Admitting officer vs patient registrar

The differences between admitting officers 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 officer, becoming a patient registrar takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a patient registrar has an average salary of $33,494, which is higher than the $33,119 average annual salary of an admitting officer.

The top three skills for an admitting officer include patients, hospital policies and medical terminology. The most important skills for a patient registrar are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Admitting officer vs patient registrar overview

	Admitting Officer	Patient Registrar
Yearly salary	$33,119	$33,494
Hourly rate	$15.92	$16.10
Growth rate	-	-4%
Number of jobs	62,741	86,721
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	2	4

Admitting officer vs patient registrar salary

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

	Admitting Officer	Patient Registrar
Average salary	$33,119	$33,494
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	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 officer and patient registrar education

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

	Admitting Officer	Patient Registrar
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Admitting officer vs patient registrar demographics

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

	Admitting Officer	Patient Registrar
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 15.0% Female, 85.0%	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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 officer and patient 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.

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 officer vs patient registrar skills

Common admitting officer skills

Patients, 36%
Hospital Policies, 12%
Medical Terminology, 8%
HIPAA, 8%
Patient Care, 5%
Patient Insurance, 5%

Common patient registrar skills

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