Emergency room registrar vs registration representative

The differences between emergency room registrars and registration 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 emergency room registrar, becoming a registration representative takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a registration representative has an average salary of $34,021, which is higher than the $33,811 average annual salary of an emergency room registrar.

The top three skills for an emergency room registrar include patients, medical terminology and insurance verification. The most important skills for a registration representative are patients, medical terminology, and patient care.

Emergency room registrar vs registration representative overview

	Emergency Room Registrar	Registration Representative
Yearly salary	$33,811	$34,021
Hourly rate	$16.26	$16.36
Growth rate	-	-4%
Number of jobs	101,528	118,803
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	2	4

Emergency room registrar vs registration representative salary

Emergency room registrars and registration representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Emergency Room Registrar	Registration Representative
Average salary	$33,811	$34,021
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $43,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	UMass Memorial Health
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between emergency room registrar and registration representative education

There are a few differences between an emergency room registrar and a registration representative in terms of educational background:

	Emergency Room Registrar	Registration Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Emergency room registrar vs registration representative demographics

Here are the differences between emergency room registrars' and registration representatives' demographics:

	Emergency Room Registrar	Registration Representative
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 14.9% Female, 85.1%	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 4.7% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.4% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	7%

Differences between emergency room registrar and registration representative duties and responsibilities

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.

Registration representative example responsibilities.

Work with third party payer requirements including Medicare, Medicaid (AHCCCS), manage care plans, and commercial plans.
Manage and update demographic and insurance information, including authorizations and referrals, while demonstrating HIPPA confidentiality regulations.
Verify eligibility and insurance benefits for patients, including Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and workers' compensation.
Maintain patient privacy in accordance with HIPAA with a high level of professionalism, compassion, productivity, and accuracy.
Maintain proficient level of knowledge regarding Medicare requirements, HIPAA compliance and reimbursement criteria.
Complete registration process for inpatients, outpatients, and emergency patients accurately and efficiently in accordance with policies and procedures.

Emergency room registrar vs registration representative skills

Common emergency room registrar skills

Patients, 43%
Medical Terminology, 5%
Insurance Verification, 5%
Customer Service, 4%
Patient Care, 4%
Data Entry, 3%

Common registration representative skills

Patients, 25%
Medical Terminology, 10%
Patient Care, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Health Insurance, 5%
Patient Registration, 4%

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