Health record technician vs reimbursement specialist

Differences between health record technician and reimbursement specialist duties and responsibilities

Health record technician example responsibilities.

• Maximize ROI by effectively managing the microfiche process.
• Treat all patients, their families, visitors, peers, staff and representatives in a pleasant and courteous manner.
• Process relatively structure records including detail coding and basic abstracting of discharge patients.
• Process records for HCC/HEDIS audits; perform regular monitoring of establish documentation deficiency and HIPPA reports.
• Organize, analyze and technically evaluate inpatient and outpatient medical records for physician completeness according to hospital bylaws and JCAHO standards.
• Analyze and process patient status in Meditech application.

Reimbursement specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage the EDI clearinghouse rejections.
• Process department payroll, order supplies, and manage petty-cash funds.
• Manage use of various systems, such as MEDITECH, Cerner, WebNow, and yield-base follow-up tool.
• Manage cases by aggressively directing the litigation process.
• Negotiate fee structure for manage care contracts on acute and rehabilitation facilities.
• Research medical coding ICD-9, ICD-10, HCPCS and CPT-4 to let client know the outcome of medical claim.
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