LP8.1 Assignment Daily Activities

Instructions

Part 1: Read Assignment 9.3 in Plunketts Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant on page 197.

Prepare a page for a medical office procedures manual entitled Daily Activity Routine. You will have to imagine what duties you would perform and the order in which they would be done for an entire day. Also, decide whether the doctor has office hours all day or just in the morning or afternoon. Choose the type of medical office (private practice, hospital, admitting, clinic reception, or other) in which you hope to find employment when you graduate.

Part 2: Critical thinking Incoming Mail

You are a medical office assistant in a small office. Mail has gotten lost when it has been placed on the physicians desk. Describe three strategies that you can implement to prevent mail from getting lost or misplaced.