Admitting interviewer vs patient registrar

The differences between admitting interviewers and patient registrars 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 registrar takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an admitting interviewer has an average salary of $35,331, which is higher than the $33,494 average annual salary of a patient registrar.

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

Admitting interviewer vs patient registrar overview

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Registrar
Yearly salary	$35,331	$33,494
Hourly rate	$16.99	$16.10
Growth rate	-	-4%
Number of jobs	13,497	86,721
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	2	4

Admitting interviewer vs patient registrar salary

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

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Registrar
Average salary	$35,331	$33,494
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $46,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Guidehouse
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between admitting interviewer and patient registrar education

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

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

Admitting interviewer vs patient registrar demographics

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

	Admitting Interviewer	Patient Registrar
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian, 6.4% White, 53.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	7%

Differences between admitting interviewer and patient registrar 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 registrar example responsibilities.

Process release of information requests according to HIPAA regulations and manage valuables safe for entire facility.
Specialize in high degree of compassion when communicating with patients providing information and insurance details.
Receive patients, record patient demographic information and verify insurance for emergency department, laboratory, and radiology
Register patients and ensure correctness of all demographic information in AS400, verify insurance on various websites and collect patient co-payments.
Update demographics, billing information, Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance during patient interviews to obtain pertinent registration information.
Enter confidential personal health information and financial information into IDX system with a high rate of accuracy and confidentiality.

Admitting interviewer vs patient registrar skills

Common admitting interviewer skills

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

Common patient registrar skills

Patients, 25%
Customer Service, 11%
Medical Terminology, 11%
Patient Registration, 4%
Patient Care, 4%
Insurance Verification, 3%

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