Health information administrator vs medical records technician

Differences between health information administrator and medical records technician duties and responsibilities

Health information administrator example responsibilities.

• Achieve this goal by providing clear policies/justification for initiatives which impact designated FTE's.
• Improve processes to reduce turnaround times for release of information, thus meeting HIPAA compliance.
• Protect the security of medical records to ensure confidentiality in accordance to HIPPA guidelines.
• Maintain open communication for areas of responsibility with patients, providers, administration, other managers and other departments.
• Used HPF to (QCI) inpatient and outpatient documents.
• Process accounts in assign facility HPF work queues/routers, extensive utilization of EMR.

Medical records technician example responsibilities.

• Enter all patient in-take into EMR, manage triage, scheduling, and maintain a sterile clinic setting.
• Manage medical treatment authorizations and durable medical equipment (DME) requests and verify medical eligibility for all patients requesting treatment.
• Perform examinations in the ER, main radiology area and surgery.
• Order medical records for patients, medical staff, outside entities, and court subpoenas for certain dates of services.
• Audited/Validate daily outpatient medical coding accounts involving emergency rooms, surgery, interventional radiology, radiology, and ancillary services.
• Staff education on EMR and industry regulations.
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