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The Ownerless Work Audit

Most practices can tell you what happened to a patient. Far fewer can tell you who owes the next move, or how long they have owed it. Work in that gap gets reported as a follow-up problem, which makes it sound like a discipline issue. Usually it is a missing field.

Pick five pending items and answer three questions about each. It takes a few minutes and the answer is often uncomfortable.

Nothing you type leaves your browser. No signup, no account, and do not enter any patient identifiers: a short label like “lab result, Tuesday” is all this needs.

Items worth picking

  • A lab result that needs a call to the patient
  • A prior authorisation waiting on the payer
  • A referral that has not come back
  • A denied claim waiting on an appeal
  • A medication question left on voicemail
Who owns this item right now?
Does anything record how long it has been waiting?
If that person is unavailable tomorrow, what happens to it?
Who owns this item right now?
Does anything record how long it has been waiting?
If that person is unavailable tomorrow, what happens to it?
Who owns this item right now?
Does anything record how long it has been waiting?
If that person is unavailable tomorrow, what happens to it?
Who owns this item right now?
Does anything record how long it has been waiting?
If that person is unavailable tomorrow, what happens to it?
Who owns this item right now?
Does anything record how long it has been waiting?
If that person is unavailable tomorrow, what happens to it?