Hospital admissions clerk vs clerical associate

Differences between hospital admissions clerk and clerical associate duties and responsibilities

Hospital admissions clerk example responsibilities.

• Manage front office check-in, insurance verification and certifications from doctors.
• Register patients upon entry of the emergency room while collecting personal medical and insurance information.
• Process surgery schedules for billing.
• Assist nurses and doctors with paging other personnel and teams (stroke, trauma, radiology, etc).
• Check insurance eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid.
• Administer registration of patients and pass on information to require hospital departments.
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Clerical associate example responsibilities.

• Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
• Apply ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS codes for outpatient treatments.
• Obtain and properly distributes messages using EMR.
• Fax radiology reports and make calls regarding abnormal reports.
• Coordinate patient radiology exams as well as patient procedures.
• Update clinical records associate with patient visits in MYSIS EMR system.
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