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Capstone Projects

Medical Continuing Disability Review Workload

Program: Health Information Management Technology Bachelor's
Host Company: Social Security Administration Office
Location: Rice Lake, Wisconsin (onsite)
Student: Amanda Kern

Medical Continuing Disability Review Workload

Project Description:

  • Assist with organizing and developing the medical continuing disability review workload.
  • Make recommendations as identified for process improvement
  • Miscellaneous

Project Objectives:

Assist with the medical continuing disability review workload as security protocols allow.

Project Tasks:

  • Print and mail continuing disability review forms.
  • Prepare reviews to be sent to disability examiners for review.
  • Review releases and copy medical folders.
  • Assist with processing incoming and outgoing correspondence.
  • Pull and ship folders according to schedule.
  • Miscellaneous clerical duties as needed.
  • Assist with potential fraud cases
  • Document imaging to include copy records to CD.

Work will be done on-site at the SSA office primarily under the supervision and direction of the office manager.  Work will typically be done on Mondays and Thursdays from 8 to 1.