Correspondence coordinator vs front office coordinator

The differences between correspondence coordinators and front office coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a correspondence coordinator, becoming a front office coordinator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a correspondence coordinator has an average salary of $45,618, which is higher than the $32,844 average annual salary of a front office coordinator.

The top three skills for a correspondence coordinator include HIPAA, customer service and sharepoint. The most important skills for a front office coordinator are patients, customer service, and data entry.

Correspondence coordinator vs front office coordinator overview

	Correspondence Coordinator	Front Office Coordinator
Yearly salary	$45,618	$32,844
Hourly rate	$21.93	$15.79
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	16,466	131,810
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	43	47
Years of experience	4	2

Correspondence coordinator vs front office coordinator salary

Correspondence coordinators and front office coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Correspondence Coordinator	Front Office Coordinator
Average salary	$45,618	$32,844
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $60,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between correspondence coordinator and front office coordinator education

There are a few differences between a correspondence coordinator and a front office coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Correspondence Coordinator	Front Office Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Correspondence coordinator vs front office coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between correspondence coordinators' and front office coordinators' demographics:

	Correspondence Coordinator	Front Office Coordinator
Average age	43	47
Gender ratio	Male, 23.6% Female, 76.4%	Male, 9.0% Female, 91.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 53.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between correspondence coordinator and front office coordinator duties and responsibilities

Correspondence coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
Preform data entry for various HUD documents.
Review HUD as well as loan closing documents.
Process Medicaid accounts within time restraints govern by company policies.
Review patient referrals to speciality clinics to insure patients meet HMO prerequesites.
Process medicaid claimsSort and prep claimsSet up appeals submit by various providers

Front office coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage medical records and other patient information within HIPPA guidelines.
Manage facility procedures relate to insurance and billing and solve patients' queries regarding their insurance renewal and expiry.
Work in Kronos to enter miss punches or correct time for employees when payroll is due.
Apply proper ICD-9 and CPT coding to patient invoices and submit claims to insurance companies for proper reimbursement.
Monitor physician documentation in EHR versus fee ticket and verify that the correct ICD9 and CPT codes are being used.
Maintain confidentiality of patient privacy in compliance with HIPAA regulations.

Correspondence coordinator vs front office coordinator skills

Common correspondence coordinator skills

HIPAA, 18%
Customer Service, 16%
SharePoint, 14%
Subpoenas, 9%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Correspondence Procedures, 5%

Common front office coordinator skills

Patients, 27%
Customer Service, 11%
Data Entry, 5%
Front Desk, 4%
Insurance Verification, 4%
Patient Charts, 3%

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