...Working with Teams HCA 230 March 16, 2014 Linda Jones Working with Teams Inaccurate coding and patient information are slowing down production and delaying payments to the doctor. This team plan report will explain how a new process will be implemented. As director of the billing department, I created a process to help solve problems on this issue. A team will be assembled to solve problems due to the fact that the current process is not working and losing productivity. We need to find where the error is and recoup the loss revenue; this will be our goal. The front office personnel that checks in a patient upon arrival is the first person to question. Once the insurance card and demographic page are obtained, that information needs to be compared to the information on file to ensure that it is accurate, and up to date, this is an important step. At every visit take a copy of the insurance card. This does not change even if the patient was just in a few weeks ago, this is to establish a quality routine. Now the front office needs to check with the insurance carrier to see if a referral is needed. Not all insurance carriers require a referral for a family practice; however some have advantages when they use a doctor in the network. The medical assistant will ask the patient the reason for the visit when they are in the examining room. The medical assistant is to write down the information...
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...What works? What is a team is a group of individuals with a common goal or purpose there are there are many dynamics when it comes there are many dynamics when it comes to working effectively as a team. When working as a team the best thing that works is communication, performance, reliability, constructively, having these item listed as a team that works. What doesn't? When a team doesn’t work usually all or some of the items listed above. That’s why it it very important to follow that guidance that are places on your team until completion. What do you do when a communication breakdown occurs within a team? There are several things that you can do when a communication breakdown occurs within a team. Breakdown often happens when someone has false assumptions about what someone is or is not supporting a team. So confirming that everyone is on the same page is on way to clear up any misunderstand standings within a team. Write a communication plan for your group that includes ways to prevent communication breakdowns, and ways to fix communication breakdowns when they occur. Fortunately there are numerous things that can do to prevent breakdowns ways to fix communication breakdowns when they occur. One thing that you can do Be sure to include examples of teams where communication breakdowns occurred, identify where, when and how the breakdown happened, and why. List possible ways the communication breakdown could have been prevented or fixed...
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...Activity 3.1 Working in a good team can be very encouraging and rewarding; within a good performing team you will see that each member has clear roles and responsibilities in order to accomplish results. They can come together for a short or longer period of time with specific roles and objectives to achieve their goal. In a good working group/team each member comes together to achieve a particular task, they support each other, make decisions and take action. When assembling a team it’s good practice to bring together individuals with different viewpoints, different backgrounds, from different departments with different skills, competencies and knowledge to get the task completed especially if you are working on a specific project. Belbin...
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...Management Assignment Working in a team Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to identify what team work is. A team work came to be defined as: “A tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way“ Dr Meredith Belbin It is important to outline key issues and conceptions involved in team work like communication, team role, coordination and team structure. The big factor of effectively team working is communication. Belbin shows if members of team are not communicating and working together, this can lead to number of problems and mistakes. I commenced employment with Equniti-ICS on 9th February 2009 as a Payroll Administrator, so have been employed with the company just over two years. From my point of view communication with team members gave me opportunity to gain more experience and knowledge about payroll services. After nine month I was promoted to Trainee payroll controller role and I continued to work with my team member and with customers. In my current role I process 15 payrolls for 10 different clients. Without help for team member I would not have the skills and knowledge to prioritise and manage such a heavy workload. My team is coordinated by supervisor and everyone has their role within the team depend what experience and knowledge they have. The supervisor is allocating roles to a team and people are more confident when their skills and knowledge had been used in the correct area. In our team is an organisational...
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...Work is better completed by teams rather than by individuals. Many people have conflicting arguments either for or against the above statement. Some argue that more work can be completed by teams and some argue that individuals can complete more work. I, however, am going to argue that more work can be completed by an individual if the circumstances are right. Doing individual work allows one to have more freedom about doing certain things. All kinds of elements come in to play here. We have the time factor first off. If an individual is very pressed for time, as most are when working for an organization, projects can be done a day in advance. Although I wouldn’t recommend this, it most certainly happens day to day among individuals. With a group or team, deadlines must be met in order to collaborate with the group, adding more pressure upon a certain individual. For instance, I’m going to relate this to school, more precisely this semester. I have a “group” project coming up in roughly two weeks. With so many other tasks going on, due before this time I might add, I don’t have time to dedicate all of my focus on this project just yet. This doesn’t concern my group members. There is no communication amongst this group, and they tell me they want the power point slides in less than a week! Doing this adds all sorts of pressure to me. And let me add one more note. I didn’t have a say in when this power point was due. Saying this brings up another important point I believe is...
