Associate Level Material
Appendix F

Career Self-Reflection II

Medical regulatory and legal compliance are important areas of health records management. Consider how deeply you might be interested in overseeing these aspects of patient information in your professional work.

From what you have learned about compliance issues so far, highlight the choices that best reflect your career interests and explain your reasons:

1. I would enjoy the authority for seeing that documents within patient files are complete, legible, and organized appropriately.

• True • False

because: While this type of authority comes with greater liability, I like knowing that I can personally ensure that the information provided is not only accurate and complete, but is also organized in a manner that is the most beneficial to my facility.

2. I would enjoy the authority for ensuring that patient files are filed accurately.

• True • False

because: The accurate filing of patient records is vital to maintaining office standards and streamlining the practices of the office. I would want to guarantee that this procedure was followed correctly, as it is necessary for all office members to more accurately perform their tasks.

3. I would enjoy the authority for developing procedures to track and circulate medical records effectively.

• True • False

because: I enjoy problem solving and finding ways to increase efficiency. The ability to develop procedures would also allow me to take into account the preferences of my coworkers in order to best create a system that all employees can benefit from.

4. I would enjoy the authority for training office employees to follow records management standards.

• True • False

because: If I were to already have the authority to control the