the completed forms. This will expedite the intake process. If there are any questions about the forms, fixing the details, is easier than completing the whole form at the provider’s office. Step 3: Call to speak to your billing specialist if you have any questions or concerns about the cost of this procedure. This would be the time to ask any questions that are insurance related, or any questions about the patient intake procedure or forms. Step 4: Call to make your first appointment, and to schedule your procedure. When you are at home and fill out the patient intake forms at your own pace. It can make the intake procedure quicker and go a whole lot smoother. When the office has little, if any, questions, it can expedite the paperwork procedure. The patient can download the papers and print them off, or you are able to complete the forms on the computer, and e-mail them to your doctor’s
References: Medical Insurance www.Patient intake forms.pdf.