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...statement ‘people working in teams always achieve their goals more efficiently and effectively than people working alone’. By relating academic research and the author’s personal observations to the theories of team development, team design, team effectiveness and motivation, this report will identify and analyse key factors that impact on team performance both positively and negatively to assist in drawing a conclusion as to the validity of the above statement. 1.2 Relevance With every day that goes by the world edges closer to a globalized economy; as the furious advancement of technology continues with unyielding pace, organisations are expanding at a rate that is phenomenal. These organisations have started to reach for every source of information from newspapers to academic journals, from discoveries to breakthroughs to find a way to feed their growing expansion even faster. And with that has come the subject of teams. Numerous articles have been published about the benefits of teams. Peters & Waterman, (1982) as cited in Castka et al.,(2001) refer to teamwork as a critical factor in the most successful of companies. Another author, Colenso, (2000) as cited in Castka et al., (2001), suggests that if teams are used effectively it can result in significant improvements to productivity, creativity and employee satisfaction. The results of this research allow readers to gain some insight into the critical issues that affect team performance. 2.0 Teams 2.1 Definition ...
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...Working with Teams HCA / 230 March 25, 2012 Nakia Best Option 1: Team Plan Report (700-1,050 words) Employees from the billing department are not receiving the accurate codes and information needed for data entry, slowing production and payment for the doctor. As head of the billing department, you have been delegated to lead a problem-solving team to resolve this issue. 1. Answer the following questions: What combination of communication skills do you need on your team? Why? * * The combination of communication skill necessary for my team would be those who have experience in medical billing and coding, individuals that work well collaborating with others, those who enjoy the challenge of developing and implementing new strategies, those who are able to communicate effectively without insulting others on the team, individuals who are able to make decisions, multi-task, and are able to motivate other team members. All of the attributes described above are vital so that my team can produce results in as efficient of a manner as possible. * How will you organize and structure your team? * I will recruit approximately 5-7 members who have diversity, both personally and professionally, with a mix of men and women, and have different racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. By having an odd number I will eliminate the possibility of tie votes. This number will also assure a fair representation of varied points of view and reduce the manageability...
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...Working with Teams HCA/230 Pamela Abram Heather Dupuis July 8, 2012 Introduction This team has been put together to try and resolve a problem that has been occurring and affecting our billing department’s ability to submit medical claims in a timely manner and the doctor’s receiving payment. The billing department has informed me that they are not receiving the correct and necessary information for them to submit clean claims to the insurance companies. Our job as a team is to come up with a solution that will ensure the billing department gets all information they need to submit claims. I have chosen you five individuals because you all possess the knowledge of the company workings since you all have been working for this company a long time. As stated by Mickan & Rodger (2005, p.359), “team members are required to be socially competent and willing to share information, negotiate decisions, and solve problems.” You show accountability in your work, trustworthiness, respect toward your co-workers and superiors, enthusiasm in your job, and have shown a willingness to resolve conflicts when they arise. Now let us look at what our team needs to possess and how we will organize this team, your roles or functions, and the necessary problem-solving skills needed in order to resolve the billing department’s problem. Communication Skills There are certain communications skills that we need to have in order to make this team effort successful...
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...people with the right communication ability, are with me. I would need a combination of assertive and aggressive communication ability on the team, in a bid to tackle the entire problem fair and square. The assertive communication style of person will be very useful in this problem solving agenda in a way that he will allow you and others to share information openly, truthfully without victimization of segregation. Trust will be built, needs will be met, and then problems will be solved. I will also look for people with aggressive communication style to fill in the committee because that style of communication will help us to achieve the result of getting people to co-operate with us. Most people would prefer to avoid confrontation with people who are aggressive. This reaction of people toward aggressive people will enable us achieve the aim of getting to find the facts that will lead to problem solutions. Every team will have to be organized to perform optimally. This organization will bring about clearer focus and purpose for us to achieve our goal. It starts by recruiting members. Members are recruited voluntarily which will ensure that they give their best there will flexibility of ideas. People can be allowed to express their views and have a larger pool of experienced people to choose from rather than those compelled to join the team. The willingness to work will help the committee...
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...“Working in Teams” Video Analysis Name University: <Course> <XX/XX/XXXX> “Working in Teams” Video Analysis Effective Team or Not The three characteristics of effective team work The first characteristic of effective teams is that the team members should agree to come up with a goal and make some actions to achieve the goal. This characteristic is evident in forming storming and norming stages of team development. When team member come together, know each other and understand each other’s efforts for team work. They set up a common goal and all agree to pay their efforts on it. This like an agreement that make members willing to be satisfied with the common purpose and willing to take action to get the goal. The second characteristic is mutual accountable. Each member of the team should be accountable to their performance for meeting their goal and their attitude to each other. They are responsible to be honest and work-hard in their team. The third characteristic is a team culture about trust and cooperation. The members of the team may have different culture, different habit, and different thoughts. These people come up with a team so that they need to be an organization and they need to know how to cooperate with others. Within a team, diversity ideas and opinions are great, that means the team work will be more perfect. But also each member should know how to respect other people and how express themselves in more efficient ways. These two characteristic...
