Below is a summary of Stewart’s electronic health record (EHR) activity during his 10-day stay in the hospital. As a medical and health services manager, you are responsible for making sure he receives excellent care. You will also figure Stewart’s bills, consisting of his tests, procedures, room charges, supplies and medications. Using his EHRs, Virtual Physical Exam (VPE) and Internet research, fill out the billing statements and be prepared to share this information with the rest of Stewart’s healthcare team.

To determine the cost of Stewart’s PCP visit and hospital inpatient stay, you will need the following:
  1. Use the blank copies of Stewart’s PCP and Inpatient bills and the Bill Reference to calculate his costs. In his EHRs, look for the number of times a test is administered, number of days a cost is incurred or the units per day a medication is administered. You may need to do additional Internet research. Some helpful sites are www.healthcarebluebook.com, www.fairhealthconsumer.org and www.pharmacychecker.com.

View Stewart’s EHR – Inpatient Chart