Admitting officer vs emergency room registrar

Differences between admitting officer and emergency room registrar duties and responsibilities

Admitting officer example responsibilities.

• Manage confidential patient information according to HIPPA guidelines.
• Register new patients and update existing patient demographics by collecting patient detail personal and financial information.
• Perform annual privacy audit to ensure all policies and procedures are in compliance with current HIPAA guidelines.
• Obtain and register patient information appropriately, respecting HIPAA regulations.
• Register patients in the emergency room, interview and inform patients of financial responsibility and collect deductibles.
• Coordinate check-in processes by contacting insurance providers to verify correct insurance information and get authorization for proper billing codes.
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Emergency room registrar example responsibilities.

• Manage Medicare, Medicaid environment and third party reimbursements.
• Maintain direct involvement in interviewing patients and gathering demographic data and account information, as well as in validating insurance coverage.
• Complete paperwork and enter all info into MediTech database.
• Handle all patient information according to NYSDOH according to HIPPA compliance.
• Register patients for walk-in lab and x-ray utilizing ICD9 and CPT coding.
• Maintain data accuracy in MEDITECH to provide quality assurance and financial process in order to have prompt collections.
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