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...Working in Groups and Teams 2015 Working in Groups and Teams Upon completing the self-assessment “Evaluate Team Members Effectiveness”, the results were as I expected and allow me to see where improvement of my team member effectiveness is needed. Though I am not bragging, I do have many strengths when it comes to working in a team, however, those strengths have been developed over many years of working in a team environment, and there are a few places that need improvement still. Although” social loafing” is not something I believe I have ever been guilty of, though that could be my perception of my actions, but I have always been one to push to meet the goals set in front of the team. This also allows us to put our best foot forward so to speak and allows us to work effectively in team environments, either on the job or in class. Team development in the work environment can give clear advantages to workers, especially if they are effective team members. Self-Assessment The completing of the “Evaluate Team Members Effectiveness” self-assessment yielded results that were not surprising to me. It is important to me to contribute as much as possible to my teams’ efforts to complete a job or assignment. In order to do this there has to be quality interaction with my teammates and that interaction must be quality interaction to help with the assignment and keep us on track. Seeing the results of the self-assessment did make me realize that I need to trust my teams’ abilities...
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...Many projects in a workplace may be too large for one individual to handle, or complete to a high standard against the time frame targeted. Organisations employ teams into their structure to distribute tasks to all members to ensure achievable workload. Teams are a group of people with a variety of skills who all work together to serve a focused purpose but need varied inputs to achieve overall tasks. Further defined, “a team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals and approach for which they are mutually accountable” (SMITH,J. 1993. Teams and leadership (8th November 2011). An organization benefits from this array of minds, skills, views, tactical approaches and problem solving from a team oppose to one individual carrying out the task. A team helps productivity of the tasks completion and improves time taken to complete task aims because individuals have manageable workload. A team caries out tasks that contribute to the organisation overall purpose and aims, therefor leadership is needed to be implemented in order for the teams direction and output to be accurate towards the organisation, of standard and completed in time frame needed. “ Leadership is the art to influencing and directing people in such a way that will win their obedience, confidence, respect and loyal cooperation in achieving common objectives” JOHNSON, M. 2003 Business Dictionary (8th November 2011). Leadership is carried out by a leader...
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...Working with Teams Working with Teams Team Plan Report Introduction: This team, which has been put together to try and resolve a problem that has been occurring and affecting our billing department’s ability to submit medical claims in a timely manner and the doctor is receiving payment. The billing department has informed me that they are not receiving the correct and necessary information for them to submit clean claims to the insurance companies. Our job as a team is to come up with a solution that will ensure the billing department gets all information they need to submit claims accurately and in a timely manner. I have chosen you five individuals because you all possess the knowledge of the company workings since you all have been working for this company a long time. As stated by Mickan & Rodger (2005), “team members are required to be socially competent and willing to share information, negotiate decisions, and solve problems” (p. 359). You show accountability in your work, trustworthiness, respect toward your co-workers and superiors, enthusiasm in your job, and have shown a willingness to resolve conflicts when they arise. Now let us look at what our team needs to possess and how we will organize this team, your roles or functions, and the necessary problem-solving skills needed in order to resolve the billing department’s problem. Communication Skills: There are certain communications skills that we need to have in order to make this team...
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...effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause or working in a team. Teamwork is often a crucial part of a business, as it is often necessary for colleagues to work well together, trying their best in any circumstance. Teamwork means that people will try to cooperate, using their individual skills and providing constructive feedback, despite any personal conflict between individuals. Teamwork can be likened to two compounds, almost essential to modern life. It’s the glue which keeps a team together, a bond which promotes strength, unity, reliability and support. Teamwork is also the oil that makes the team work. It can enable smoother movement towards targets, can prolong forward momentum, and can help teams to overcome obstacles. Teamwork has the potential to underpin so much of what is valuable in work. In fact, the benefits to be gained from teamwork synergies are essential for the effective management of resources. Teamwork matters because : MOTIVATION, You have a greater number of people working together in close proximity on the same goal. The motivation factor is going to be high especially when the team members understand each other, have a sense of healthy competition, are willing to help the others along and are big-hearted enough to take pride in each other’s successes. After all, what’s the fun in celebrating if you are going to do it alone? Regular team-bonding exercises and outings will also lead to strong friendships...
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...Teams in the 21st Cent SOC/110 November 4, 2013 Teams in the 21st Century From the time that you are a young child you begin to experience working in teams. Teams have become an important part of the 21st Century whether it be in education, athletics, or even at the workplace. In this paper I’ll discuss my experience working in teams, the advantages of being part of a team, and how having stronger team skills could really benefit you. I worked on my first team at the age of eight when I was on my first softball team. I never really knew what being part of a team meant until I played with those girls and that is an experience I have never forgotten even today. As I got older and in high school being part of a team became more common with the DECA club, Student Council, and the Dance Team. Each of these teams are all different in their own way but they each individually taught me skills that I still use to this day. Now that I am older I have realized that not everyone has the same idea or definition of what a team exactly is. As a student at the University of Phoenix working in teams is a big part of my school assignments each week. I have had some really positive experiences but there have been other times when my experiences were not so good. The one consistent problem I seem to have is getting everyone to do their part of the assignment on time or even at all which can be very frustrating at times. When I was younger it was fun to be part of a...
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