1. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter 2 Overview of SimChart for the Medical Office

2. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Overview of SimChart for the Medical Office 1. Describe the medical assistant's role in promoting electronic health records. 2. Log in to SCMO. 3. Find and use the Student Resources available for SCMO. 4. Understand how to view and submit assignments in SCMO. 5. Access the SCMO Simulation Playground and navigate across modules. 6. Identify common buttons and other recurrent elements in SCMO. 7. Explain the difference between active and closed records. 8. Create new patient records in SCMO. 9. Discuss the appropriate use of the Internet in the physician's office. 2 Lesson 2.1

3. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Medical Assistant and EHR Promotion  Medical assistants skilled in EHR are extremely marketable  SCMO will help gain exposure and mastery of EHR systems 3

4. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Log in to SCMO  Remember browsers: Mozilla Firefox or Chrome  Go to http://evolve.elsevier.com/enrollhttp://evolve.elsevier.com/enroll  Under Step 2 on the page, click on the link to self- enroll  Enter course ID and click Submit 4

5. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Student Resources 5

6. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. SCMO Assignment View 6

7. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Modules: Front Office 7

8. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Modules: Clinical Care 8

9. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Modules: Coding and Billing  The main features of the Coding and Billing module include:  Superbill  Ledger  Claim Processing  Daysheet 9

10. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Recurring Features in SCMO  Check boxes and radio buttons  Default settings and Info Panels  Structured and unstructured data entry options  Find Patient tool 10

11. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Find Patient Tool 11

12. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Establishing and Maintaining a Patient Registry  Retention period  Active patient versus closed patient records 12

13. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Entering New Patients in SCMO  From the Simulation Playground, click Patient Demographics icon  Perform a Patient Search first  Click “Add Patient"  Patient Demographics is organized into:  Patient, Guarantor, and Insurance tabs 13

14. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Internet Use in the Medical Office  Professional uses: Patient education, directions, and community resources  Personal uses: Avoid blogs, social media, and personal email accounts during work hours 14

15. Copyright © 2015 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Questions? 15