Admitting interviewer vs patient access representative

The differences between admitting interviewers and patient access representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an admitting interviewer, becoming a patient access representative takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an admitting interviewer has an average salary of $35,331, which is higher than the $33,603 average annual salary of a patient access representative.

The top three skills for an admitting interviewer include patients, insurance eligibility and insurance verification. The most important skills for a patient access representative are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Admitting interviewer vs patient access representative overview

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Access Representative
Yearly salary	$35,331	$33,603
Hourly rate	$16.99	$16.16
Growth rate	-	-4%
Number of jobs	13,497	151,077
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	2	4

Admitting interviewer vs patient access representative salary

Admitting interviewers and patient access representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Access Representative
Average salary	$35,331	$33,603
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $46,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Springfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between admitting interviewer and patient access representative education

There are a few differences between an admitting interviewer and a patient access representative in terms of educational background:

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Access Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Health Care Administration	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Pennsylvania

Admitting interviewer vs patient access representative demographics

Here are the differences between admitting interviewers' and patient access representatives' demographics:

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Access Representative
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%	Male, 14.5% Female, 85.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% Asian, 4.5% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 6.5% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	7%

Differences between admitting interviewer and patient access representative duties and responsibilities

Admitting interviewer example responsibilities.

Manage confidential patient information according to HIPPA guidelines.
Remain positive in every negative situation, using compassion and personality appropriately to asses and diffuse critical situations.
Assign ICD-9 and CPT coding on all admissions.
Interview patients; verify demographic and insurance information in the Invision application program.

Patient access representative example responsibilities.

Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPPA and clinic.
Conduct intensive screening of all Medicare, Medicaid and manage care patients for provider service eligibility.
Educate eligible applicants about Medicaid manage care and how to access benefits in a manage care environment.
Run internal reports to ensure ICD 9 and CPT procedure codes are accurate for billing for Medicare and Medicaid patients.
Deliver quality customer service and compassion while obtaining demographic and financial data from patients seeking emergency medical services.
Operate front desk check-in, preparation of charts, receive payments and balance books at the end of the day.

Admitting interviewer vs patient access representative skills

Common admitting interviewer skills

Patients, 32%
Insurance Eligibility, 9%
Insurance Verification, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Epic, 7%
Data Entry, 5%

Common patient access representative skills

Patients, 20%
Customer Service, 13%
Medical Terminology, 9%
Patient Care, 5%
Patient Registration, 5%
Insurance Verification, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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