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Case Study: South Town Medical Center

Read the South Town Medical Center case study on pages 443 – 445 of your text book, and answer the three questions at the end.

1. Analyze the data in Figure 11.22 and, using the appropriate control chart, determine whether the system is in control.

2. Using the data in Table 11.12, develop appropriate control charts to determine whether the coding process is under control for each doctor.

3. Suggest recommendations to reduce billing errors.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.