I am planning on going in to work tomorrow, at least for a few hours, maybe a half a day. The plan is to move some files (I'm going to stay in the same office, so I need to switch the outpatient visit authorisations and the surgery ones, as the woman who has the other office said I was welcome to, so long as she knows where things are.) I also have some authorisations to document that we didn't get in today because I trained all day on surgeries and off-site imaging and testing. Finally, I'll work the queue, filling out forms and creating a running request for clinical notes that can be fulfilled by the medical records department on Monday so I can fax a whole bunch of requests then.
That should keep me occupied for quite awhile. I'm going to run by the storage unit earlier in the morning and get out one of the folding bookcases to take in since I can park in the building's parking lot tomorrow.
On Monday, I'm training from 7-9 and then will be in the rehab department all pretty much all day, or at least till 3 or so. I think I return to my desk then if I remember right. Tuesday I'll train from 7-9, be in rehab for the rest of that morning, leave for an appointment, and come back from 3-5 for more training. Wednesday and Thursday I'll train from 7-9, be in rehab from about 9-12 and then in my office thereafter. By then I should be doing my job with my trainer nearby for any questions. On Friday I'll be in my office all day and should be working on my own, again, with her just a couple of offices away if I need her. Meanwhile, she's going to train my replacement on Monday and as needed throughout the week. So hopefully I won't be doing it all for very long. I seriously don't know how she's done it for months now, with just a couple of things taken over temporarily by others. The off-sites alone could be a full-time job. Scheduling is difficult and can be frustrating, as you are playing go-between between families and facilities. One she showed me today took about 45 minutes to hash out. That's my part, the scheduling, as my replacement has already been doing the pre-auths for those and they didn't see any reason to switch, even though the others were doing the opposite section prior to this.
So I'll be responsible for getting pre-authorisations for surgery cases that are done in our ambulatory surgery centre, as well as those of our patients done at the university that have out-of-state Medicaid, and patients undergoing halo traction, which is a long inpatient stay, plus scheduling the MRIs, ultrasounds, and EMGs that are done at the university and other facilities. My counterpart will get authorisations for outpatient visits and off-site imaging and tests. There are some others things--reports and audits, for example, but that's the bulk of it. For the outpatient visits, there's a lot of faxing. For surgeries, there is more contact via phone with the insurance companies, plus, of course, the scheduling is mainly done via phone. We will, of course, be each other's back up and help each other as needed, too. I think we can work well together. We're a little more isolated from the department--on a different floor, in fact. But because we deal with so much protected health information, we each get our own offices, which is nice. You've seen mine. I like the setup there better as the desk is on the left facing out towards the common area and so the phone and computer are on the left. I am right-handed, so I prefer the phone on the left so I can write with my right hand, although I have a headset, too, and that will help.
If I stay for four hours tomorrow, I'll have a total of 22 and a half hours of overtime for the two-week pay period or an average of about 10 hours a weekday. Which is good, as I have to file my taxes still, and then pay on them. The overtime won't last forever, but I'm trying to do as much as I can while it's approved.
Okay, I'm going to try to get some notes transcribed for the game Sunday. I'm assuming we'll do that. It's supposed to be 95 degrees that day, and I'm not sure we'll be comfortable, but we'll try anyway. :)
Good night.
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