Prepare a diagram 0 DFD for New Century. Be sure to show numbered processes for handling appointment processing, payment and insurance processing, report processing, and records maintenance. Also, prepare lower-level DFDs for each numbered process. Sample DFDs follow:

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The data flows are as follows:
APPOINTMENT DATA
APPOINTMENT LIST
APPOINTMENT REQUEST
APPT DATA
CALL LIST
CALL LIST DATA
CHARGES
CLAIM
CLAIM STATUS SUMMARY
CPT CODES
CPT FEE SCHEDULE
FEE AND SERVICE DATA
FEE DATA
HOUSEHOLD CHANGE
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD UPDATE
INSURANCE CARRIER DATA
INSURANCE CHANGE
INSURANCE CLAIM DATA
INSURANCE COMPANY REPORT
INSURANCE PAYMENT
INSURANCE UPDATE
MAILING LABEL DATA
MAILING LABELS
MTD PAYMENTS
OFFICE STAFF REPORTS AND OUTPUTS
PATIENT CHANGE
PATIENT DATA
PATIENT INPUTS
PATIENT PAYMENT
PATIENT REPORTS AND OUTPUTS
PATIENT UPDATE
PROVIDER APPOINTMENT DATA
PROVIDER CHANGE
PROVIDER CHARGES
PROVIDER DATA
PROVIDER INPUTS
PROVIDER REPORT
PROVIDER REPORT DATA
PROVIDER REPORTS AND OUTPUTS
PROVIDER UPDATE
REMINDER POSTCARD
REMINDER POSTCARD DATA
SCHEDULED APPT DATA
SCHEDULED SERVICE DATA
SERVICE CHARGE
SERVICE DATA
STATEMENT
STATEMENT DATA
YTD PAYMENTS

The data stores are as follows:
COMPLETED APPT DATA
COMPLETED SERVICE DATA
CPT FEE SCHEDULE
HOUSEHOLDS
INSURANCE CARRIERS
MTD CHARGES
MTD PAYMENTS
PATIENTS
PENDING INSURANCE CLAIMS
PROVIDERS
SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT DATA
SCHEDULED SERVICE DATA

The data elements for each data store are as follows:
COMPLETED APPT DATA (D27)
Data elements:
APPOINTMENT NUMBER
APPOINTMENT DATE
START TIME
END TIME
PATIENT NUMBER
PROVIDER NUMBER

COMPLETED SERVICE DATA (D28)
Data elements:
APPOINTMENT NUMBER
CPT CODE
FEE

CPT FEE SCHEDULE (D18)
Data elements:
CPT CODE
CPT FEE
PROCEDURE NAME

HOUSEHOLDS (D5)
Data elements:
HOUSEHOLD NUMBER The data flows are as follows:
APPOINTMENT DATA
APPOINTMENT LIST
APPOINTMENT REQUEST
APPT DATA
CALL LIST
CALL LIST DATA
CHARGES
CLAIM
CLAIM STATUS SUMMARY
CPT CODES
CPT FEE SCHEDULE
FEE AND SERVICE DATA
FEE DATA
HOUSEHOLD CHANGE
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD UPDATE
INSURANCE CARRIER DATA
INSURANCE CHANGE
INSURANCE CLAIM DATA
INSURANCE COMPANY REPORT
INSURANCE PAYMENT
INSURANCE UPDATE
MAILING LABEL DATA
MAILING LABELS
MTD PAYMENTS
OFFICE STAFF REPORTS AND OUTPUTS
PATIENT CHANGE
PATIENT DATA
PATIENT INPUTS
PATIENT PAYMENT
PATIENT REPORTS AND OUTPUTS
PATIENT UPDATE

HOUSEHOLD FIRST NAME
HOUSEHOLD LAST NAME
HOUSEHOLD ADDRESS
HOUSEHOLD CITY
HOUSEHOLD STATE
HOUSEHOLD HOME PHONE
HOUSEHOLD WORK PHONE
INSURANCE CO. NUMBER
EMPLOYER GROUP NUMBER
YTD HOUSEHOLD CHARGES
YTD HOUSEHOLD PAYMENTS
YTD INSURANCE PAYMENTS
PRIOR BALANCE

INSURANCE CARRIERS (D8)
Data elements:
INSURANCE CO. NUMBER
INSURANCE CO. NAME
INSURANCE ADDRESS 1
INSURANCE ADDRESS 2
INSURANCE CITY
INSURANCE STATE
INSURANCE ZIP
INSURANCE PHONE

MTD CHARGES (D7)
Data elements:
HOUSEHOLD NUMBER
APPOINTMENT NUMBER
CPT CODE
PROVIDER NUMBER
FEE

MTD PAYMENTS (D4)
Data elements:
HOUSEHOLD NUMBER
PAYMENT DATE
PAYMENT AMOUNT
PAYMENT SOURCE
INSURANCE CO. NUMBER

PATIENTS (D2)
Data elements:
PATIENT NUMBER
PATIENT LAST NAME
PATIENT FIRST NAME
BIRTHDATE
HOUSEHOLD NUMBER
RELATIONSHIP CODE
LAST EXAM

PENDING INSURANCE CLAIMS (D22)
Data elements:
INSURANCE CO. NUMBER
EMPLOYER GROUP NUMBER
APPOINTMENT NUMBER
CLAIM AMOUNT
PAYMENT AMOUNT
PAYMENT DATE
INSURANCE CHARGES MTD
INSURANCE CHARGES YTD
INSURANCE PAYMENTS MTD
INSURANCE PAYMENTS YTD
INSURANCE BALANCE OUTSTANDING

PROVIDERS (D3)
Data elements:
PROVIDER NUMBER
PROVIDER NAME
CHARGES MTD
CHARGES YTD

SCHEDULED APPT DATA (D25)
Data elements:
APPOINTMENT NUMBER
APPOINTMENT DATE
START TIME
END TIME
PATIENT NUMBER
PROVIDER NUMBER

SCHEDULED SERVICE DATA (D26)
Data elements:
APPOINTMENT NUMBER
CPT CODE
FEE